High School Program
Our Program
Forest Heights school in Toronto is a welcoming and supportive place, designed to help young people get the most out of their education.
We offer grades 9 to 12 of the Ontario Secondary School Curriculum, and our rich extracurricular programming is designed to help each student to develop his or her own special talents and abilities.
Innovative Term System
Our school has an academic year consisting of four nine-week terms (sometimes called “quadmesters”). This allows a full-time student to focus on two courses at once.
There is also an academic summer term (July to mid-August) consisting of 6 weeks. As a result, during this summer term the school day is slightly longer.
A typical day for a high school student during the academic year (September to June) would consist of one class in the morning and one in the afternoon. But with a third period in the later afternoon students have additional options.
Each day we have three periods:
A part-time student takes one course. A regular student takes two courses. And an Express Option student takes three courses.
Our Faculty
Our faculty is a team of highly experienced professional educators, all certified by the Ontario College of Teachers, and many also holding advanced academic degrees.
Our Campus
Forest Heights School is located in a Markham property. It is a safe, lively neighbourhood, close to public transportation connecting our campus to all parts of the city.
Extracurricular
At Forest Heights School, learning continues beyond the classroom. Our Director of Student Experience, Mike Helsby, has created a rich variety of extracurricular activities for students of all ages and interests. You can learn more, and see Mr. Helsby talking about his programming,
Trial Period
Local students interested in exploring the possibility of joining Forest Heights School may, upon invitation from the principal, join our classes for a trial period for a few days.
“Our school founder and my mentor, Mrs. Sheila McDonald, instilled a love of learning in our students and inspired our teachers. ‘If a student is comfortable,’ she often told me, ‘they will gain confidence to continue to develop learning skills and find their passion.”
Virgenia Lemieux holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours Degree in English and Dramatic Arts, and a Bachelor of Education degree in Concurrent Education from Queen’s University.
