Plan for Communicating Student Learning
Click here for info on this
year's Model Parliament.
Attention all Graduates: If you haven't
gotten your graduation pictures taken
yet and you want to be in the yearbook,
make sure that you have them taken by
Calnen or have a digital/hard copy
submitted by MARCH 24th!
Student Exchange Program in
China
–
Xingtai
High School
Dartmouth High recently formed a partnership with Xingtai
High as approved by
the Department of
Education. Xingtai
High offers a
variety of programs
including the NS
High School Academic
Curriculum Diploma
program. The school
offers 106 teaching
classes with a
teaching staff of
over 500 and a
student population
of 6,000 with an
average class size
of 30 students.
Their facility
includes 6 physics
labs, 6 chemistry
labs, 6 biology labs
and a number of
multi-media
classrooms with 600
desktops and 300
laptops – all
provincial first
class standards.
Its building area
covers over 80, 000
sq. metres of which
the teaching
facilities covers
nearly 35,000 sq.
metres, and it
boasts a 31,000 sq.
metre sports and
recreation area (400
metre sports terrain
and 8 basketball
courts).
Construction begins
shortly for its
6,300 sq metre
gymnasium. The
student population
is composed of
students from
Canada,
USA, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Singapore, Honk Kong, Macao, Taiwan, etc.
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Looking for 3
DHS grade 11
students
(2010-2011) to
participate in
Student Exchange
program in
China (Just outside of
Beijing).
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Students to
spend one
semester at
Xingtai High and
earn NS credits
toward NS High
School Diploma
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Exemption from
tuition fees and
living expenses
provided (meals
and
accommodations).
-
DHS students
will stay in
dormitory on
campus.
-
Students
responsible for
own airfare and
pocket money
-
Great way to be
exposed to
another culture
while gaining
NS credits
toward High
School Diploma
-
Chinese
counterparts (3
students) will
stay with host
family - free
of charge while
attending
Dartmouth High
for one semester
We look forward to beginning this student exchange program in
September. In
order to get the
necessary paperwork
in order, we would
need to begin this
process as soon as
possible. See Mme Monard
for further details.
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Boys Volleyball Needs a Coach!
Anyone interested in coaching our Boy's
Volleyball Team can forward a resume to
our Athletic Director, Mr. K. Epp at
eppk@staff.ednet.ns.ca
School and Bus Cancellation Info
Click here for the recent brochure from
the School Board regarding how decisions
on school cancellations are made.
