Central Peel Secondary School
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Central Peel Secondary School is a high school
that is located in Brampton
, Ontario
, Canada
, and it is operated by the Peel District School Board
. , the school enrollment stood at 1,262. Central Peel first opened its doors in 1960. The school's mission is "…to work as a diverse learning community in which all members strive to understand and develop their full potential."
. Central Peel offers course selection at the academic, applied, essential (locally developed), and open levels in grade 9 and 10 as well as university, college and workplace preparation levels in grade 11 and 12. Central Peel offers courses pertaining to the essential disciplines required for completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma
. Central Peel has one of the lowest failure rates in Peel Region, with over 89% of students receiving there diplomas in their fourth year of high school.
, Business
Studies, Canadian & World Studies, Computer Studies, English
including English as a second language (ESL/ELD), French
as a second language, Guidance And Career Education, Health
and Physical Education
, Spanish
as a second language (International Language Studies), Mathematics
, Science
, Social Science & Humanities
, as well as Technological Education.
, Drama
, Media Arts, Music
including Band, Keyboard, Percussion, Vocal/Choral, Guitar, Software, as well as Visual Art including Comprehensive Art and Photography.
, Business Theory, Business Technology, Accounting, Marketing
, Communications, Entrepreneurship
, Organizational Studies, and International Business
. Central Peel also offers a unique Specialist High School Major in Business Studies (SHSM).
and the world include Canadian Geography, Canadian History, Civics
, Physical Geography
, Travel and Tourism
, Canadian Politics, Canadian Citizenship
, American History, World History, Canadian Law, Environmental and Resource Management, World Relations, World Issues, Economics
and International Law
, Canadian Literature
, Literature
, and Writing
. Central Peel also offers English as a second Language (ESL), and English Literacy Development(ELD) for those who are learning English as a second language.
or Spanish
as a second language.
(weight room), Exercise Science, and overall Health
. several Recreation
courses are also available.
and Vector
s, as well as Data Management
in the senior grades (11 and 12).
, Chemistry
, Physics
, Environmental Science
, and Earth Science
in grades 11 and 12.
and Nutrition
, Personal and Family Resources, Fashion
, Parenting
in a unique fully functioning daycare, World Religion
, Anthropology
, Philosophy
, as well as Human Growth and Development.
in a mock hair salon (The Snippin Griffin), take part in Construction
Technology study and practice in a wood shop, study Communications in a high tech computer lab, Design
in a unique design studio, as well as Transportation Technology in an auto shop. Along with these unique opportunities students at Central Peel may also expand their knowledge of technology in Health Care
and Green Industries courses.
for boys and girls at the junior and senior levels, Girl's varsity Flag Football
, boys varsity Volleyball
as well as girls junior and senior teams, boys varsity Baseball
, girls varsity Softball
, Tennis
for boys and girls, Golf
, boys varsity Ice Hockey
, Track & Field, Marathon
, Cross Country
, boys varsity Cricket
, boys and girls Soccer and boys varsity Lacrosse
. Central Peel also has a Co-ed Volleyball
team, a Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee team and a boys' Indoor Soccer
Team which don't compete within ROPPSSA but assemble annually to take part in local tournaments.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
that is located in Brampton
Brampton, Ontario
Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, 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...
, and it is operated by the Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board
Peel District School Board is a Canadian public board of education for the Peel Regional Municipality, headquartered in the HJA Brown Education Centre in Mississauga...
. , the school enrollment stood at 1,262. Central Peel first opened its doors in 1960. The school's mission is "…to work as a diverse learning community in which all members strive to understand and develop their full potential."
Academics
Central Peel teaches under the curriculum guidelines of the Peel District School BoardPeel District School Board
Peel District School Board is a Canadian public board of education for the Peel Regional Municipality, headquartered in the HJA Brown Education Centre in Mississauga...
