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I l a - wxrsnwo uranium-mm; luly 23. an: ' Schools (finally) out for summer with final exams Friday 37mm SIAM runs what is called new ~ ChmnicleStaJ credit courses, which is for stu- l, dents like Cordle who want to _ __ “a he words “summer school" upgrade their classes or to get a ’ *'->---- ~--- .. may conjure fear in the head start on courses for nextyear " hearts of kids currently â€"â€" meaning the majority of stu- ‘ enjoying the latest southern dents haven't been dragged there - Ontario heat wave, but for 19- kickingandscreaming. “my ' ’ " year-old Stephen (lordle. it's where “It certainly changes the class . -. he wants to be. room dynamic." said SIAM sum- as. W “I've already graduated (from mer school principal Nigel Lee. a ”W a, high school), but i came here to retired history teacher who has i_' upgrade so that I can go to univer- spent 39 years with the Waterloo _ . wag“... " sity in the fall," (Jordle said during Region District School Board. a, We,” ,- his morning break from his Grade "About 95 per cent (of the stu- i“'r;gu:‘fl“ ' . 12 university-level English class at dents) want to be here." Sir iohn A. Macdonald Secondary The workload usually weeds School last Monday. out those students who don‘t want Cordle. who graduated from to be there alter the first few days Resurrection Catholic Secondary Students can only enroll in one School in lune. was heavily scout- new credit course. but it squeezes ed by the York University football an entire semester wonh of classes More than 4,000 students from across the region have spent most of their July in a classroom like this one at Sir program for this last two years of into 18 days from July 4-27. with John A. Macdonald as part of the summer school program at the WRDSB. Final exams are set for Friday. high school The defensive end two l5~minute breaks and a half- M’“‘°"”‘°‘° had planned to go to college to hour lunch break each day reach ahead program. grind of the regular school year. prompting Nahrgang to nickname become a police officer or gym That torrid timeline means the lacob Hespeler has some 850 “it's like pure teaching,” said him‘King Stephen." teacher, but when he was offered a school board has an equally students spread out between new lack Nahrgang, who normally “it's reinvigorating to meet stu- place in York's football program. it intense truancy policyâ€" any more credit and make-up classes along teaches at Huron Heights and dents like Stephen who are trying meant he had to upgrade his than two unexcused full-day with grades 7 and 8 summer whose summer class shrank from to make a better life for them- collegeAIeveI classes absences (or four half-days) and schools. while Eastwood Collegiate about 30 to 23 in the first week. selves" “I had to cram six university students can be removed from the has about 275 students in its ESL "The structure here allows me to Gordie has adjusted well to the courses in a little over a year." he course. and elementary school summer teach more. l'm not competing more intense workload, as well as said. including three university- SIAM is just one of four regional program. The catholic board does with cell phones or YouTube. and juggling a job at McDonald’s and - level English courses schools that offer summer classes. not ofl'er summer school. but stu- instead of teaching six courses l playing time with the Cambridge (Jordle basically ran out of time but with about 1,700 students it is dents can enroll at any of the pro~ can focus on one." Lions football team. and he said to make up those courses during by far the largest. About 1,100 stu- grams in the public system. Students typically know very his ability to balance that workload the regular school year. meaning dents are enrolled at Cameron Cordle's English teacher said few of their classmates since the should help him come the fall he is now one of nearly 4,100 stu~ Heights for the grades 9-12 make- the change of pace and the eager- program accepts students from when he heads to Toronto for his dents from across the region up summer school for students ness of students to learn and across the region and from both first semesteratYork. enrolled in summer school, which who have failed. as well as about engage at the new credit program boards, but Cordle was friendly “l'm used to it,” he said with a wraps up this Friday. SOstudents in the BLandGradeB is a welcome change from the and engaging right from Day l. smile. ‘ ""r‘ '. 6 y“ 2551 . ' "f 3 “Hit/GDP! St in”, Slim" l.” l' ' Timer for) (i “J N11 EH 5-1 ' ._ . 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