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Dual Credit Support Teachers Share Their Experiences

Barbara Fischer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While working as a high school co-op teacher and summer school vice principal, Barbara became very interested in working as a Dual Credit Support Teacher at Algonquin College. Barbara was one of the first teachers to pilot the original program at St Paul High School from its creation many years ago. Her involvement in encouraging students to take the next step to higher learning was of utmost importance for her students’ futures. Algonquin College has always been a place where she has aspired to transition to at some point in time.

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Dual Credit Support Teachers Share Their Experiences

 

Pierre Brisson

With a background in construction trades of 10 years, Pierre Brisson taught his craft at the high school level for 28 years. His specialties included woodworking, painting, and decorating. He has taught and organized co-op placements for students. He has been an Algonquin College Dual Credit support teacher since 2011.
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Pathway Explorer Profile: Synthia Aguirre

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Grade 12 St. Patrick’s High School student Synthia Aguirre has explored two different pathway options through the dual credit program this school year, beginning with the chef training course in the Fall.

“It was pretty interesting,” said Aguirre. “It was a real mind opener and I learned a lot.” Continue reading →

Pathway Explorer Profile: Olivia Davis

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Olivia Davis, an Elizabeth Wyn Wood Secondary Alternate School student, is finishing up her high school diploma through the dual credit program at the college this semester.

Currently taking the ‘College and Career Success Skills’ course as her final credit before graduation, Davis speaks glowingly of her time in the program. Continue reading →

Pathway Explorer Profile: Dante Santaromita Villa

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St. Pius High School student Dante Santaromita Villa is getting a head start on a prospective accounting career through the dual credit program.

Succeeding with an A average in Accounting Concepts I heading into his final major test, Santaromita Villa applied and received conditional acceptance into the full-time accounting program at Algonquin. Continue reading →

Pathway Explorer Profile: Alana Schwerdfager

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Grade 12 Merivale High School student Alana Schwerdfager is completing her second dual credit course this semester with an eye toward full-time studies at Algonquin next school year.

Success in the demanding Elements and Principles of our Environment course in the Fall gave Schwerdfager the confidence to enrol in a second dual credit course, Visual Dynamics, this semester. Continue reading →