Guidance Counsellor Overview
Building Bridges to Success aims to provide academically qualified students with a post-secondary experience to enhance their confidence, study skills and career success.
This program reaches out to non-traditional students including aboriginal students, first generation students, students with crown ward status and newcomers to Canada who are also facing financial barriers to post-secondary participation.
Program Highlights
- Students experience university culture as well as academic expectations
- Small class environment consists of only Building Bridges students
- Supplemental instructions teaches techniques that can help improve high school grades
- Courses run outside of regular school hours
- Free for all qualified students
Upcoming Opportunities
Building Bridges University Credit Course - Fall 2013
Student Success 101 - Winter 2014
How guidance counsellors can help:
- Identify students that fit the Building Bridges profile
- Encourage students to apply
- Write a brief letter of recommendation to support the students application (could also be completed by a classroom teacher)
- Provide copy of applicants credit summary or transcript
For more information, contact Lindsay Lawrence at llawrence@wlu.ca or 519-884-0710 ext 4499.
| Related Information | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Building Bridges Application 2013 | Document |
| 2013 | Building Bridges Application Instructions & Check List | Document |
| 2013 | Building Bridges Brochure 2013/2014 | Document |
| 2012 | Guidance Counsellor Letter | Document |
| 2012 | Program Overview | Document |
