Transitioning In

Grade 9 is all about helping you successfully transition to High School. Here, you’ll develop the skills necessary to be an effective and independent learner. 

Our counselors will work closely with you to help you discover your personality, motivation, skills, interests, and passions, as you come to better understand some of the things that make you unique! 

By empowering you to learn the specific organizational and academic skills necessary for success, over the course of the year you’ll learn to feel confident about speaking up about your individual needs and goals.

At the end of Grade 9, you will be invited to take part in your Happiness Engineering Meeting and attend the U.S.A. College Tour to learn more about the endless possibilities and options that await you. This annual opportunity to explore 10 different American university campuses while being accompanied by your counselor is a unique experience that you won’t find available to you at other international schools!

Exploration

For Grade 10 students, we start by focusing on helping you shape your academic profile, connect your curricular and co-curricular interests, and explore a wide range of potential career options.  

After some discovery, you can begin to research the career goals and paths that align with your personality and interests. As a Sophomore, you’ll also have your first opportunity to take an Advanced Placement (AP) college-level class. 

Before moving on to Grade 11, we invite all Grade 10 students to  take part in their own Happiness Engineering Meeting and attend the U.S.A. College Tour to discover the colleges and universities that fit you best.
 

Immersion

Universities base a significant amount of their evaluation of college applications on the course selection, grades, and letters of recommendation that are formed during a student’s Grade 11 year. This makes the Junior year a pivotal one in your academic career at Concordia. 

To help set you up for the best outcomes, we offer a wide range of AP courses, relevant co-curricular activities, and a Grade 11 internship program to support your exploration of career interests.

We also bring in hundreds of university representatives from colleges around the world, so that you can engage with them directly in face-to-face interactions on our campus throughout the year. After all of this excitement, we will work with you to create a university visiting plan for the summer based on the in-depth university research you will have completed in your year-long Junior Seminar Class.

Applications and Transition Onwards

During the first half of Grade 12, our counselors will work intensively with you to help you navigate the demands of the college admissions process as you begin creating your applications to institutions around the world. 

To kickstart the school year, you can attend the College Boot Camp — where a University Admissions Director from the United States visits our campus to work directly with all of our Seniors on important aspects of their college application process. Throughout the semester, we will continuously provide you with help on your college essays, applications, college research, and applications for scholarships.

In the second half of Grade 12, you’ll be shifting your focus to selecting a best-fit university and developing the skills that will help you to transition and live independently at university. Our Senior Seminar Class will cover a wide range of relevant topics such as:

• Personal finances
• Dating and sex
• Drugs and alcohol
• Cultural identity
• Sleep habits
• Transitions

We pay careful attention to helping you finish well as a Senior and properly say goodbye to your wonderful community at Concordia, as this will enable you to begin your new university journey on the right foot!