| Introduced by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board to provide high school students with a special opportunity to take a concentration of courses that may not be available in their home school. Both Trades & Technology and, Arts & Culture Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) and Focus Programs are being offered at high schools throughout the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board.
Students enrolled in these programs will attend the host school for one semester and will return to their home school to complete their secondary school diploma requirements. There are a number of tangible benefits for students taking Specialist High Skills Majors & Focus Programs:
 Enhanced skills in an area of interest
Learning from professionals in the field
Starting to build a professional network
Making important career contacts
Studying with other students with shared interests
Preparing for university, college, apprenticeship or the workplace
Earning valuable industry certifications
Getting an early start on a rewarding career
Trades & Technology Specialist High Skills Majors (SHSM) & Focus Programs
are designed to provide high school students with the opportunity to experience a ‘hands-on’ program for one semester. The programs concentrate on a specific trade in a setting that will feature in-class and practical on-site experience.
Current Trades & Technology Programs are:
House Building (SHSM)
 South Carleton High School
West Carleton High School
Osgoode Township High School
Nepean High School
Sir Wilfrid Laurier High School
Elizabeth Wyn Wood Alternate School
Download the House Building brochure 
Cabinet Making
Glebe Collegiate Institute
Download the Cabinet Making brochure
Landscaping & Design
Bell High School
Download the Landscaping & Design brochure
Manufacturing (Tool & Die) (SHSM)
Hillcrest High School
Download the Manufacturing brochure
Arts & Culture Focus Programs
are designed to provide students with the opportunity to experience enhanced arts and culture programming for one semester. The Arts & Culture Focus Programs concentrate on a specific arts specialty in a setting that provides the necessary teacher expertise, facilities, and equipment.
Current Arts & Culture Focus programs and locations are:
Communication & Design
Merivale High School
Download the Communications & Design brochure
Dance*
Gloucester High School
Woodroffe High School
Download the Dance brochure
Musical Theatre
Sir Robert Borden High School
Download the Musical Theatre brochure
World Music*
Brookfield High School
Download the World Music brochure
* These Focus Programs will be offered subject to sufficient student enrollment. |
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