St. Michael's College School - The Foundation for Life

The FOUNDATION for LIFE

ST. MICHAEL’S COLLEGE SCHOOL Under the direction of the Basilian Fathers

The Leader in Catholic Boys’ Education

St. Michael’s College School Highlights Pre-Confederation School founded in 1852 by the ° Basilian Fathers

Fall and Winter Outdoor Education programmes for ° Grades 7 through 10

Ontario’s only private Catholic high school for ° young men

° 14% of student body on bursary assistance Active Alumni Network of 10,000 spanning ° 34 countries worldwide

° 100% university acceptance rate Over $400K in scholarships and grants ° awarded to the graduating class of 2019 °

to study abroad in Italy, France, Spain, ° Opportunities Ecuador, and the Galapagos Islands and to engage in service learning in India, Kenya, and Nicaragua

Active university and professional alumni mentorship programmes

16 School bands along with full Drama and ° Musical Theatre programme

° Digitally integrated Grades 7 and 8 programme ° 50 after-school clubs and activities Enhanced Christian and Community Service programmes ° programming that includes music, visual art, ° Summer and sports camps as well as online courses athletic teams participate at the competitive and ° 50 intramural levels

STUDENT AFFAIRS Academic Counselling Career Counselling Learning Enrichment Library Peer Tutoring Testing Services University Preparation University Visits

DIPLOMA REQUIREMENTS Successful completion of all OSSD requirements Successful completion of Religious Studies course in each year 40 Hours of Community Service before Grade 11 Grade 11 Service Day 20 Hours of Christian Service before graduation 30 SMCS credits including one additional Language Course

CALENDAR Non-Semestered

Academic Performance

4-Day Rotating Schedule 51 Minute Periods 6 Academic Periods Per Day

COMMUNITY AND LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS

Experiential Learning Mentorship Programme Leadership Opportunities Christian and Community Service Community Events

FACULTY 72 Teachers 25% are Alumni 23 have Master’s Degrees 4 have PhD’s Average Years of Service at SMCS – 10 Average Years of Teaching Experience – 14 Successful completion of 353 Basic and Additional Qualifications courses by teaching staff

HONOUR ROLL Annually, over 64% of the student

BASILIAN BOOK AWARD Over 22% of the student body have earned 90%

ONTARIO SCHOLAR 73% of the graduating class hold an academic average of 80% or higher in Grade 12

ST. THOMAS MORE SOCIETY Over 35% of the graduating class have made the Honour Roll every year during their time at SMCS

Courses offered at St. Michael's College School VISUAL ARTS

TECHNOLOGICAL DESIGN

MATHEMATICS

Visual Arts 7, 9, 10, 11, 12 Media Arts 11, 12

Principles of Mathematics Technological Design 7, 8, 9, 10 10, 11, 12 Functions 11 Technological Design: Functions and Applications 11 Robotics and Control AP Calculus with Functions 12 System Design 11, 12 Advanced Functions 12 Calculus and Vectors 12 RELIGION Mathematics of Data Management 12 Religious Education 7, 8, 9, 10 World Religions and HISTORY Beliefs, Issues, and Religious Traditions 11 Canadian History 8 Morality 12 Civics 10 Philosophy: Questions and Canadian History since Theories 12 WWI 10 World History to the End of BUSINESS STUDIES the Fifteenth Century 11 AP World History 12 Financial Accounting Canada: History, Identity, Fundamentals 11 and Culture 12 Economics 12 World History since the Financial Accounting Fifteenth Century 12 Principles 12 Classical Civilization 12

CANADIAN and WORLD STUDIES Analyzing Current Economic Issues 12 Canadian and International Law 12 ENGLISH English 7, 8, 9, 10 English University 11, 12 AP English 12 The Writer's Craft 12 Studies in Catholic Literature 12 INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ACADEMY Italian 11 French 11 International Business 12

MUSIC

LANGUAGES

Instrumental Music Band 8, 10, 11, 12 Instrumental Music Beginner 9 Instrumental Music Enriched 9 Music Theatre 11, 12

Core French 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Enriched French 10 Italian 10, 11, 12 Latin 10, 11, 12 Spanish 10, 11, 12 GEOGRAPHY Canadian Geography 7 Issues in Canadian Geography 9 Forces of Nature: Physical Processes and Disasters 11 World Issues: A Geographic Analysis 12 SCIENCE Science 7, 8, 9, 10 Biology 11, 12 Chemistry 11, 12 Computer Science 11, 12 Physics 11, 12

GUIDANCE and EDUCATION Careers 10 Leadership and Peer Support 11 HEALTH and PHYSICAL EDUCATION Healthy Active Living Education 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Healthy Living and Personal Fitness 11 Introductory Kinesiology 12

CLUBS AND

3D Print Club Accounting Altar Serving Ambassador Programme Anime Art Club Asian Association B3 (Blue Bridge Builders) Briscola Tournament Chess Club Choir Demonstrating Excellence Celebrating Achievement (DECA)

Debate Club Duke of Edinburgh Financial Literacy Fishing Club Gitoni Club Good Shepherd Refuge Green Initiative Irish Association Italian Association Kiwanis Key Club Law Society Lego Robotics Math Contest

Arts

THE

Choir Fall Drama Festival Winds Grade 8 Band Grade 8 Honour Band Grade 9 Concert Band Grade 9 Symphonic Band Grade 9 and 10 Trip Band Grade 10 Symphonic Band Jr. Drumline

Activities

Jr. Jazz Ensemble Rumba Squad Spring Musical Sr. Concert Band Sr. Drumline Sr. Jazz Combo Sr. Jazz Ensemble Sr. Trip Band Sr. Wind Ensemble

Media Arts Milk Bag Mat Club Model U.N. Modern Man Movement (M3) M Squad Peer Tutoring Photography Prefects Pro-Life Reach for the Top Reading Olympics Science Club Service Trip

Set Design SMCSTV Sr. Math Club Stage Crew Stock Market Club Student Government St. Michael’s Cuisine Tower Media Vex Robotics Video Announcements Video Game Club Yearbook

Athletics COMPETITIVE: Skiing Archery Snowboarding Badminton Soccer Baseball Softball Basketball Cross Country Swimming Tennis Football Track & Field Golf Ultimate Hockey Volleyball Lacrosse Rugby

INTRAMURAL: Archery Badminton Ball Hockey Basketball Dodgeball Ice Hockey Indoor Soccer Table Tennis Touch Football

Post-Secondary Institutions attended by St. Michael's College School Graduates

TOP 4 UNIVERSITY PROGRAMMES OF STUDENTS (CLASS OF 2019) Life Sciences 10% Biology Health Science Kinesiology

Applied Sciences 17% Architecture Engineering

Business

Arts

29%

32%

Accounting Commerce Finance

Communications Humanities Social Science

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