Choosing Courses at SATEC for 2021-2022

Dear SATEC students (students in the hybrid and virtual learning platforms ​and​ students in the TDSB
Virtual School)

Every year, around this time, the guidance department holds grade specific course selection assemblies
to help you pick courses for the next academic year. While the pandemic and the lockdown have made it
impossible to congregate in our school’s auditorium, we are still moving forward with our assemblies -
albeit virtually.

We want to ensure that you get the assistance you need to choose courses appropriate to your interests
and ones that point in the direction of your potential occupational goals. These virtual assemblies will
provide you with important information to consider in choosing future courses as well procedural
information on how to choose next year’s courses.

There is a lot of information in this communique. Please read it carefully.

Assembly Dates and Times

Assembly Date & Time Intended Audience Zoom Link to Join Assembly

Monday Jan. 25 at 11:40 am Current Grade 10 https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/91304883581?pwd

students =cTVrVUVLMzhUSU5iNURWTkFwcFdNUT
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Tuesday Jan. 26 at 11:40 am Current Grade 11 https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/97822388607?pwd

students =QXQ3WWpqeXJKTWc2WE9IRFVjT1NOQ
T09

Wednesday Jan. 27 at 11:40 Current Grade 9 https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/91752971243?pwd

am students =RkpUOStiNTRBeXhFZ2trUVdWWlFmdz09

Please plan on attending the virtual assembly for your grade.​The selections you make for next year
will determine how many sections of each course we are able to run in 2021-2022, or whether
courses will run at all!

If you are currently in grade 12 but will have 27 or fewer credits by June 2021, consider joining the Grade
11 assembly for a refresher on the course selection process.

Accessing the Presentations Later

All assembly presentations will be posted on the Guidance Google Classrooms on January 29, 2021.
If you have not already signed into the Guidance Classrooms, you should do so now.

Guidance Google Classrooms: Grade 9: ufe3zr5

Grade 10: nwtf6go
Grade 11: eckldym
Grade 12: ewrmqid
Course Offerings for 2021-2022
Grade 10 Courses​ and ​Grade 10 Optional Course Descriptions
Grade 11 Courses
Grade 12 Courses

Assistance with Course Selections Following the Virtual Assemblies

1. Virtual Course Fair

In place of the traditional course fair that we held in previous years, our curriculum leaders are
holding virtual information sessions so you can learn more about the courses that are offered by
each department.

Date Time Department & Meeting Code

Thursday 12:40 -1:10 pm French (Zoom)

Jan. 28 https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/98619414894?pwd=WEhUdVlYckVveHMvRlBvWmNL
Day 3 TWlXQT09

1:15 - 1:45 pm Canadian & World Issues/Social Science (Zoom)

https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/9181
8926607?pwd=aHZWY1E4ZmQ0bkZrZjZCZGUrb1BHQT09

Friday 12:40 -1:10 pm Physical Education (Zoom)

Jan. 29 https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/96207112002
Day 4

1:15 - 1:45 pm English (Google Meet)

https://meet.google.com/cdt-virh-wyt

Monday 12:40 -1:10 pm Co-op Education and SHSM (Zoom)

Feb. 1 https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/99623506217?pwd=c1graUlxOURJc0dzUlRlUUxT
Day 1 VEhBdz09

1:15 - 1:45 pm Math (Google Meet)

https://meet.google.com/lookup/bqyrkplq4w

Tuesday 12:40 -1:10 pm Science

Feb 2 https://yorku.zoom.us/j/95870523119?pwd=YjZ5OWRCMzkxVDBtckZ5azI0
Day 2 NlZZQT09

1:15 - 1:45 pm Business (Zoom)

https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/99649451749?pwd=OVNPNlp4T01KQmZjZW1zTG5C
OVZndz09

Wed 12:40 -1:10 pm Technology (Google Meet)

Feb 3 https://meet.google.com/uje-pqyg-zbc 
Credit
Rescue Day

In lieu of a course information session, the Arts department is encouraging all students to learn more
about course offerings at ​Arts INFO link

2. Virtual Drop-In Help Sessions

Guidance counsellors and special education teaching staff will also be offering “Virtual Drop-In”
sessions for you if you want help with making your course selections on myBlueprint.
 Date and Time of Drop Intended Audience Zoom Link to Join Meeting
In Session

Tuesday February 9 Current Grade 9 https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/95203142906?p

12:30 -1pm students wd=OSs0QVdFQnNLVDhyQmk5b09CbH
grZz09

Wednesday February 10 Current Grade 10 https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/92631855413?p

12:30 -1pm students wd=OWNaMlhEWkJpbVA3b1ZndHhsL2Z
Ddz09

Thursday February 11 Current Grade 11 https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/96762527511?p

12:30 -1pm students wd=RUZQNEptVm5ydXVWaDZuY2hidG
RDUT09

Tuesday February 16 Students who are https://tdsb-ca.zoom.us/j/93798444780?p

12:30 -1pm receiving support wd=R1ZZekFqQUZZUW8vSEIyM1F2bUV
through the Special BZz09
Education department

Important Dates and Deadlines

myBlueprint Opens Tuesday February 9th

You will be able to begin inputting your course selections into myBlueprint on February 9th when
myBlueprint opens. Use the time prior to February 9th to research your options so that when you
make your selections in myBlueprint they are accurate and reflect your needs and preferences for
next year.

Log into myblueprint: ​www.myblueprint.ca/tdsb​ (the TDSB extension is important!)

Once you make your selections in myBlueprint, guidance counsellors will ​not​ be able to `undo’
them in myblueprint this year. You will have to wait until the school’s master timetable is set
(sometime in June) to see whether you are able to make changes to your original course
selections. ​A lack of available space in courses means that changes are not always
possible, so choose wisely and carefully!

myBlueprint Closes at 4 pm on Friday February 26th

After this date, you will be unable to make your course selections in myBlueprint.

If you have not chosen your courses in myBlueprint before February 26th, your guidance
counsellor will be left in the position of having to choose the courses you will be taking
next year​ ​because the TDSB must know the total number of courses we need for 2021-2022.

We don’t necessarily know your interests and preferences, so it is best if you meet this important
deadline.

Quad 3 Guidance Counsellors

If you still require assistance following the course information sessions and the drop-in help session,
please contact your guidance counsellor directly. We will be focusing on course selection issues in
February.

Please postpone other non-urgent issues until March to allow us to assist all students with the
course selection process.
 Student with the Counsellor Email
Last Name

​A ​to ​F Ms. Singroy michelle.singroy@tdsb.on.ca

G​ to ​J ​and​ Z Mr. Knight calvin.knight@tdsb.on.ca

K​ to ​Q Ms. Noble marylouise.noble@tdsb.on.ca

R​ to ​Y Ms. McVannell felicia.mcvannell@tdsb.on.ca

January 21, 2021