A Crofton House School Timetable
The Crofton House School timetable is based upon an “ 8-day tumbling ” structure . Classes are timetabled into 8 blocks , “ A ” through “ H ”. Senior music classes take place outside of the timetable in “ M ” block .
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 |
Day 4 |
Day 5 |
Day 6 |
Day 7 |
Day 8 |
A |
E |
D |
H |
C |
G |
B |
F |
B |
F |
A |
E |
D |
H |
C |
G |
C |
G |
B |
F |
A |
E |
D |
H |
D |
H |
C |
G |
B |
F |
A |
E |
With the exception of Grade 12 students who may choose to have one ‘ study ’ block , all students select courses for each of the 8 blocks of the CHS timetable . Some courses are required by the BC Ministry of Education while others are electives . Reflective of the Crofton House School mission , Inspiring girls to discover and pursue their personal excellence , elective courses in the pre-graduation years , Grades 8 and 9 , are intended to provide students with opportunities to “ discover ” potentially new areas of interest . In the graduation years , Grades 10 to 12 , electives provide students with opportunities to “ pursue ” areas of interest . The number of required and elective courses vary depending on student grade and , in the graduation years , on progress through the requirements of the BC Graduation Program .
CHS students are expected to carry a full 8-course load with the exception of approved ‘ study ’ blocks , Independent Study or Learning Strategies blocks . Ministry of Education grants are based upon students being in attendance a defined number of hours . Students who carry less than a full load may be subject to a fee in order for the school to offset the loss of Ministry of Education eligible student grant funds .
Requesting Courses
At the start of the second semester , students , with the guidance of teachers , older students and parents , select courses for the next academic year . The full schedule of the process from exploration to course selection and timetable finalization is listed in this handbook .
Construction of the school-wide timetable takes into account all student requests , available staffing , and classroom availability . As much as possible , timetable conflicts are minimized toward the goal of fulfilling as many student course requests as possible . The school is unable to guarantee that all course requests are possible or that a student will be able to make course changes once the timetable has been finalized . There are four reasons that a course request may not be accommodated : 1 . The student does not have the prerequisites for the requested course .
2 . The scheduled block ( s ) of the course conflicts with other requested courses which have been identified as having a higher preference .
3 . There is insufficient interest in a course in a particular year , and those students who are interested in the course have other options available without impacting graduation requirements .
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