THEORY OF CHANGE
Activities
Input
•750 dollars funding for each
international student
•25 staff
•10-20 teachers
•4- 15 volunteers
•Printers/Computer/Projectors
•10-20 classrooms offered
•1 kitchen and 1 refrigirator
•8-15 buses from 3-5 school bus
companies
•guest speakers from
YRP/YRH/Ingle Insurance
•1 cafeteria offered
[Publish Date]
Outcomes
• Take the school bus to the orientation center from student’s
Outputs Students feel that YRDSB is their second
home school during the orientation weeks home.
• A day school visit and experience accompanied by the
• 800+ students attend the
custodian and parents and introducing their ESL teachers and orientation To make the student fell that they are
their guidance teachers, meet their schoolmates and integrated into the new community.
Principals
•30+ teachers joined for this
• Introduce the school club they could attend program
Students might share their experience and
• Insurance company will introducing their medical insurance •20 schools are actively help other new students at the school
and coverage
• Welcome seminar with general information about the new
coorperate with IES
environment, culture, community, facilities they could use • 30-40 volunters are serving to Student form a solid understanding of what
• Make pizza support this program
• Cook western food and desert
courses they have to take.
• Share the funny stories back home • at least 2 trips would be covered Student adapts well with the new
• Introduce their own cultures within these two weeks program environment.
• Dance competition and runway show
• 2-4 guest speaker invited to join
• Day Trips
• Q &A Section if students have questions the session Introducing other people about his school/
school Board/Canada
• Guest speaker speaks about school policies • less than 10 complaints from the
• Police Officers introduce to students how to protect students and parents
themselves when they need help
• less than 50 calls seeking Help other people when other people have
• Teachers are promoting group work/brainstorming and
the worries.
activates to enhance the student’s engagement and information about course
confidence
• A seminar is given during the orientation week discussed selection and registration
about what courses they have taken and what requirement Student’s confidence and self-fulfillment
for them to graduate from high school increased.
• Previous new international students share their experiences in
choosing the courses
• Volunteers provide their experiences in school registration Students have a solid knowledge of school
• Assessments are given to determine student’s ESL level and health and safety.
Math Level for them to choose the courses which are more
suitable for them
• a meeting with school guidance counsellor to discuss the Good school attendance
credit transferring
Students are willing to engage in social
activities.