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Diabetes Education Centre has a Registered Dietician and
istered Nurse who see both inpatients and outpatients,
works with your doctor to plan the best care for you.
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program assists people and families with diabetes to learn about
g well with diabetes. Some of the services provided include:
vldual and group education
`tion counselling, menu planning, grocery tours,
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ssment, clinical monitoring and management
ision, of blood sugar meters and education on their use
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urce library for loan of videos, cook books,
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bers of the AMGH Diabetes Team include: Dr McLean,
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interest growing
in SHSMs
/41%Four special majors
offered at St. Anne's,
441r St. Mike's
Rita Marshall
Almost 200 Huron -Perth Catholic District
School Board (I SB) sots took a Spe-
cial High Skills Major last year, and those
numbers will likely grow.
'Ihn Martens, project leader for the Ontario
Youth Apprendceship Program (OYAP), told
the HPCDSB at their Oct 24 reletting that the
SHSM program has grown and improved sig-
nificantly
since St. Anne's Catholic Secondazy
School piloted an agrlcu hue SHSM in 2006.
Currently, St. Anne's and St. Mlchaei:Cath-
olic Secondary School ofkar four SHSMs; ti-
CUuue equipnent re,-
nology, arts and culture, and energy. Both
schools offer the arts and culture program
and the energy program, while the agricul-
ture SHSM is only available at St. Ante's and
the construction SHSM only available at St
MIkes.
The total number of students enrolled in
the different majors in 2010-2011 was 192. In
the 2008-09 school year, only 102 were
emuolled.
Each SHSM is a two-year program over
Grades 11 and 12 which allows students to
complete the diploma requirements while
focusing on a specific industry. A major
includes industry -specific certifications and
training, "reach ahead" experiences in either
apprenticeship training, colleges, universities
or workplaces, specialized lessons centred
around the sector and co-op placements.
Martens said that there are 700 to 800 con -
d learning activities for students, so
that trkstead of just learning about math, for
example, a student learns about agriculture,
construction or energy-related math. One
10 -,hour activity on tiling, created by a St.
Mike's teaches was singled out by the Minis-
try ofEducation for praise, he told trustees.
Other major benefits of the program
involve the training and certifications stu-
dents can receive. All students must take first
aid and CPR, but may choose from three dif-
ferent electives. These include GPS, GIS,
CAD, electrical safety, basic hycraulics, pho-
tography, technical support and stage
combat
Martens said that students rarely stop at
only three electives, with some completing
eight or nine. Although GPS and GIS electives
are part of the energy specialist program,
Martens said many ag SHSM students have
asked to have the electives brought into their
program as well, noting that most farm
equipment uses the two technologies.
Although HPCDSB teachers can become
certified in different areas themselves and
train students, much training is done by
industry and post -secondary partners. An
elective on livestock medicine is taught by the
University of Guelph, Martens said.
A presentation on farm safety training
delivered by OMAFRA proved so popular
with students that parents asked, and
were allowed, to attend the following
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