Stouffville District Secondary School offers the following Cooperative Education Programs:
Cooperative Education Program, Subject Based Co-op
The
Cooperative Education Program integrates classroom theory with
practical experience in the workplace. Co-op is based on a partnership
between the school, a business or community organization and involves
the participation of students, teachers and the workplace.
It is a credit-earning program. Cooperative Education programming is
the foundation to many specialized programs such as: Teaching
Assistants, Militia, Dual Credit, HPA and OYAP.
High Performance Athlete
The High Performance Athlete (HPA) Program is a specialized Cooperative Education Program,
for students who are competing at the provincial, national and/or
international level. In HPA Co-op, students practice and demonstrate
the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom, to their training
and competition settings.
Summer YRDSB Cooperative Education Programs
Announcements and Program opportunties available - please come to the Co-op office for more information.
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program | OYAP
The
Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) offers Ontario students the
opportunity to train as apprentices while completing their Ontario
Secondary School Diploma. The program encourages students to consider
career choices in the skilled trades, a sector which is experiencing
rapid growth in employment and job satisfaction.
Co-op for the Health & Wellness SHSM
The
Health & Wellness SHSM is a specialized program that allows
students to focus their learning on the Health & Wellness Sector. It
also assists in their transition after graduation to apprenticeship
training, college, university or the workplace. Successful SHSM students
a SHSM Red Seal embossed on their OSSD and an official SHSM Record
documenting the SHSM credits earned, and the Health & Wellness
certifications and training received, as a part of their SHSM.
Dual Credit: OYAP
Dual
Credit Programs and Dual Credit Accelerated OYAP allow students, while
they are still in Secondary School, to take college or apprenticeship
courses that count towards both the Ontario Secondary School Diploma
(OSSD) and a postsecondary certificate, diploma, or degree, or an
apprenticeship certification.
Militia Cooperative Education
Militia
Co-op students become active members of the Canadian Armed Forces and
receive their basic training at the Fort York or Aurora Armoires. Students receive
a salary, plus four high school credits and have the opportunity to
enlist either full-time or stay on as a summer recruit in the Armed
Forces.
Please visit Guidance or the Cooperative Education Department
in room 1068 for more information.