The Certificate of Appreciation presented in recognition of outstanding contribution to Guidance and Career Education in Ontario by individuals/groups who are community partners.

Nicolas Deschatelets has bridged the gaps between parents, admin and students to drastically improve communication in our school community.. Career fairs, open house nights, parents question sessions, constant visibillty in the school are among only a few of his winning strategies. Our school is truly lucky to have him.

Tuesday, December 14
11 am - 12 pm

Join us online to hear from a panel of experts from across the Office of the Registrar. Learn about our Grades-Plus programs, admission requirements, scholarship opportunities and more. This session will aim to aid you as you support your students in the application process.

By signing up for this event, you consent to future communications from Ryerson University. You may opt out at any time.

Your future begins here. We’ll connect you with current students, professors, and staff who support student success. Participate in undergraduate program information sessions, faculty-specific programming and RU 101 sessions introducing you to the university. Attend a virtual campus tour, portfolio workshop or admission session and get to know our community!

Over the next few weeks, the OSCA website will be transferring over to the new site. Due to this, at times, the current site will not be working. The Board of Directors has seen the new website and are excited this project is nearly completed!!

Career development for children survey: Identifying critical success factors

 Ironwood Consulting and the University of Derby are recruiting survey participants among teachers, parents and employers who are interested in understanding the contexts and environments that help children in Grades 4, 5 and 6 thrive and be ready for what comes next in their lives.

How can you participate in the research for this CERIC-supported project?

If you are a teacher, access the online survey here: https://bit.ly/teacherCDC

If you are a parent, access the survey here: https://bit.ly/parentCDC and please encourage your child to complete the student survey here: https://bit.ly/studentCDC

If you are an employer, access the survey here: https://bit.ly/employerCDC 

For the November challenge, we're reading plays by Indigenous playwrights. Check out the FOLD blog for some words on our four recommended reads for this month, and suggest your own reads in the comments!

You can also recommend recommend reads on social media using the hashtag #FOLDChallenge21.

Get reading today!

U Got this! is a four-week challenge on Building Empowerment - every week youth are e-mailed a short video lesson and handout with an activity, with the goal to help them gain control and feel empowered during the unknown of the pandemic. There are prizes to be won, and support from child life specialists along the way. It's totally FREE for any youth, and they don't have to be members of Upopolis.

Chemins de la réussite bilingue - Conférence virtuelle pour les jeunes de la 10e -12e | Pathways to Bilingual Success Virtual Youth Conference

It''s back! This December, Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) will host the Pathways to Bilingual Success Virtual Youth Conference for students in grades 10-12. The conference will highlight the benefits of bilingualism and potential career pathways. This year we have added a special focus on the advantages and steps to becoming a French Second Language teacher, courtesy of SayOui.ca.

FSL students will explore career opportunities, hear testimonials from a variety of bilingual speakers in different career paths, participate in academic, social and cultural events, and interact with guest speakers en français. Presented by Canadian Parents for French (Ontario) and funded by the Ministry of Education of Ontario, this conference is packed with cultural, professional, and educational experiences for your students.

With over 500 students already signed up through our early-bird registration, this year''s youth conference promises to be a must-attend event! Check out our Event Program & Exhibitors, and REGISTER your classroom here: https://pheedloop.com/BilingualSuccess/site/home/

Equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility (EDIA) have been major buzzwords in the labour market in the past 18 months. But it goes beyond language. The onset of a global pandemic has exposed inequities in the workforce experienced by historically excluded communities. What does EDIA actually mean to the people facing inequities in the workforce, and how can career development shift to appropriately serve them?

As young people stay in education and training longer, more of the decisions they make will have long-term consequences when they seek to find desirable work as adults. Young people turn to their families for support, but families are inevitably limited in the extent of the help they can provide. This is where schools come in.

Students vary considerably in the extent to which they are able to visualise and plan their futures, with the most disadvantaged at greatest risk. Schools can democratise access to the information and experiences that can help students as they navigate their paths through education systems.

Students are not receiving the career guidance they need.

A great deal of career advice, while given with the best of intentions, is often not based on verified evidence and is anecdotal, hackneyed, contradictory, or outdated. We now have more clear evidence of what constitutes good advice in terms of which mindsets to hold while navigating one’s career. According to the evidence, some is powerful and effective, some is at best unhelpful, whereas some is downright bad. The authors break down which of the four most common career mindsets relates to objective career success, subjective career success, and employee job outcomes.

Indigenous career practitioners integrate cultural world view of interconnectedness to support clients in wide-ranging ways.

What was your first memory of a conversation you had as a child about education and the relationship to work? How old were you? Was it with parents, grandparents, a favourite aunt or uncle?

For some, the memory of that discussion has long since faded. What you may not have realized then was that these conversations shaped your world view of education and employment. For Indigenous people, these conversations were very different.

Follow the link to to find the resources from Mindfulness Everyday's presentation as the OSCA Conference!