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“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.”
Transition Guide — Gandhi
Specialized Programs
Advanced Credit Experience Program Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School
The Advanced Credit Experience (ACE) program at and Regional Arts Centre
James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School Father John Redmond CSS and Regional Arts Centre
provides opportunities for high school students to is offering the Regional Arts Program in Dance (modern
gain first hand exposure to post-secondary education and classical), Drama, Music (vocal, instrumental and
at York University. The program targets students who strings) and Visual Arts to talented students in the GTA.
show the academic potential for university but who Those interested in attending Father John Redmond
may lack either the confidence or the resources to must audition in January in one specific Arts area.
proceed.
The grade 9 program is non-semestered. The students
For more information, visit the ACE website: will acquire 2 credits in the Arts every year. At the
www.ace-mcguigan.com end of four years, they will receive a Certificate of
Specialization in Drama, Dance, Music or Visual Arts
Schools for the Arts and a total accumulation of 8 Arts credits.
Admission into St. Mother Teresa RAP, Cardinal Carter
Academy for the Arts, Father John Redmond CSS and St. Michael’s Choir School
Regional Arts Centre, The Centre for the Arts, Media & St. Michael’s Choir School was established in 1937.
Technology @ St. Patrick Catholic School, St. Michael’s
Choir School and The Arts School @ Marrocco will With The Most Reverend Cardinal Thomas Collins,
include an audition or supplementary application form. Archbishop of Toronto, as its chancellor, St. Michael’s
Please contact the schools for specific application Choir School operates as a unique collaboration
information. between the Archdiocese of Toronto and the Toronto
Catholic District School Board. With an enrollment
St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy Regional limited to 280 boys, the school offers a complete
Arts Program curriculum of academic studies from Grade 3 to 12 that
meet the highest standards of the school board and the
In September 2012, St. Mother Teresa introduced a Ontario Ministry of Education.
Regional Arts Program. To gain acceptance, students
The course of study includes daily classroom
must complete a supplementary application. RAP
instruction in music lessons in piano, organ and
students will enjoy enrichment activities. Upon
other instruments, as well as choral rehearsals and
completion of 4 years of study in the RAP, students will
preparation for a regular schedule of performances in
be well prepared to pursue studies in fine arts at the
the cathedral and at other special events.
university or college level. RAP students at BMT will
also graduate with a Certificate in Arts Education. The admission process is highly selective: of the
hundreds who audition, only 32 boys will be offered
Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts a place in the training years (Grade 3 & 4) each year.
Depending on openings, there are often possibilities
Those interested in attending Cardinal Carter must
for boys to enter in higher grades and even in high
audition for one of the following arts areas: music (vocal,
school but in those circumstances, new applicants
band, strings), visual arts, drama and dance. Visual
must demonstrate a level of skill and achievement that
Arts portfolios are due at application time in December.
equals the experience of choir school training.
Carter’s program runs from Grades 7 to 12. The entry
points for new students are in Grades 7 and 9. Every Please Note: Students should complete a Toronto Catholic District
Cardinal Carter student takes two Ministry approved arts School Board Catholic Secondary School Application in November.
credit courses per academic year. This assures a placement in their home school in the event they are not
admitted to Cardinal Carter, Father John Redmond CSS , and Regional
Arts Centre, The Centre for the Arts, Media & Technology @ St. Patrick
CSS or St. Michael’s Choir School.
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