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The Pursuit of Excellence Programme

The Pursuit of Excellence Programme is designed to support a student’s pursuit of excellence in her chosen field or arena. When a student is heavily involved in a specific activity at an advanced level, much more time is devoted to practices, rehearsals, competitions and events. Since each student’s pursuit is individual, arrangements and accommodations will vary from student to student. We are also committed to making academic accommodations when the overlap of a Pursuit of Excellence student’s extra-curricular practice or competition schedule produces conflicts or an overload situation. Accommodations may involve re-scheduling test or assignment dates, and we encourage our Pursuit of Excellence students to work with the teachers ahead of time to make arrangements.

Student Testimonials

Meet Meghan - Grade 9 Student

I am a competitive swimmer with the Pickering Swim Club. I swim seven to eight times a week and also have two weight room sessions a week. I swim at an Eastern/Western Canadian level and swim against kids from all over Canada. At some of the bigger meets there are also Olympians and kids from the United States.

Swimming demands a lot from its athletes; especially the demand of waking up between 4 - 4:30a.m. three mornings a week before school. I practice twice a day on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and my only day off is Wednesday. When there is no meet scheduled on a weekend then I have Sunday off as well. I get home from swimming each night, have dinner and then start right away with homework. When I am done my homework I go to sleep to get ready for the next morning.

The proudest moments in my sport to date are winning a bronze medal in Thunder Bay at the 2008 Long Course Provincial Championships and qualifying for my first Western Canadian Championships meet that took place in Edmonton in February. I swam 2 out of 3 best times and was top 20 in one event, which is a great accomplishment for the first time at such a big meet.

I have been involved in the Pursuit of Excellence Programme since Grade 6. I am currently in Grade 9. I think that it is great to have this programme in place at Trafalgar because it ensures that you do your best work in every subject.  If you can't get something handed in right away then you have some extra time and flexibility to make sure it is perfect!