Programs and Services
Academic Programs
We offer a complete academic program leading to a full range of opportunities for post-secondary education. Students enrolled in French Immersion are able to complete the requirements for the Immersion Certificate. Our extensive Co-operative Education Program allows Brookfield students to gain experience in a variety of areas in the work place. Over the past five years, many of our students have been involved in the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP). Our Arts programs are well-established, culminating with Grade 12 level credits in Drama, Visual Arts and Music.
Classroom Organization
Brookfield High School is a grade 9 to 12 community school. Brookfield students are organized into grade-specific forms as follows:
- Grade 9: 8 classes
- Grade 10: 8 classes
- Grade 11: 9 classes
- Grade 12: 9 classes
Special Education and ESL Programs
We are fortunate to have a team of experienced teachers and six Educational Assistants attached to our Special Education department. Resource support and educational assessments are provided by our Learning Support Teachers. Through our Special Education Department, students receive remedial support and/or credit courses in Learning Strategies, as identified through an IPRC or IEP. Our school is home to an Autism Spectrum Disorder class as well as a system Learning Disabilities Unit which provides an 8:1 student/teacher ratio.
We offer a full range of English as a Second Language courses to our student population who are new to Canada as well as some sheltered courses at the junior level. We are very proud of the success many of our English language learners have enjoyed and the addition of many International Students who attend our school.
Clubs and Activities
Co-curricular activities in academics, athletics, and the arts contribute to developing well-balanced graduates who are positioned to compete in post-secondary educational institutions and the world of work. With the help of our staff and community coaches, we are able to offer a wide range of teams for both male and female student athletics (over 30 teams each year). An active Athletic Association organizes a lunch-hour intramural sports program and contributes to maintaining school spirit. The Students’ Council ensures student involvement in a variety of activities, including spirit activities, dances, and assemblies. Student organizations and clubs such as the Multicultural Club, Muslim Students’ Association, Environmental/Clean-up-the-Capital team, Brookfield Ambassadors, Girls Chat, Boys Read, Ski and Snowboard Club, the Improv Team and Tech Crew thrive, and our staff is always willing to respond to new requests.
Our students and staff have annually supported such causes as the Terry Fox Run, “The Inside Ride” supporting children and families with cancer, Clean-up-the-Capital and Operation Veteran.
Peer Tutoring and our LINK program (a full year grade 9 program to ease the transition to high school) encourage students to become actively involved in the life of the school.
Safe Schools Initiatives
At Brookfield, our students feel safe and secure in their learning environment. We have used our most recent data from "The Tell Them From Me" student survey to inform and implement our Safe Schools plan for 2013-14. Our Safe Schools committee is comprised of teaching staff, community members and parents. In addition, Brookfield High School’s Code of Behaviour and Dress Code helps students develop fully as responsible, productive members of society so that they will think clearly and act wisely.
The Brookfield Pledge demonstrates our focus on character education and was written with student, parent and staff input. It emphasizes the values of respect, responsibility, perseverance, acceptance, appreciation, fairness, co-operation, optimism, empathy and integrity.