English 30-1 - FALL 2023: Quarter 2 T/T/S - Online Synchronous Class

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

REGISTRATION for this class, between WED, NOV 15 and TUES, NOV 21, is available ONLY to students who are CURRENTLY ATTENDING an EDMONTON PUBLIC SCHOOL, and registration for this class CLOSES at 4:00 PM on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2023.

PLEASE NOTE: Quarterly fast track courses MOVE TWICE AS FAST as semestered courses. Students should consider the time and space they have to dedicate to their studies in choosing the timing of course-delivery

This Metro Academic Class is offered in an 8 week, Quarterly Fast Track format. This class is delivered all ONLINE. Classes are held 3 days per week: Tuesdays & Thursdays – 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm AND Saturdays 8:30 am to 1:50 pm. Students must be present for all learning activities in order to be successful in the course.

All classes will begin with a teacher led live lesson. Students are expected to be engaged in learning activities for the duration of class time (until 9:30 pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays and until 1:50 pm on Saturdays). Students will use SchoolZone to access their online class. Further information about SchoolZone is outlined in your Class Confirmation email

For this course – students MUST have a Chromebook, laptop, or desktop computer available for their use (not a cell phone or tablet). The device used must have a webcam, a microphone, and access to the Internet. If you do not have your own device or access to one, please call Metro Customer Service at 780-428-1111 to discuss options available.

PLEASE BE AWARE: Any information pertaining to this course that you want to KEEP/REVIEW should be SAVED to your personal COMPUTER/DEVICE. Your SCHOOLZONE will be INACTIVATED (a) when your course ends or (b) if you withdraw from your course. Your SZ access, including your SHARE email account, is REMOVED in the overnight course upload. This means that on the day you complete the course, or withdraw, the NIGHTLY UPLOAD REMOVES YOUR ACCESS. Access CANNOT be reactivated unless you take another course with Metro. If you have not saved your information to your personal device, it is LOST and cannot be retrieved.

Students taking this class are REQUIRED TO WRITE a Diploma Exam. Diploma exams are offered in November, January, April, June OR August.

Diploma Exam for English 30-1 is: PART A - January 10 & PART B - January 23, 2024.

TOTAL COST - Students under 20 years on Sep 1 of the current school year: $60 non-refundable program fee. Students 20 years and over on Sep 1 of current school year: $60 non-refundable program fee and $589 tuition.

All study/reading resources required for this course are in an ONLINE FORMAT and access will be supplied by your teacher. Students are expected to provide their own dictionary and/or thesaurus.

There are no classes from Saturday, December 23, 2023 to Friday, January 5, 2024. However, there WILL BE classes on Saturday, January 6, 2024.