St. Mary Cooperative Education

“Your talent is God’s gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.” Leo Buscgalia

Planning a pathway toward an educational goal should be focused, yet flexible. It involves the transition from grade-to-grade and to life after high school towards one of the post-secondary destinations of: Apprenticeship, College, Community Living, University or the Workplace.

All students are encouraged to utilize myBlueprint to develop their Individual Pathways Plan. myBlueprint can be used for career exploration, post-secondary research, employment skill guidance (i.e., resume building). Access to myBlueprint is from the St. Mary webpage or DCDSB LaunchPad Learning Portal.

A Cooperative Education program allows students to participate in valuable learning experiences that help prepare them for the next stage of their lives. It further helps students develop a plan that will ultimately assist them in achieving their academic and experiential learning goals and to find and enjoy meaningful work.

Cooperative Education students are engaged through meaningful experiences which allow them to discover who they are, explore opportunities, pursue their passions and design personal pathways to success.

We are extremely appreciative of local employers who are our partners in education. They foster our students in opportunities that provide a rich learning experience that are anchored in the Ontario curriculum. This semester students are engaged in workplace experiential learning at:

Altona Forest P.S.; BDI Canada; Carriage Auto; Children’s Place; Cushman Wakefield - PTC Operations; Cushman Wakefield - PTC Security; Fresh Co.; Global Pet Foods; Goodlife – Liverpool; Graymatter Marketing; Highbush P.S.; Iconic Group; Jemm Truck & Trailer; Knights on Guard; LA Pet Grooming; Lifemark Physiotherapy; Michael Boyer Chevrolet Cadillac Buick GMC Ltd.; MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy Constituency Office; Orchard Villa; The Physio Clinic - West Durham; Pickering Chrysler; Renaissance Printing; Sage Femmes Rouge Valley Midwives; Shoppers Drug Mart - Steeple Hill; Splash Dental; St. Elizabeth Seton; St. Isaac Jogues C.S.; Triple A Transmission; V!VA - Pickering; YMCA Father Fenelon

Please visit St. Mary Co-op Department  or call one of the Cooperative Education Teachers for more information.
Mrs. M. Wilson-Clark x.56033
Mrs. B. Hunter x.56032