Courses and Credits
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Over the two years in the English option of Flex, students will earn their English 9/10, Science 9/10, Social Studies 9/10, Career Life Education 10, Flex Service 9/10, and Environmental Science 11. Students will also earn their Math 9/10 credits with a Flex math teacher in semestered course in the morning.
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In the French Immersion option of the Flexible Studies program, students earn their English 9/10 and their Math 9/10 credits in Flex. Students will earn their Francais Langue, Sciences Humaines, and Sciences Naturelles credits in the French Immersion program.
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Absolutely! The Flex program was always designed for students to be part of our amazing Reynolds community. For students in the English option of Flex, their morning elective courses are part of the whole Reynolds community while they spend the afternoons with their Flex cohort. For students in the French Immersion option of Flex, they take their Flex English and Flex Math courses with their Flex cohort, their French Immersion courses with students from the whole of the French Immersion program, and their electives with students from the whole of the Reynolds student community.
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Students earn one credit per year for completing their Flex Service hours and reflecting on the contributions they have made to their community. By the end of their time at Reynolds, students will have earned four credits for Flex Service, which is the equivalent of a full course. These credits will appear on their transcripts.
Applications
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Along with the answers to the application questions, the report card is used as just another piece of information as we consider each applicant. In accordance to the Flex philosophy, we know that students who thrive in Flex are those who put in their best effort and are willing to challenge themselves. We understand that a letter grade and the effort put into a course are not always the same thing.
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No. While we use report cards as one piece of information to learn about you, there is no minimum grade that someone has to have in order to be accepted into Flex. We are more interested in the commitment you show to your learning than we are with the letter grade.
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We highly encourage all students to submit their answers to the application questions in a way that they feel best represents themselves. If you love to write, then that is great! But if you feel like you can express yourself better in a different way, then do that! For example, in the past we have had applicants submit art, videos, high top shoes, poetry, music videos, and dance as their answers to the questions. There is no right way to the answers the questsions; we want to learn about you, from you!
COVID-19
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As with all public schools, we are closely following the most current safety protocol recommendations from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer. While the English option cohort is larger than a regular class, we have multiple rooms to use in order to maintain safe distancing protocols. We have learned how to maintain the integrity of the program while keeping each other safe.
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In the French Immersion option of the Flexible Studies program, COVID hasn't really changed the program at all because students are still taking their courses in a manner that is similar to their pre-COVID experience. For the English option, we have found a balance of connecting with our community in virtual and/or outdoor ways. In some cases, for example our work in supporting One Planet Saanich, the push to using platforms like Zoom has helped increase student connectedness to the community partners. As always, we are being flexible and creating solutions to provide our students the opportunities to connect with, learn from, and contribute to our community.
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When the SD61 secondary schools all moved to a Quarter System this year, the English option of Flex was not affected at all because we were already spending the whole afternoon with our students. For the French Immersion option, the effect was the same as any other course, where the students would spend the whole morning or afternoon with one class.