. Central Peel offers course selection at the academic, applied, essential (locally developed), and open levels in grade 9 and 10 as well as university, college and workplace preparation levels in grade 11 and 12. Central Peel offers courses pertaining to the essential disciplines required for completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma
Ontario Secondary School Diploma
The Ontario Secondary School Diploma is a diploma granted to high school graduates in the province of Ontario.-Diploma requirements:The Ontario Academic Credit system applies to students from Grades 9 through 12...
. Central Peel has one of the lowest failure rates in Peel Region, with over 89% of students receiving there diplomas in their fourth year of high school.
Disciplines
Students attending Central Peel may choose to select from a wide number of varying courses in ArtArt
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, 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...
Studies, Canadian & World Studies, Computer Studies, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
including English as a second language (ESL/ELD), French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
as a second language, Guidance And Career Education, Health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
and Physical Education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
, Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as a second language (International Language Studies), Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, Science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
, Social Science & Humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
, as well as Technological Education.
The Arts
Art courses available to Central Peel students include studies in DanceDance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, Media Arts, Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
including Band, Keyboard, Percussion, Vocal/Choral, Guitar, Software, as well as Visual Art including Comprehensive Art and Photography.
Business Studies
Business studies at Central Peel range from Information TechnologyInformation technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
, Business Theory, Business Technology, Accounting, Marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
, Communications, Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship is the act of being an entrepreneur, which can be defined as "one who undertakes innovations, finance and business acumen in an effort to transform innovations into economic goods". This may result in new organizations or may be part of revitalizing mature organizations in response...
, Organizational Studies, and International Business
International Business
International business is a term used to collectively describe all commercial transactions that take place between two or more regions, countries and nations beyond their political boundary...
. Central Peel also offers a unique Specialist High School Major in Business Studies (SHSM).
Canadian & World Studies
Courses available at Central Peel pertaining to the study of 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...
and the world include Canadian Geography, Canadian History, Civics
Civics
Civics is the study of rights and duties of citizenship. In other words, it is the study of government with attention to the role of citizens ― as opposed to external factors ― in the operation and oversight of government....
, Physical Geography
Physical geography
Physical geography is one of the two major subfields of geography. Physical geography is that branch of natural science which deals with the study of processes and patterns in the natural environment like the atmosphere, biosphere and geosphere, as opposed to the cultural or built environment, the...
, Travel and Tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
, Canadian Politics, Canadian Citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
, American History, World History, Canadian Law, Environmental and Resource Management, World Relations, World Issues, Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and International Law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
English
Central Peel offers the required study to advance knowledge of the English language for native speakers as well as a chance to specialize in MediaMedia studies
Media studies is an academic discipline and field of study that deals with the content, history and effects of various media; in particular, the 'mass media'. Media studies may draw on traditions from both the social sciences and the humanities, but mostly from its core disciplines of mass...
, Canadian Literature
Canadian literature
Canadian literature is literature originating from Canada. Collectively it is often called CanLit. Some criticism of Canadian literature has focused on nationalistic and regional themes, although this is only a small portion of Canadian Literary criticism...
, Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, and Writing
Writing
Writing is the representation of language in a textual medium through the use of a set of signs or symbols . It is distinguished from illustration, such as cave drawing and painting, and non-symbolic preservation of language via non-textual media, such as magnetic tape audio.Writing most likely...
. Central Peel also offers English as a second Language (ESL), and English Literacy Development(ELD) for those who are learning English as a second language.
Moderns
Central Peel also offers students the chance to study FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
or Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
as a second language.
Guidance & Career Education
Career Studies as well as Leadership and Peer support courses are available to Central Peel students. Central Peel also offers students the chance to find Co-operative Education through its Co-Op office.Health & Physical Education
Along with traditional gym class (Healthy Active Living Education) in both open and ESL, Central Peel also offers specialty in FitnessPhysical fitness
Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
(weight room), Exercise Science, and overall Health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
. several Recreation
Recreation
Recreation is an activity of leisure, leisure being discretionary time. The "need to do something for recreation" is an essential element of human biology and psychology. Recreational activities are often done for enjoyment, amusement, or pleasure and are considered to be "fun"...
courses are also available.
