What Can You Do?
- Attend parent information session
- Learn about courses offered and diploma requirements
- Encourage your teen to engage in the process of exploring career and education and training opportunities
- Review your teen’s Annual Education Plan regularly
- Talk to your teen about the work you and other family members do
- Help your teen expand their list of possibilities
- Find out about costs and financial assistance for post secondary education and training
- Encourage the development of a Plan “A” and a Plan “B”
- Maintain contact with your teen’s teachers and guidance counsellor
- Support your teen in their decision-making
- Find out about ways to get involved in your teen’s school such as joining the school council or volunteering to take part in career days
- Have fun in the process!
The Benefits of Parental Involvement
- You get to know the teaching staff and administrative team
- You become comfortable communicating with the teachers and administrators
- You get to know your child’s friends and classmates