GUIDANCE UPDATES -  Feb. 10

COURSE SELECTION 2025-2026

 

HOW DO STUDENTS CHOOSE THEIR COURSES?

Through myBlueprint.

Students will need to log in.  Instructions are in the google folder (see below).  Most students have logged in over the past few years, including in elementary school.

 

DEADLINES

Course Selection Opens: Thursday, February 13 (9:00am)

Course Selection Deadline: Friday, February 21 (3:20pm)

 

ACCESS THE GOOGLE DRIVE AND RESOURCES

**The most important source of information – students will find everything they need here.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/160QyKX3gWH4Fw_UGK6--r6JvM8pgvMcd?usp=sharing

Reminder:  Only students can access this drive.  They use their Gapps account.

 

MANDATORY PARENT/GUARDIAN APPROVAL 

There is a 2-step approval process for course selection.

1.    Students must enter a parent/guardian email address into myBlueprint when they submit their courses.  Please ensure your student knows your email address.

2.    All guardians/parents must approve their students' course selection by 3:20 on Friday, February 21. 

 

COURSE SELECTION WORKSHOPS

If students would like some more in depth information about courses, please have them drop into one of these sessions.

All workshops will take place in the library.

FEB  13 - Period 1, 2 

FEB  19 - Period 1, 3

 

REMINDER - OPTING OUT OF THE TWO REQUIRED ONLINE LEARNING CREDITS

What is the Online Learning Graduation Requirement?

All students must earn at least two online learning credits as part of the requirements for an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)unless they have opted out or been exempted.

 

How do students opt out?

1.     Opt out through myBlueprint during Course Selection time.

2.     Pick up a paper copy of the opt out form from the guidance office, fill it in, and return it to the guidance secretary, Ms. Han. 

 

GRADUATING GRADE 12s

If the graduating student is not returning to Westmount, they need to go into myBlueprint and select “Not Returning”. 

They are required to declare “Not Returning” between February 13 and February 21.

 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

YRDSB Website

myBlueprint