Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School

Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School

Infobox Education in Canada
name=Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School


imagesize=
motto=The School That Works
motto_translation=
streetaddress=55 Centrepointe Dr.
city=Ottawa
province=Ontario
postalcode=K2G 5L4
publictransit=
homepage=http://www.sirguycarletonss.ocdsb.ca/
schoolnumber=942952
schoolboard=Ottawa Carleton District School Board
district=
oversight=
affiliation=none
superintendent=Barry Hammond
trustee=Pam FitzGerald (ZONE 5)
principal= Kevin Bush
assistant_principals=
viceprincipal= Susan Smith
Dean Bridgewater
administrator=Peggy Van Ryckeghem
custodian=Rob Corby
staff=
grades=9-12 Adaptive
language=English
area=
communities=
feeders=
campus=Suburban
mascot=Knight
teamname=Sir Guy Knights
colours=Black and Gold
founded=
enrollment=502
enrollment_as_of= Sept 2006 [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2006_2007/SGCA.pdf]

Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School is a high school in Ottawa, Canada. It specializes in Adaptive Education, with programs modified to suit individual abilities. It also offers a General Learning Program for students with Special Education needs.The school is located in the pre-amalgamated city of Nepean on Centrepointe Drive. Sir Guy is under the jurisdiction of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board.

Sir Guy is also known for their motto "The School That Works". Sir Guy is not well known for its athletics but is for its classes.

Students and Staff

Sir Guy's students come from the western zones of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and from other Ottawa area boards. Students are collected by bus from all over the city to participate in courses suited to their level of ability and entry into the workforce.

The staff is composed of more than 50 teachers, 20 special education teaching assistants, office staff, culinary staff, a technician and custodial staff.

Programs Offered

Programs Offered
*Adaptive Program
*Cooperative Education
*English as a Second Language
*Non-Composite High School
*Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program
*Special Education Learning Centre
*Special Support Unit
*Vocational Program

All meals at Sir Guy are created under the supervision of the Cordon Blue chefs at the school. In the morning, free breakfasts are provided to all who want one. At lunch time, lunches are sold or students can work 20 minutes to earn their lunch.

The Drop Everything and Read (DEAR) program is one of the school initiatives to improve reading by providing the an opportunity for all students to read. Once a week the whole school drops whatever they are doing and students read for 20 uninterrupted minutes material about the subject they are in. For example, if a student is in Auto Mechanics they read about cars, if they are in the Hospital Care class they read about medicine.

The SAGE Youth Program gives students an opportunity to develop and improve their basic literacy skills by working one-on-one with trained and devoted volunteers once a week. The volunteers are from Sage Youth [http://www.sageyouth.org] , a volunteer organization based in Ottawa whose purpose is helping high-need children to improve their reading. Sir Guy Carleton hosts these volunteers and pairs them students who want extra help.

At lunch time the Homework Program provides students with the opportunity to receive extra help from school staff with their organizational skills and with the completion of homework/projects.

There are two computer Literacy Lab dedicated to reading improvement for use by students who work best with computer aided learning tools. These labs use the Academy of Reading, a computer based reading program by AutoSkill International, an Ottawa company. The school has seen students advance as many as five grade level in a single year with this program. Also, all students in Grade 9 preparatory English are scheduled to regularly use the Academy of Reading in the Literacy Labs as part of an effort to improve their reading skills.

Notable Events

*Sir Guy celebrated its 25th year in 2006.
*Principal Debra Ford is among 32 exceptional leaders in education from across the country being recognized as one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals for 2007. [http://www.ocdsb.ca/Board/News_Releases/News_Releases_2007/NR_Jan17b_2007.htm]
*The school was featured on the TVO Studio 2 program that was produced in June 2005. [http://www.sirguycarletonss.ocdsb.ca/page56/page56.html]

External links

* [http://www.sirguycarletonss.ocdsb.ca/ School Website]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/ OCDSB Website]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2006_2007/SGCA.pdf 2006-2007 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2005_2006/SGCA.pdf 2005-2006 OCDSB School Profile]
* [http://www.ocdsb.ca/profiles/2004_2005/SGCA.pdf 2004-2005 OCDSB School Profile]


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