Focus High School
| Principal: | Craig Olenik |
|---|---|
| Head Teacher: | Skylar Adams |
| Secretary: | Fatima Susbilla |
| Telephone: | 514.481.1818 |
| Fax: | 514.481.0523 |
| Email: | FSusbilla@emsb.qc.ca | Location: | Focus High School is located near complexe récréatif Gadbois in the Southwest borough and can be reached via buses 36 and 37 |
| Grade Level: | 7-9 |
| Guidance Counsellor: | Paola Borzone |
Educational Policies, Standards & Procedures
Standards and Procedures are official documents pertaining to the evaluation of student learning. They provide a summary of the evaluation criteria for each subject, and the period during which exams are scheduled.
Evaluation Standards & Procedures
About Us
Focus High School provides a nurturing and stimulating learning environment for secondary students who have not experienced success in a traditional school setting. Our goal is to help students develop the confidence, self-efficacy, social skills and behavioral competence that will allow them to continue their academic journey successfully. We encourage student growth, sensory awareness and self-regulation by teaching specific techniques supported by current research in neuroscience and maintaining a firm, consistent, yet forgiving structure throughout the school day.
Our Educational Framework
Students follow the curriculum determined by MEES while benefiting from a closed-classroom learning environment, small class size and individualized programming. Rigorous and relevant academic activities with emphasized integration of technology, music, media arts, physical education, nutrition, and other alternatives for tactile, kinesthetic learners are offered in the mornings while structured social, physical, recreational and skill-based activities are facilitated in the afternoons. Junior students follow a regular, adapted or modified general education path until secondary 3 at their own pace, while senior students receive emphasized practical training in semiskilled trades leading to certification through the work-oriented training path.
Our Educational Program
The Work-Oriented Training Program was created to help students acquire desirable work skills. The Pre-Work Program offered at Focus High School, is 3 years in length and is for students aged 15 and over. Stu-dents in this program focus on core academic content while developing necessary work skills that they can use to work in their communities. A hands-on approach is used to challenge students in completing various manual tasks while helping them strengthen their initiative, self-discipline, and reliability. In years 2 and 3, students in this program must successfully complete a work placement that allows them to fulfill the seven competencies that are necessary to graduate from the program.
School Highlights
● Cooking club● Breakfast club
● Animal training initiatives
● Music & Art Club
● Board game club
● Weekly activity day (typically on Wednesdays)
Outreach Involvement
- Boys Varsity Basketball Team - Pit Bulls- Alternative United
- Outreach Observer - Alternative Newspaper
Photos from Focus High School
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