What
is the High Performance Athlete (HPA) Program?A specialized, cooperative education program, for students who are competing at the
provincial, national and/or international level. In HPA, students practice and
demonstrate, through a cooperative education program, the knowledge and skills
acquired in the classroom, to their training/competition setting.
The HPA program is
made up of:
- the HPA cooperative education
course; and
- a subject-related course.
A student may earn up
to two co-op credits for each subject-related course they take. There is no
limit to the number of credits a student can earn through cooperative education
(Co-op) programming as long as you have a related course to link the Co-op to.
HPA co-op is the same as any other
curriculum course:
- it is taken for either a
semester/full year; for 1 period, 2 periods (half day); or 4 periods (full
day);
- it has curriculum expectations;
- work is assessed by the Co-op
teacher and the placement supervisor (in this case the coach or trainer);
- it meets the requirements for
an OSSD and/or SHSM diploma
Who
is it for?
HPA is co-op programming tailored to meet
the learning needs of students who are committed to focusing on their long term
career objectives while accommodating competitive training needs. Criteria for consideration/acceptance into HPA programming is
based upon:
- the # of hours committed to
training;
- the learning needs of the
student;
- level of competition;
- training season;
- completed application process;
and
- a program readiness assessment.
- Coaches Reference Form
To access HPA programming
students must Apply Here for Co-op and have a pre-placement interview with the
teacher. Please email the completed form to: lina.rico@yrdsb.ca
Students and their
parent/guardians must commit to the protocols set out in the HPA Protocol Agreement
What
are the benefits of HPA programming?
HPA programming provides students with an
opportunity to:
- access individually tailored
Co-op courses
- earn credits towards their OSSD
while training and competing.
A listing of schools
which offer the HPA program can be found on the Secondary School Programs at a Glance page.
If we have any additional questions please contact Guidance
Office or
Co-Op Teacher.