Mathematics
Central Peel's Mathematics department provides students with the chance to expand their knowledge of Mathematical Principles (academic), Foundations (applied) or essential concepts (locally developed) in grades 9 and 10. Students can choose form a selection of Mathematical Functions, College Mathematics, Workplace Mathematics, Advanced Functions, CalculusCalculus
Calculus is a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series. This subject constitutes a major part of modern mathematics education. It has two major branches, differential calculus and integral calculus, which are related by the fundamental theorem...
and Vector
Linear algebra
Linear algebra is a branch of mathematics that studies vector spaces, also called linear spaces, along with linear functions that input one vector and output another. Such functions are called linear maps and can be represented by matrices if a basis is given. Thus matrix theory is often...
s, as well as Data Management
Data management
Data management comprises all the disciplines related to managing data as a valuable resource.- Overview :The official definition provided by DAMA International, the professional organization for those in the data management profession, is: "Data Resource Management is the development and execution...
in the senior grades (11 and 12).
Science
along with general science offered in the junior grades, Central Peel allows students to select specialty science courses pertaining to BiologyBiology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, Environmental Science
Environmental science
Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical and biological sciences, to the study of the environment, and the solution of environmental problems...
, and Earth Science
Earth science
Earth science is an all-embracing term for the sciences related to the planet Earth. It is arguably a special case in planetary science, the Earth being the only known life-bearing planet. There are both reductionist and holistic approaches to Earth sciences...
in grades 11 and 12.
Social Science & Humanities
The Social sciences department at Central Peel offers courses in Family Living, FoodFood
Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body. It is usually of plant or animal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals...
and Nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
, Personal and Family Resources, Fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
, Parenting
Parenting
Parenting is the process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood...
in a unique fully functioning daycare, World Religion
Religion
Religion is a collection of cultural systems, belief systems, and worldviews that establishes symbols that relate humanity to spirituality and, sometimes, to moral values. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended to give meaning to life or to...
, Anthropology
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...
, Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, as well as Human Growth and Development.
Technological Education
Central Peel's Technology department offers students unique opportunities to develop technological daroshum skills. Students may study Hairstyling and AestheticsAesthetics
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...
in a mock hair salon (The Snippin Griffin), take part in Construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
Technology study and practice in a wood shop, study Communications in a high tech computer lab, Design
Design
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan or convention for the construction of an object or a system while “to design” refers to making this plan...
in a unique design studio, as well as Transportation Technology in an auto shop. Along with these unique opportunities students at Central Peel may also expand their knowledge of technology in Health Care
Health care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
and Green Industries courses.
Athletics
Central Peel offers students a chance to participate in school teams, Intramurals and program management.School Teams
All of Central Peel's extra curricular teams compete within The Region of Peel Secondary Schools Athletic Association (ROPSSAA). School teams include BasketballBasketball
Basketball 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...
for boys and girls at the junior and senior levels, Girl's varsity Flag Football
Flag football
Flag 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...
, boys varsity Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball 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...
as well as girls junior and senior teams, boys varsity Baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, girls varsity Softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
, Tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
for boys and girls, Golf
Golf
Golf 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....
, boys varsity Ice Hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
, Track & Field, Marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
, Cross Country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, boys varsity Cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
, boys and girls Soccer and boys varsity Lacrosse
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
. Central Peel also has a Co-ed Volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball 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...
team, a Co-ed Ultimate Frisbee team and a boys' Indoor Soccer
Indoor soccer
Indoor soccer or arena soccer, or six-a-side football in the United Kingdom, is a game derived from association football adapted for play in an indoor arena such as a turf-covered hockey arena or skating rink. The most important difference in play is that the indoor field is surrounded by a wall...
Team which don't compete within ROPPSSA but assemble annually to take part in local tournaments.
External links
- Rapid Facts: Central Peel Secondary School at the Peel District School Board site