YRDSB - Specialized Program: High Performance Athlete (HPA)

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What is the High Performance Athlete (HPA) Program?
A specialized, cooperative education program, for students who are competing at the provincial, national and/or international level. In HPA, students practice and demonstrate, through a cooperative education program, the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom, to their training/competition setting.

The HPA program is made up of:

the HPA cooperative education course; and
a subject-related course.

A student may earn up to two co-op credits for each subject-related course they take. There is no limit to the number of credits a student can earn through cooperative education (Co-op) programming as long as you have a related course to link the Co-op to.

HPA co-op is the same as any other curriculum course:

it is taken for either a semester/full year; for 1 period, 2 periods (half day); or 4 periods (full day);
it has curriculum expectations;
work is assessed by the Co-op teacher and the placement supervisor (in this case the coach or trainer);
it meets the requirements for an OSSD and/or SHSM diploma

Who is it for?
HPA is co-op programming tailored to meet the learning needs of students who are committed to focusing on their long term career objectives while accommodating competitive training needs. Criteria for consideration/acceptance Acrobat Reader logo into HPA programming is based upon:

the # of hours committed to training;
the learning needs of the student;
level of competition;
training season;
completed application process; and
a program readiness assessment.
Coaches Reference Form

To access HPA programming students must apply Acrobat Reader logo

for Co-op and have a pre-placement interview with the teacher.

Students and their parent/guardians must commit to the protocols set out in the HPA Protocol Agreement Acrobat Reader logo

What are the benefits of HPA programming?
HPA programming provides students with an opportunity to:

access individually tailored Co-op courses
earn credits towards their OSSD while training and competing.

The following YRDSB schools provide HPA programming:

Who do I see in the school for more information about the HPA program?
See the Community-Based Education Head or Guidance/Career Education Head in your school.

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