Williams Parkway IBT Information Night Presentation Jan 12, 2015

Information Session

January 12th, 2016

Important Reminders

- The only entry point is for Grade 5 to Grade 6

- Williams Parkway Sr PS IBT catchment is North of the 401 with PDSB boundaries

- Out of region students may apply but priority goes to those within the assigned catchment

Insert Catchment Map

MissionWilliams Parkway Sr PS IBT will build the leaders and innovators of the 21st Century by inspiring a passion for learning, exploring and leading.

What the Program is Not! • Traditional learning (text book and rote

learning)

• International Baccalaureate (IB) that is at WG Davis

• Does not guarantee entry into secondary IBT or any Peel Regional Learnig Choice Program

21st Century LearningProject based, cross-curricular collaborative inquiry driven learning that is enabled and supported by technology.

Uses technology to enable learning and redefine learning outcomes

IBT

Challenges students to perform to their highest potential as learners, collaborators and leaders.

IBT

Provides students the opportunity to develop essential leadership skills.

IBT

Provides students exposure to unique opportunities that will help them grow as learners and leaders and explore passions.

IBT

Key Components

• Focus on the learning process • Horizontal and vertical collaboration• Instrumental Music • Business and Entrepreneurial development• Case studies • Design and build

Corporate Engagement

• In class iMac’s and Ipads • iMac Lab • LFD screens in classrooms• 3D Printing • Green Screen • Maker Space • BYOD / Google / Gmail • Smart Boards

Program Tools

Project / Collaborative Work Centres

The IBT Classroom

Green Screen / Video Editing

Trips and Camps

• Leadership Camp (Cedar Ridge)

• Ski School (4 Tuesdays in Jan and Feb)

•Camp Kilcoo (5 Day Camp)

•Day trips

Camp Kilcoo

Program Enhancements

•Drumming (5 Day Program)

•Hip Hop Dance (5 Day Program)

• Jungle Sport indoor climbing

•Guest Speakers

Drumming

Extra-Curricular • Intramurals

• House / Spirit Days

• Sports

• Leadership

• School Play / Drama

• Band / Concerts

Teams

House and Spirit Events

Clubs • Animation

• Robotics

• Girls on the Go

• Competive Drama

• Trivia

• Make Space

Communications

WPIBT@peelsb.com

@WP_Panthers

http://schools.peelschools.org/1424

@wp_panthers

www.wpibt.ca

On-line Application - Opens January 13th, 2016 closes February 5th

- $40 application fee (pay online or at Williams

Parkway by February 5th)

- book assessment night time when applying

- Non-PDSB bring in 3 most recent report cards to WP

The Application Process

Video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aq-jv9u9tAo

1 hours in length

• 30 min Performance Task in Teams of 4.

• 30 min Written Task (Language and Math)

Assessment Night February 24th, 2016

Collaboration Task Criteria

• Collaboration

• Communication

• Creative Leadership

• Planning

• Critical Thinking

Assessment Night

Written Task Details

• Two sections:

• Written response (15 minutes) - students will be evaluated based

on their ability to show deep thinking

• Mathematic (15 minutes) - section is comprised of questions

relating to the Ontario Mathematics Curriculum for Grade 4.

• Students should bring a calculator.

Assessment Night

What happens next: - Academic marks and performance tasks are

weighted 50/50

- Academic Marks; last 2 report cards and progress report (Math, Language and the Arts)

- Learning skills are included in academic assessment

Selection Process

On April 4th

• A pool of roughly 150 -200 is defined

• The random selection process is applied

• First offers are made for 56 students

• Waitlist is created and a number assigned

• Email is the way we inform you

Offer and Waitlist

• If accepted you have until April 15th to respond via email and pay the $200 fee at the school

Accepting the Offer

• April 25th the second offer is made open for 10 days

• June 16th is the parent night

• June 30th the waitlist is closed

Waitlist

Transportation to WP IBT

• Walk / Drive / Bike

• School funded bus If you live within school boundaries – Grade 6 students live 2.5 Km away– Grade 7 / 8 students live 3.2 Km away

• Family funded - Bus to School or Next Stop

Cost

• Initial application fee $40 (one time)• Laptop purchase

Paid Each Year • Program fee $200 • Instrument Rental $165 – 180 • Activity fee $40 Busing $1500

Commonly Asked Questions• Prepare for the assessment

– Collaboration – Grade 4 Math – Paragraph writing

• We will not provide assessment night feedback

• The cut-off mark will fluctuate based on cohort

• IAW Education Act you cannot be in two school boards

• Laptop is mandatory

• Instrumental music is mandatory

• PDSB June report card was not issued

• Will use the Term 1 report Card from Grade 4

Commonly Asked Questions

Questions

Inquiries: wpibt@peelsb.com