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Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory
Adult Education Program
- Description
- Provides alternative education for adult community members to obtain a high school diploma
Program objectives are as follows:- Enable students to obtain secondary school credit courses in their home community
- Provide an alternative way to earn a provincial high school diploma (Ontario Secondary School Diploma OSSD)
- Promote First Nations culture
- A wide range of course selection delivered through Independent Learning Courses (ILCs), the Cooperative Education (Co-op) Program, Basic Skills upgrading, life skills and field trips
- Academic counselling and referrals to appropriate agencies as needed
- Participation in the mandatory Ontario Secondary Student Literacy Test (OSSLT) program
- All necessary school supplies
- Counselling for post-secondary education planning
- Individual career planning with Ontario Works representative
- Transportation for any student living out of a reasonable walking range to program through Ontario Works
- Subsidized childcare, only for the hours a student is in school through Ontario Works
- Hours of Operation
- Mon0800 - 1600Tue0800 - 1600Wed0800 - 1600Thu0800 - 1600Fri0800 - 1600
Office: Mon-Fri 8 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4 pm
Classes: Mon-Fri 2:30 pm-9:30 pm - Eligibility
- Members of Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve wishing to obtain an Ontario Secondary School diploma (OSSD) and/or upgrade education
- Student must be 22 years of age or older to register and have been out of school for a minimum of 6 months
- Members of Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve wishing to obtain an Ontario Secondary School diploma (OSSD) and/or upgrade education
- Application Process
- Registration required
- Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Completed registration required
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Legal Status
- (10) Local Government ; (50) Non Profit
- Topic(s)
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- Agency Information
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- February 12, 2021
