At CGS we offer a Health & Wellness Focus Program designed to meet the needs of students interested in the Health & Medical field. This Focus Program is intended for students who have their sights set on careers in areas such as Sport Science, Health Care & Health Promotion, Medicine, Nutrition & Dietetics, Nursing, Massage Therapy Naturopathy, Paramedic and Alternative medicine.
Courses include, but are not limited to Kinesiology, Nutrition, Biology, Physics, Health Care and Chemistry. Students will participate in Cooperative Education placements and gain first-hand experience. Students will also participate in learning opportunities presented by Academic professionals, Business professionals, and Medical Specialists working in this field.
Students will earn an embossed Health & Wellness Focus Certificate signed by the Principal and Director of Canadian Global School along with an embossed reference letter to include in their Portfolios.
Why consider a Health and Wellness Focus Program?
Our focus programs let students focus on a career path that matches their skills and interests while meeting the requirements of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma(OSSD).
This program enables students to:
Customize their secondary school education to suit their interests and skills
Complete sector recognized certifications to build their resume
Prepare for post-secondary opportunities
Explore and refine their career goals
Earn the Sports Focus Program Distinction Certificate to add to their portfolio
Engage in experiential learning with like-minded peers
Jobs Related to a Health and Wellness Focus Program?
- Child and Youth Worker
- Early Childhood Educator
- Educational Assistant
- Ambulance attendants and other paramedical occupations
- Biomedical engineering technologist
- Community and Social Service Worker
- Dental Hygienist or Dental Assistant
- Documentation Clerk
- Funeral Director or Embalmer
- Health Care Aide
- Hospital Information Clerk
- Medical Laboratory Technician
- Medical Secretary
- Pharmacy Technician
- Practical Nurse
- Primary Care Paramedic
- Registered Massage Therapist
- Registered Orthopaedic Technologist
- Respiratory Therapist
- Audiologist or Speech Language Pathologist
- Chiropractor
- Dentist
- Dietitian
- Family, Marriage and other counsellors
- Hospital Equipment Sales
- Kinesiologist
- Medical Microbiologist
- Medical Sonographer
- Midwife
- Nutritionist
- Optometrist
- Pharmacist
- Podiatrist
- Psychiatrist
- Registered Nurse
- Sports Therapist
- Blood Donor Clinic Assistant
- Certified Personal Trainer
- Doctor’s office receptionist
- Fitness Instructor
- Hospital Admitting Clerk
- Hospital Cleaner
- Hospital Porter
- Lifeguard
- Recreation Program Leader
Requirements for the Health and Wellness Program
Four Compulsory
Three Electives(Choose from the list below)
| Advanced training in a technique( e.g. fundamental skills in sport, fundamental movement skills, paddling technique, spinning) | Allergy awareness | Ambulation, lifting, and transfers | Animal first aid |
| babysitting | Behaviour management | Child safety and injury prevention | Communication skills |
| Concussion awareness | Conflict resolution | Customer service | Ethical considerations |
| Fire safety and extinguisher use | fitness | Food Handler Certification | Group dynamics |
| Innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship | Lab practices | Leadership skills | Marine and wilderness first aid |
| Medical terminology | Mental Health First Aid | Non-violent crisis intervention | Personal training |
| Personal inventory | Portfolio development | Project management | Safe body mechanics |
| Safe food handling-basic | Sign language | Specialized care( diabetes, dementia, nutrition) | Sterile techniques |
| Stress management techniques | SafeTalk | Waste management | Wrapping and taping for performance and injury |