Mathematics
The Mathematics Department at Loretto College School offers courses that seek to develop skills in reasoning, problem solving, and analytical thinking. As students are required to take three math courses in order to graduate with their Ontario Secondary School Diploma, students will learn to transfer the skills that they develop in mathematics to other areas of their academic studies.
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In addition to the all of the work that is done in math courses across all grades, the department gives special attention to the preparation of grade nine students for the provincial EQAO test. Initiatives like Math Bootcamp, the After School Numeracy Program, and weekly math help clinics help students practise and refine their math skills to prepare to demonstrate the knowledge they have acquired over the course of their grade nine year. [Please Note: All students who are taking a grade nine math course at the Academic or Applied levels are required to write this test at the end of the semester in which they are taking the math course.]
IMPORTANT: In the 2020-2021 academic year, EQAO is piloting an online, adaptive version of the EQAO test, consisting of 50 multiple choice questions that are tailored to a student's ability level. Field-testing dates will be announced when additional information is made available by the Ministry of Education and the TCDSB.
Loretto College is proud to offer math courses at all levels of study for all pathways. Offerings include Locally Developed, Applied, Academic, and STEAM courses (in grades 9 and 10), along with Workplace, College, and University courses (in grades 11 and 12).
Additionally, math experiences, including excursions and the writing of Waterloo math contests, enrich mathematics education at Loretto College.
1 Kilpatrick, Jeremy, et al. Adding It Up: Helping Children Learn Mathematics. National Academy Press, 2009
We offer enriched level congregated Mathematics courses in grades 9 and 10.