Newcomer and International Students Link to video - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Newcomer and International Students

Link to video https://www.hdsb.ca/parents/Pages/New%20to%20Halton/In ternational-Students.aspx

• Halton Region is anticipated to grow from a

2001 population of 390,000 to a population

• f 780,000 over the period to 2031
• More than 100 different languages are

spoken in the homes of students in Halton DSB

• The top 5 first languages (other than English)

currently spoken by HDSB students: Urdu, Mandarin, Arabic, Punjabi & Hindi

• 105 schools – 65 000 Students – 8 000 Staff

• Creating a Multi-Year Plan – 2015-18
• Concerted effort to increase students
• Signed contracts with agents
• Increase staffing
• Partnerships with Insurance, Homestays,

Coterminous

• Steering Committee

2017-2018 565 2016-2017 448 2015-2016 310 2014-2015 196 2013-2014 129 2012-2013 101 2011-2012 73 2010-2011 64

974 students from 76 countries 54% of the Registrations 277 China 80 United Arab Emirates 76 United States 54 Pakistan 53 Saudi Arabia

• Number of students registered

3049

• Number of Countries Represented

106

• First Languages Represented

62

Assessment - Family interview and student assessment Settlement Services - Information about the education system and important daily routines within HDSB schools Next Steps - The family gets connected with their school through

• ffice staff and with

community support through YSS Registration - Document verification and forms

Globa

• bal Awar

aren eness ess for our studen dents Expanding Students’ global awareness, knowledge and perspectives

• Ontario students experience different

cultures and access opportunities at home and abroad

• exchange opportunity awareness

Student Recruitment of International students Opportunities for International students to learn in a world-class education system

• Ontario hosts 126,000 students from

kindergarten to post-secondary

• new pathway to permanent residency
• Halton has 50 Elementary and 500

Secondary fee-paying students -we will be diversifying our student population Professional Development for our teachers Ontario’s world-class educators sharing their expertise abroad

• Ontario educators benefit from travel and

work abroad, professional development Internationalization of Ontario’s curriculum and learning environments

• International Certificate Program

Connecting Culture and Language World and Interdisciplinary Studies (CLA) Local and Global Mindfullness

Floating guidance counsellor/ student success -- all schools

• Attendance/achievement
• Academic counselling – pre+post
• Counsellor support
• Visa expiry dates - study application sessions
• School team -participation agreement
• Guardian support
• Orientation – students
• lunch and learn staff
• Homestay Mediation
• Connections with Social Worker (School and WC based)
• Letters of Concern
• Student Voice, Check-ins
• Liaison with parents/guardians
• Problem solving

DIRECT SUPPORT:

• Support to students and families

for WC & IS where needed

• Follow up and school transition

meetings in partnership with YSS CONSULTATION & SUPPORT:

• To school team/staff/PSSP; in

collaboration with in school PSSP for newcomer and International students

• Increase parent engagement in the

school community

HDSB:

• Capacity building of staff - Trauma Training Team
• Community network - Halton Newcomer Strategy
• Welcome Centre Folder

ONGOING PROJECTS:

• Resource mapping of services
• Welcome Centre website
• Halton Food for Thought