Principal's Newsletter, April 2019

UNIVERSITY WEEK | Jonathan & Debbie
What did you enjoy about University
Week in November?
D | “I liked the fact that we were very
independent and in control of our
time. Although we had lectures on
some days and lots of work to get
done, there were wonderful activities
organised every night to help relieve
some stress. My favourite activity was
the basketball tournament that we
had in the gym, which was a refreshing
time to play with friends and interact
with people you aren’t that close to.”
J | “I appreciated that University
Week gives me a different sense of
responsibility and freedom. It gave
us a glimpse of what it will feel like
when we are given the responsibility
of a changing schedule with a
heavy workload at university, and
I feel that it was very beneficial for
building skills to manage our new
lifestyles next year.”
What are some of the main
differences between University
Week and a regular secondary
school week?
D | “A regular school week is routinized
and structured with everyone’s
classes beginning and ending at the
same time. The same subjects are done
every day, as well as compulsory study
periods in the evening for residential
students. Although university week
was also structured, people had control
of their own time and barely had
the same classes every day. The fact that
your study periods were dependent on
your preference really provided us
with the university experience, because
we had to balance our time and set
our own priorities straight amidst all
of the fun activities and free time that
was made available to us.”
J | “Our classes were in the form
of lectures and seminars which
were being held across campus and
at nearby universities. Workshops
and study sessions were also taking
place in the evenings which helped
us manage the large projects and
essays assigned to us during classes.
Also, instead of being bound to staying
at school for the entire school day,
we were given the freedom to leave
campus and return when we had a
class scheduled, whether that was in
the morning or the evening.”
Do you feel that University
Week has helped prepare you
for university?
D | “Without a doubt! During
University Week, time management
is very essential, because you have
a lot of assignments to submit and
there are many things that could
serve as distractions from getting
what you needed to accomplish,
leaving you to procrastinate. Procrastination,
time management,
and prioritization are problems people
face in university, however, having experienced
situations like this during
university week has taught me how
to approach them more efficiently.”
J | “University Week was a really
good way of gaining an understanding
of the workload and schedule that
we might experience at university,
we got insight to what it will be like
to sit through long lectures with large
projects and essays being our main
tasks. Through this experience, we
learned what it will be like to have to
manage our own time and our own
lifestyle. At university, we will get out
of it what we put into it, and it will be
on us to keep track of our efforts and
motivation, University Week was a
great way of mentally preparing for
that environment and mindset.”
Any advice for future grade 12’s?
D | “Have a structured timetable that
you can follow closely. Having this
JONATHAN MASON IS FROM
NEWMARKET, ONTARIO AND
ENJOYS PHOTOGRAPHY. HE
PLANS TO STUDY PSYCHOLOGY
AT GUELPH UNIVERSITY.
would give you a very good advantage
because, you will be utilising your
time wisely and building on the necessary
skills that you need for university.
Also, get involved in school activities
because it would provide you with
many challenges and opportunities
for success.”
J | “Know what you want to get out
of University Week. Focus on the entire
experience and really take in all
the aspects of the week so that you
can prepare yourself for post-secondary.
Take that mindset and carry
it throughout the rest of your time at
NCC, take in every experience and
build your work ethic in everything
you do so that when you move on
to University next year, you will feel
prepared and set up for success.”
DEBBIE ADEBOLA-DADA IS FROM
EKITI STATE, NIGERIA AND ENJOYS
VOLLEYBALL. SHE PLANS TO STUDY
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZA-
TIONAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSI-
TY OF WESTERN ONTARIO.
STUDENT REPORT The Transition to High School
Grade nine has been an interesting
year so far. The
classes have been difficult
requiring more attention making
the social aspect of it all the harder,
balancing these everyday feats can
sometimes seem challenging.
The first year I arrived at NCC was
in grade 8. It was a year that definitely
helped me prepare for the
transition and it made things much
more smooth. Mr. Haughton focused
a large amount of grade 9
prep on time management which
resulted in being my number one
priority in high school and still is.
Realizing that early in the year provided
a clear view point on how to
succeed, however the struggles still
exist, the pressure of parents, peers,
and teachers can be overwhelming
but the repercussions may result in
a stronger work ethic.
SYDNEY INNEO |
GRADE 9 STUDENT
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