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Arts & Culture SHSM

About the Program

The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program in Arts and Culture gives students an opportunity to specialize, gain qualifications, and plan a career pathway in various areas of the Arts and Culture sector while still in high school. The SHSM Program has a number of required components, designed to give students a "leg-up" to pursue post-secondary opportunities in each of the identified sectors, valuing all 4 destinations.

The Required Components are as follows:

  • Bundled Credits: Each SHSM program offers students a
    bundle of 8 - 10 credits, including:
    • 4 "major" credits in the Arts (2 in Grade 11 and 2 in Grade 12)
    • Supporting credits: 1 Grade 12 English, 1 Business Studies or Canadian and World Studies, 2 cooperative education credits, and other complimenting credits depending on the program, that will be delivered in the context of that sector
  • Contextualized Learning Activities: Supporting credits, such as English, business studies or Canadian and World Studies,include units and other opportunities for SHSM students to learn in the context of the sector they have chosen
    • i.e. Students complete a business project related to a managing a theatre production
  • Certifications and Awareness Training: Sector-recognized certifications related to the major and selected from a list, including Standard First Aid, CPR Training, WHMIS and three electives specific to the Arts and Culture sector
  • Experiential Learning Opportunities:
    • Job-shadowing, job-twinning, work experience
    • Minimum of 2 Cooperative Education credits linked to the major
    • Field trips, other workplace experiences for students to explore careers related to that sector
  • Documentation of Essential Skills and Work Habits through the Ontario Skills Passport
  • Reach Ahead Experiences: In the field and sectors considered as a post-secondary destination, ranging from a few hours to full courses (dual credit programs)
  • Students can complete the SHSM program to prepare them for their pathway to any of the four post-secondary destinations, apprenticeship, college, university and work

Programs & Locations

 

Program Name

Location

City

Program Teacher

Further Information

Performing Arts Program

Burlington Central High School

Burlington

Todd Ford

fordt@hdsb.ca

905 634-7768

Program Brochure

Focus on instrumental music, music & tech theatre and drama and enhanced through visual arts, design, fashion design and film & video

Arts & Culture L. B. Pearson High School Burlington

 Aggery Sutherland

sutherlanda1@hdsb.ca

905 335-0961

 Focus on performance or event production

Program Brochure

Musical Arts Program

Nelson High School

Burlington

Marsha King

 kingm@hdsb.ca

905 637-3825

Program Brochure

Focus on performance, production, composition

Arts + Culture Program

Christ the King Catholic Secondary School

Georgetown

Sue File

files@hcdsb.org

Lisa Vasile

vasilel@hcdsb.org

 905 702-8838

Program Web site

Focus on Dance, Music and Drama

Arts + Culture Program

Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School

Oakville

Ron Esteban(Guidance)

estebanr@hcdsb.org

Kevin Harkin (Music)

harkink@hcdsb.org

Alanna Smith (Drama)

smitha@hcdsb.org

Mark Galante (Visual Arts)

galantem@hcdsb.org

 

 Focus on Visual Arts, Music and Drama

click on here to view Pathway Planner:

Portals/0/HT Arts and Culture.pdf

Creative Arts and Technology

T.A. Blakelock High School

Oakville

Brian Vincent

vincentb@hdsb.ca

(905) 827-1158

Program Brochure

Differentiated instruction in the Arts supported by industry standard technology

Arts + Culture Program

White Oaks Secondary School

Oakville

Carmen Gassl

gassic@hdsb.ca

Peter Dooley

dooleyp@hdsb.ca

Ellen Goldenberg

goldenberge@hdsb.ca

Program Brochure

Focus on instrumental/vocal music, music composition and audio production.

Visual Arts Program

Iroqouis Ridge

Oakville

 Karl Mustoe

Mustoek@hdsb.ca

905 845-2875

 

Program Brochure

Focus on Visual Arts

 

Process:

To learn more about the process or to start the process you can download the following document. This document is designed to help you through the process of being accepted into a SHSM program.

Downloads:

You may also pick up a complete package from the School to Career Guidance contact at your present school to book a visit or interview.

For the name of the School to Career Contact at your school go to our Contact Us page.

 
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