Sir Wilfrid Laurier C.I. - About Student Services

Welcome to Student Services. We are here to help students acquire some of the knowledge and skills necessary for their academic, interpersonal, and career development. Our counsellors provide:

Individual and/or small group counselling;
Year-round group counselling programs;
In-class presentations;
Student services assemblies;
Orientation sessions;
Parent information evenings;
Conferences and workshops; and
A variety of post-secondary planning resources.

Students are always welcome to visit Student Services for academic or personal support.

Guidance Counsellors are available by email and by phone during the COVID-19 school closure. For Mental Health and Well-Being Resources during Covid-19, visit the TDSB Mental Health and Well-Being site.

Staff

Counsellors:	Supporting	Email	Phone Extension	Local Extension
Mr. Tim James	Surnames A-G	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	20042	5014
Ms. Dianne Hooper	Surnames H-O	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	20042	5013
Ms. Julia Terry	Surnames P-S	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	20043	5015
Ms. Laura Smith	Surnames T-Z & SHSM	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	20044	5016

Office Assistant:
Ms. Vanessa Primeau

School Social Worker:
Lois Fairfax

Student Services Contact Information:
416-396-6820 ext. 20040

Kids' Help Phone

Kids Help Phone is on a mission to ensure young people are never alone as we all face an unprecedented global crisis with the COVID-19 pandemic. Kids Help Phone is always there to listen with no judgment, totally private, 24/7. Because Kids Help Phone is an e-mental health service, it’s good to know you can contact us 24/7 from anywhere in Canada, via phone, text or online chat.

Need help now? Start a confidential conversation with a real person you can trust.

Call a counsellor: 1-800-668-6868
Text CONNECT to 686868
You can download the Always There app to your iOS or Android device — it’s available in both English and French.

Visit www.kidshelpphone.ca for more information.

Purpose

The purpose of the TDSB Guidance Program and Services is to:

- Promote success for all learners;
- Foster and support the emotional, social and academic well-being of students;
- Promote all pathways and honour all destinations;
- Help students make connections with self and other, in school, within the TDSB, and in the broader community.

Please visit the TDSB Guidance and Career Education website for more detailed and up-to-date information about our programs.

Course Selection

Laurier CI holds workshops for Grades 9 to 12 students regarding their course selection for next year. Please click the links below to view the course selection video:

- Course Selection 101 - Part 1
- Course Selection 101 - Part 2

For a list of available courses at Sir Wilfrid Laurier CI please log into myBlueprint.ca. Students who are interested in making a timetable change must fill out a Course Change Form. To download a copy of the Course Change Form, click here.

Night School, Summer School and E-Learning

Toronto District School Board Continuing Education programs offer a blend of traditional subjects and innovative courses in locations across the city and virtually. Laurier CI students can register for Night School, Summer School or eLearning by clicking here.

For more information about Continuing Education programs, click here.

Post-Secondary Planning

Student Services has hosted a series of workshops to help students plan for university and college. Please click any of the following presentations to review the information:

- Post-Secondary Information Night for Parents
- Post-Secondary Pathways Fair Introduction

Events

Each year Student Services hosts a number of events to help students. These events include:

- Post-secondary Pathway Fair (University, College, Apprenticeships)
- GTA University Campus Tours
- GTA College Campus Tours
- Post-Secondary Information Night for Parents
- Grade 8 Night
- Course Selection
- myBlueprint Workshops
- Post-secondary Planning Workshops

TDSB Student Support Services:

Students can also be referred to one of our many TDSB professional support services, which are comprised of:

- - Psychological Services
  - Social Work & Attendance Services
  - Speech-Language Pathology Services
  - Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy Services
  - Child and Youth Services

Important Dates

The university and college application process has many important dates. The Ontario College Application Services (OCAS) and the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) have some key dates that you should know:

OCAS

www.ocas.ca

OUAC

ouac.on.ca

Important Links

For your convenience, here is a list of websites that are important to post-secondary choices.

Ontario Student Transcript – Full Disclosure

Senior students have up to five days following the first Provincial report card to drop a course without having the attempt appear on their OST. The course and mark will appear on the report card if the course is not dropped before the report, but will not be carried over to the OST. Courses dropped any time following the five days after the report date will be entered on the OST with a "W" in the credit column, indicating "withdrawn without credit earned". The mark that the student was earning at the time of the drop – passing or failing – will be entered on the OST.

Full disclosure begins five days after the first report card is issued each semester.

Reporting Student Progress

Interim Reports: Reports are sent home early each semester indicating the student’s adjustment to the new subjects. Early diagnosis of a concern enhances the chance of a student’s success.

Report Cards: Individual results are issued to each student twice a semester indicating the mark achieved

Parents' Night: Frequent communication between home and school is helpful to a student’s success. There will be a formal Parents’ Night each semester.

About Student Services