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Staffing - 2016-17 School Year

Department Head:

Mr. M.Cordeiro

CWS introduces the new Non-Profit Specialist High Skills Major

The Canadian and World Studies Department is excited to introduce Non-Profit, the newest addition to the SHSM stable of programs at St. Edmund Campion this year.  Canada is home to the second largest non-profit workforce in the world, with 161,000 different organizations contributing $112 billion to our economy each year. There are 11.8 million volunteers and two million paid employees working in the non-profit sector. Occupations in this sector are wide-ranging with varying education and skill requirements. This program involves our students in community development through a variety of experiential learning and cooperative education experiences working within this sector.  Students will develop skills in the areas of problem solving, analysis, communication, cooperation, ethical values, consciousness, and citizenship.  The non-profit sector offers a range of careers that are dynamic, engaging, and rewarding. Whether in the fields of art, culture, education, law, the environment, information technology, heath care, social development, or sport, countless career paths are available for people who share the sector’s common vision: to makea difference.

Our students have been busy training and receiving certifications such as Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), First Aid, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and Customer Service.  As part of the grade 12 Reach Ahead component to the SHSM program, students have expanded their learning experience with trips to both Osgoode Hall and the Toronto Court House.  Students registered in the Non-Profit SHSM must also complete some experiential learning as well, which has been fulfilled this year with the grade 11 Law class trip to the Brampton Court House as well as through participation with the Model UN club and the school’s Mock Bail and Mock Trial teams. Throughout the year, Non-Profit students will also be involved in fundraising for the India Trip, participate in the Count Me In Conference as well as the Youth Making a Difference Conference in addition to attending various seminars and receiving even more certifications in fields such as Conflict Resolution and Leadership.  Our students will continue to foster their knowledge of the importance of community relationships in the Non-Profit capacity/domain and learn essential skills in developing social justice initiatives. 

For more information on the Non-Profit SHSM, visit Campion’s website at dpcdsb.org/CAMPI and click SHSM.