HOW TO SCHEDULE A GUIDANCE APPOINTMENT:

Students in SVS and in F2F may now book appointments using ECSS’s new booking system. All appointments for this school year will be virtual. To book an appointment please complete ALL steps listed below – the last one will finalize your appointment booking: 

1.     Students log into their TeachAssist account through ta.yrdsb.ca.

·        On the TeachAssist home screen, scroll down to the heading Appointment Bookings (under the ECSS calendar heading).

·        Select the desired date for the appointment – students cannot schedule appointments for the same day so please select the next school day.

·        Scroll down to the list of Guidance Counsellors & select the one that pertains to their last name.

·        Select the time of the appointment that is desired & available.

·        Indicate the reason from the list provided.

·        Click Submit Reason.

·        Email the Guidance Counsellor with the subject line: CONTACT INFORMATION and in their email include the appointment date, time, and student’s phone number where they can be reached at the time of the appointment.

2.     On the day of the Guidance appointment, the student’s counsellor will contact the student during their requested time slot. Student’s must also inform their classroom teacher of their appointment time if they are missing class time.​

Please note: Counsellors may be calling students from a Private/Unknown numbers so please provide a number that accepts blocked callers. If a student does not answer at their scheduled time, they will need to reschedule their appointment. 

The Place of Guidance and C​areer Education in the Curriculum:

The focus of the Guidance Department at Emily Carr Secondary School is to provide students with the tools they need to be successful in school, in their daily lives and in preparation for their post-secondary pathway.  We offer a variety of services, programs and events to assist our students.  Our focus is threefold:

Academic Counselling: Guidance counsellors support students individually with their academic course selections and they provide overall support to help students achieve academic success.

Career Counselling: The Guidance Department provides opportunities and materials for students to discover and explore a variety of career possibilities.  Counsellors help students to individually set goals, create a plan and prepare, so that they can achieve their desired pathway goal whether it is the world of work, apprenticeship, college or university.  

Personal Counselling: Guidance counsellors are always available to listen and support students with personal concerns in a safe, caring and confidential way.  We also work with our community agencies to make outside support available if required.  

Academic Counselling: Guidance counsellors support students individually with their academic course selections and they provide overall support to help students achieve academic success.

Career Counselling: The Guidance Department provides opportunities and materials for students to discover and explore a variety of career possibilities.  Counsellors help students to individually set goals, create a plan and prepare, so that they can achieve their desired pathway goal whether it is the world of work, apprenticeship, college or university.  

Personal Counselling: Guidance counsellors are always available to listen and support students with personal concerns in a safe, caring and confidential way.  We also work with our community agencies to make outside support available if required.  

Potential Graduate Release of Information:

There will be a one-time release of ele​ctronic student data files for all students in Grade 12 by October 9th to the Ontario College Applicatio​n Service (OCAS), by October 16th to the Ontario University Application Centre (OUAC), using secure transmission technology.  This will activate all of your future applications for this year. If you would like more information about this, please contact your assigned guidance counsellor.​

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