Allan A. Martin Senior Public School
Encyclopedia
Allan A. Martin Senior Public School is a middle school
located at 1390 Ogden Avenue in Mississauga, Ontario
, Canada
. It is the only middle school providing the International Business and Technology Program
(IBT) program in the South Peel Region.
that offers the International Business and Technology Program
(IBT) program. The inaugural cohort entered the program in September 1994.
Students in the IBT program have the extra class of Entrepreneur
ial Studies, as well as Learning Lab, which teaches them more about technology. The marks from the Entrepreneurial Studies class are merged with the English
marks of the students. Entrepreneurial Studies is a class that teaches students the basics of business
.
There are usually 28 students to an IBT class, and each office team has 4 people, therefore there are 7 office teams per class. Office teams are usually formed after the first month of classes. The focus of participation in office teams is the development of effective participation skills.
Students learn about the business world and have many projects that focus on improving the student's character. "The Real Game" is a business simulation; "Hot-dog Stand" is a business venture simulation, and the culminating task of the second year of the IBT program, "The Trade Show," is a real business venture. In the Trade Show project, students are challenged to create their own business. The products of the students are sold to the public on the Thursday before Mother's Day. All profits are kept.
The S.M.A.R.T. (Science, Math, and Advanced Research Technology) Lab (formerly known as Scantek Lab), which contains the school's video studio and audio/visual equipment, and approximately 30 computer
s, is also part of the IBT program. The subjects "Science Lab" and "Math Lab" are taught in the S.M.A.R.T. Lab. These classes utilize computers to enhance the learning experience of these two subjects, as well as student productivity. The "Learning Lab" is the other major computer lab (along with the Science Pit), and contains approximately the same amount of computers and other educational resources for students to use. These computers are used for Communications (English, Geography and History) and Entrepreneurial Studies. The school contains more than 280 computers (a 1:1 ratio for IBT students).
A video about the IBT program can be found on the school's website. (http://schools.peelschools.org/1223/Pages/default.aspx)
Intramurals
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
located at 1390 Ogden Avenue in Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a city in Southern Ontario located in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and in the western part of the Greater Toronto Area. With an estimated population of 734,000, it is Canada's sixth-most populous municipality, and has almost doubled in population in each of the last two decades...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is the only middle school providing the International Business and Technology Program
International Business and Technology Program
The International Business and Technology program is a business and technology program available in Mississauga and Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and is available to all students in these cities...
(IBT) program in the South Peel Region.
IBT Program / Entrepreneurial Studies
Allan A. Martin is one of a limited number of middle schools in CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
that offers the International Business and Technology Program
International Business and Technology Program
The International Business and Technology program is a business and technology program available in Mississauga and Brampton, Ontario, Canada, and is available to all students in these cities...
(IBT) program. The inaugural cohort entered the program in September 1994.
Students in the IBT program have the extra class of Entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
ial Studies, as well as Learning Lab, which teaches them more about technology. The marks from the Entrepreneurial Studies class are merged with the English
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
marks of the students. Entrepreneurial Studies is a class that teaches students the basics of business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
.
There are usually 28 students to an IBT class, and each office team has 4 people, therefore there are 7 office teams per class. Office teams are usually formed after the first month of classes. The focus of participation in office teams is the development of effective participation skills.
Students learn about the business world and have many projects that focus on improving the student's character. "The Real Game" is a business simulation; "Hot-dog Stand" is a business venture simulation, and the culminating task of the second year of the IBT program, "The Trade Show," is a real business venture. In the Trade Show project, students are challenged to create their own business. The products of the students are sold to the public on the Thursday before Mother's Day. All profits are kept.
The S.M.A.R.T. (Science, Math, and Advanced Research Technology) Lab (formerly known as Scantek Lab), which contains the school's video studio and audio/visual equipment, and approximately 30 computer
Computer
A computer is a programmable machine designed to sequentially and automatically carry out a sequence of arithmetic or logical operations. The particular sequence of operations can be changed readily, allowing the computer to solve more than one kind of problem...
s, is also part of the IBT program. The subjects "Science Lab" and "Math Lab" are taught in the S.M.A.R.T. Lab. These classes utilize computers to enhance the learning experience of these two subjects, as well as student productivity. The "Learning Lab" is the other major computer lab (along with the Science Pit), and contains approximately the same amount of computers and other educational resources for students to use. These computers are used for Communications (English, Geography and History) and Entrepreneurial Studies. The school contains more than 280 computers (a 1:1 ratio for IBT students).
A video about the IBT program can be found on the school's website. (http://schools.peelschools.org/1223/Pages/default.aspx)
Clubs
- Chess Club, also has chess tournaments: held by Mr. Lawerence and staff
- Global Awareness club, promotes cultural diversity around the school: held by Mrs. Marko
- Eco Club, promotes environmental awareness around the school community: held by Mrs. Lynes
Music
- Choir: A choir which sings for in-school events such as assemblies or performances, Arts Alive and Music Night.
- Junior and Senior Band: IBT students must learn an instrument. It is mandatory. All instrumental students separated by grade in Grade 7 and 8 that learn any instrument. They perform at school concerts and other events. Students MUST go in at lunch periods to perform or go to music festivals or Wonderland at the end of the year.
- Stage Band: The stage band is invitational only, and plays various genres of music such as rock, swing, jazz and funk.
The Arts
- Art Club: A club for free expression, catching up in art class, or embarking on one of the new extra-curricular art projects.
- Arts Alive: A celebration of the school's artistic culture, in visual arts, dance, drama, and music. Held in December.
- Music Night: When students showcase their musical abilities. Choir, grade 8 bucket band, M3, gr. 7 band, gr. 8 band and other musical acts perform
- Musical: The school's musical production of various musicals. This is performed every other year. Auditions are required.
- Drama Club: A club that showcases on Arts Alive, usually performing two Reader's Theatre plays. Reader's Theatre is based on narrating, where the actors hold scripts, while still trying to make the play as realistic as possible.
- Improv Group: A group that performs at Arts Alive with comic routines and skits.
- Dance Club: Groups of students that have come up with their own dances to perform at Arts Alive; songs and methods of dances greatly vary.
Sports
- Flag footballFlag footballFlag football is a version of Canadian football or American football that is popular worldwide. The basic rules of the game are similar to those of the mainstream game , but instead of tackling players to the ground, the defensive team must remove a flag or flag belt from the ball carrier to end...
: played in October - Field hockeyField hockeyField Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
(Girls only): played in October - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
: played in November - BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
: played in December - Soccer: played in May
- Slo-Pitch Team: Played in May
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
Club Team: Held by Mr.Morgan - Track and fieldTrack and fieldTrack and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
: A team to compete in the Peel regionals every year
Intramurals
- DodgeballDodgeballDodgeball is any of a variety of games in which players try to hit other players on the opposing team with balls while avoiding being hit themselves. This article is about a well-known form of team sport with modified rules that is often played in physical education classes and has been featured...
: Students sign up in teams of 8–10. It is a co-ed intramural. 2 girls must be on the court to start the game. 6 members of each team start the game off, and additional players can be added into the game through another teammate catching the ball of an opposing player. - VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
: A team of at least 6 people of your choice. Students are allowed to substitute for absent players. - FootballCanadian footballCanadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
: Students sign up in teams of 8. - Athletic Council: A leadership group that performs a variety of services for the school to aid and enhance the athletic ability of the school
Other
- Library Leaders: Help the librarian shelve books and run clubs out of the library.
- Martin Mentors: To promote Martin MERIT in the school.
- Soul Savers: Organize ways to make money for charities.