Winnipeg School Division
Winnipeg School Division
Its second name is the Gateway to the West, it hosted the first Pan American Games and it’s the motherland of the Métis. Right, it’s all about the city of Winnipeg. The city is also a capital of Manitoba - the province, where almost half of the land is covered with natural forests, including tundra. What’s peculiar about this province - there polar bears live, one of the cities is even called the capital of polar bears. But in its province’s capital, they have the Winnipeg School Division, which gives education to hundreds of local and international students.
Programs
Winnipeg School Division provides with all the levels of education the citizens of Canadian Manitoba. It means that parents can choose one of the schools of Winnipeg School Division for their children to study from nursery to high school.
Winnipeg School Division doesn’t care if a student belongs to a specific ethnicity, religion, age group or has some health conditions - it provides education to everyone, according to their individual needs and abilities. Inclusive education is available in the schools of Winnipeg School Division, so a student will have support, understanding from the school staff whenever they need it. There is a special program for the students who are managing being a young parent or going through the period of pregnancy while studying in school. Winnipeg School Division offers individualized programs for these students, where they are taught academic subjects together with parenting courses. It’s extremely important nowadays, as it helps a person, who became a parent at a very young age, not to give up their school studies because of the difficult circumstances, but vice versa learn how to deal with it and become a great parent to their children. Also a young parent can bring the child to the school, use the facilities for child care, which gives them an opportunity to stay together with a child on the way to the high school diploma.
Winnipeg School Division offers students to participate in a program called Quantum Arts. Students from the fifth to twelfth grades can learn from renowned artists and actors skills in the desired field. In the frames of the program, there are art galleries, ballet school, musical and improvisational theaters. For instance, students from the grades five and six can become a part of a musical theatre where they will dance and act, singing. This is a great chance for every student who is fascinated about musicals and constantly singing songs. Maybe it’s the first step towards their bright career in musical theatre?!
For the higher grades of seventh and eighth there is an improvisational theatre. During the classes, students learn how to improvise, do many exercises on developing their creative and improvisational skills, so after completion of the course they will develop not just the skill of acting, but certainly will become more outspoken, active and self-confident. Moreover, it involves working with a group, and the ability to work with a team is an essential skill of the future.
Winnipeg School Division offers a course in play creation if you fell in love with the theatre during the improvisational classes. Students from the grades of nine to twelve can start working towards their future career already beginning from high school. The classes take place once a week during eight weeks overall, students learn how to create their own plays, writing skills and techniques to boost their creativity.
The administration of the Winnipeg School Division comprehends the importance of knowing languages. It’s clear that people who live in Canada need to know French and English at least on the basic level, which means being able to ask simple questions and understand the answers for them. So Winnipeg School Division offers students to study other languages such as: Hebrew, Cree, Spanish, Ukrainian, Filipino and even Latin. The program implies that a student is going to be instructed in English on most of the subjects, but in one of the chosen languages on the subject of Social Studies and a number of others concerning the language. So by participating in the bi-lingual program, a student will be articulate in three languages after graduation, which would be a huge advantage when time comes to apply for a university or college or find a job. And, obviously, knowing more than one language opens up a new dimension of opportunities, knowledge and arts of another culture which adds to enhancing cognitive and verbal skills.
After graduation from Winnipeg School Division, a student can apply for the University of Winnipeg. One of the options is to go to a program of Modern Languages and Literatures. There you may study for three or four years towards your Bachelor’s degree, depending on what language you will choose: Spanish, Italian, German or French. If you studied Spanish in your school of Winnipeg School Division, then probably Spanish studies will be the right choice. After graduation, you will be a connoisseur of the Spanish language, culture and literature and work as a translator, educator or in any place, where they need a profound knowledge of Spanish. During the program you may take one or two majors.
If you’re more interested in medicine and helping other people after obtaining a high school diploma from one of the schools of Winnipeg School Division, apply for the program of Psychiatric Nursing. The program lasts for four years and it was devised together with Brandon University. After graduating and successfully passing a test for the license, you may work as a nurse in the psychiatric field. You may study the whole program at the University of Winnipeg.
Another program is dedicated to the studies of Gender and Women. The aim is to gain a proper understanding of such concepts as gender, sexuality, racism, homophobia and other social problems. As there is little research conducted and there is not enough comprehensive data on the subjects, the field is rapidly growing and the big sociological problems are still awaiting to be resolved. During the studies student learn about the history of feminism, the origins of racism and looking for the possible ways of how to finally get rid of the last vestiges of discrimination. Having all this knowledge in their heads, after graduation, you may work as an educator, social worker in the field related to health care, law, media. Another option is to take the next step in your education and get a Master's in Cultural Studies.
International Students
Winnipeg School Division is a great choice for international students. It offers studying for a semester, for an academic year, some short term program or obtaining a high school diploma from one of the schools of Winnipeg School Division. If a foreign student wishes to gain some international experience in Manitoba, they may attend classes for three or five months, spend time with Canadian students, expand their knowledge of English or French and share with the locals their culture. Short term courses help both local and foreign students to get to know each other better and learn from each other in the shortest time possible.
Studying for a semester or for a year also serves the same goals, after completing a year or a semester, a student is given a transcript of the subjects they learned during their studies in one of the schools of Winnipeg School Division.
Graduating from the school of Winnipeg School Division allows an international student to apply for the higher educational establishments, if they complete all the necessary subjects to be eligible to apply for their desired degree, certificate or diploma programs and fulfill other necessary for an international student requirements.
International students are offered to participate in a homestay program, if they’re going to live without parents in Manitoba. This is a program devised specifically for the students who come from abroad, aiming at their effective and fast integration to the local society. There is no need to worry about food, privacy and homely atmosphere - all of this will be gladly provided by a host family. A student is given a private room and access to the washroom and laundry. It basically feels like living in your own home, as a host family soon becomes an integral part of your life. All the family members are checked for safety and psychological stability for the arrival of a foreign student. They’re thoroughly prepared to help them with problems and settling up the disputes which might take place during the beginning.
Fees
International students who wish to obtain the finest education in Winnipeg School Division in the province of Manitoba are to pay $12000 for an academic year or $6000 for a semester. The short-term program, which lasts a minimum of four months, costs $1200 for a month. Participating in a homestay program costs $800 per month, while the same program for the student who didn’t come out of age is $50 more and for the ones who demand a special diet is $200 more. Together with the tuition fee, an international student has to pay for the health insurance which costs $500 and an application fee of $250.
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