There are many pathways to success and all students can be successful. At the Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB), our students can choose from a variety of pathways to suit their interests, strengths and goals.
Learn how you can start building your pathway today with our Individual Pathways Plan (IPP) in myBlueprint.
What is a pathway?
A pathway is a range of courses and programs that help you meet your needs and prepare for your initial post-secondary destination, including:
- Apprenticeship
- College
- Community living
- University
- Workplace
Create your pathway using myBlueprint
To create your IPP, log into myBlueprint using your GECDSB account to get started. This is the same e-mail and password you use to log onto school computers.
If you have any questions about creating your pathway, contact your Guidance Counsellor or Student Success Teacher.
What is myBlueprint?
Students use myBlueprint to build their pathways and select their courses.
Individual Pathways Plan (IPP)
An Individual Pathways Plan (IPP) will help you make choices about your education, career and life options. It also helps you find opportunities and learn how to set and achieve goals.
Your IPP will include:
- A personalized high school plan that helps you track your progress toward your diploma or certificate (and the ability to create multiple plans)
- Different surveys including interests, personality, motivations and learning styles inventories which match you to high school courses, post-secondary programs and careers
- Highlights of apprenticeship, college, community living, university and workplace programs
- Detailed job descriptions (location, salary, required skills, future outlook, related work)
- A resume builder and an employment guide to help you apply for actual positions and be successful in maintaining the job
40 Hours Community Involvement
To support your pathway, learn about our required 40 hours community involvement program where you will experience new opportunities and learning outside of school. For the 2021 to 2022 school year, the required number of communities involvement activities will be 20 hours for graduating students.
De-streaming
To provide fair opportunities and positive outcomes for students, the GECDSB has decided to eliminate the streaming of students into separate Applied and Academic secondary school programs in Grades 9 and 10. We are starting with de-streaming Grade 9 Math.
We made this decision as a response to local and provincial advocacy and considerations, as well as direction from the Ministry of Education. We will continue to honour all educational pathways including apprenticeship, college, university, work and community living.
If you have any questions about our de-streaming process, send us an email at [email protected] or contact your Guidance Counsellor.