HPEDSB Learning at Home resources

The HPEDSB Learning at Home resources page is intended to provide learning options to help keep students stimulated during these unprecedented times. 

School closure update

Experiential learning students will not attend their Coop/OYAP placements or any Dual Credit Classes at Loyalist College during the school closure. More information is available on the HPEschools website. Follow @HPEschools for updates. 

Northern Environmental Research & Development (N.E.R.D.S)

The Northern Environmental Research Program is a four credit program which will be offered to Grade 12 students, during the second semester of the 2017/2018 year. This program is designed for students who enjoy the outdoors and who may be interested in pursuing a post secondary college or university career in natural resources, natural sciences or environmental sciences. Students will be involved in a wide variety of projects which will include data collection, analysis, and communication of information as part of on-going monitoring and scientific research with numerous local agencies and associations involved in natural resource management and environmental monitoring. Students will have opportunities to work with fish, wildlife and forestry specialists and have input into the provincial data base of land and natural resources information. They will also gain valuable experience that will help with future studies in environment and resource management at the college or university level, as well as experience and contacts for future jobs.

Successful completion of these credits, along with other designated courses, will earn the student a “Specialist High Skills Major in the Environment” seal on the Ontario Secondary School Diploma, as well as acknowledgement on the student’s final transcript.

Successful completion of the Environmental Research Program with an average of 70% or greater, along with Math 4C, will also allow a student to enter directly into the second semester of any undergraduate program within the Sir Sandford Fleming College School of Natural Resources, through an articulation agreement, thus saving one semester of tuition, accommodation, and transportation.

Enhanced Program Contribution: $375.00 (some assistance may be available)

Courses: CGR4M Environment and Resource Management (college/university)
CGO4M Geomatics: Geotechnologies in Action (college/university)
2X CGR4MCO Environment and Resource Management Co-op (college/university)

Animal Tracking
Remote Lake Access Mapping
Eagle’s Nest Trail Development
Phragmites Removal
Wildlife Research
Endangered Species Inventory
Bathymetry Mapping

Northern Environmental Research & Development (N.E.R.D.S) timelines 2019/2020 (Pdf)

Northern Environmental Research & Development (N.E.R.D.S) clothing and equipment requirements (Pdf)

Northern Outdoor Studies (NOS)

The Northern Outdoor Studies (NOS) class is a four credit high school program open to grade eleven and twelve students. This program equips students with the skills necessary for direct entry into the work force with employers in selected sectors such as: environmental management, natural resource and wildlife management, ecotourism, and commercial logging. The program also provides students interested in attending Colleges or Universities offering environmental management programs, a variety of accredited outdoor certifications and skills. Students study ecology, resource and forestry management, recreation services, community leadership, the environment and interconnections with natural resource management, species biology (including at-risk and invasive species), and human impact on the environment. Students will gain valuable hands-on practical experience, skills, and training for working in many different outdoor occupations.

The NOS class has worked closely with industry experts to identify recognized training and certifications that students should achieve while completing their secondary school diploma. Before finishing the program, each student assembles their own portfolio highlighting the certifications, skills and knowledge they have gained. These portfolios are designed to be used as presentation documents when applying for future employment in their chosen career path.
Enhanced Programming Contribution: $450.00 (possible subsidy available)

Program Requirement: A successful basic swim test is mandatory for participation in any water-based activities.

The four credits offered are:  CGR 4E1 (The Environment and Resource Management), CGR 4E1C

(The Environment and Resource Management Coop), THO 3E/M1 (Green Industries: Forestry), PAD 4O1 (Outdoor Actvities)

*Contact Mrs. Betson or Mr. Isaak in Student Services for more information @ North Hastings High School (613)332-1220.