Overview
The Academy's academic mandate is simple.
* Prepare our students for college * Get our students into college * Have our students succeed in college
Excellent Academics
To ensure academic excellence, the Ontario Hockey Academy is a certified and inspected Ontario Ministry of Education degree granting private secondary school. The Academy follows the
university preparatory curriculum
as set forth by Ministry of Education and confers the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) on its graduates. All academic core courses are taught at the academic or university prep level and are NCAA approved. For advanced and post-graduate students, the academy supports independent study utilizing undergraduate courses from several US colleges and universities.
The Academy's academics are overseen by Dr. Kristina Rohtley, an internationally respected teacher and researcher. With faculty of 18 teachers, the academy offers over 30 approved courses in science, mathematics, social sciences, English, ESL, French, the arts, and computer science. The academy's curriculum is designed to satisfy the Ministry of Education 's course distrubution and the NCAA's Division I eligibility core courses requirements.
The academic portion of the day is highly structured, consisting of (4) eighty minute periods for core course instruction and (1) one hour study hall period five days a week. All courses consist of over 110 hours of classroom instruction. The mandatory study halls provide students with scheduled time to get homework done, read literature, or study for tests and exams. Academy teachers are on duty during all study hall to provide extra help or to answer questions. In addition, time is set aside during the week for extra tutoring, college advising, and our SAT prep program.
All core courses are taught with class sizes of 8 to 10 students. This allows teachers to interact with students on a one-to-one and makes learning is made easier. The resulst are higher retention rates, better understanding and springboard for the next level.
We make every effort to help our students get into the universities of their choice. To accomplish this, we offer an extensive university advising program (for both US and Canadian schools) and teach an in-house SAT prep course. Each year, our upper level students are scheduled to take either the SAT I or SAT II exam. Typically, the SAT is taken in May for 11th graders and in December 12th graders.
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Prep School vs Junior Hockey
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Meet the Principal
Dr. Kris Rothley, PhD '96 Yale University dean_ontariohockeyacdemy.com
Dr. Rothley comes to the Academy with an extremely impressive background. She holds a B.S. from M.I.T., a M. Eng. and M.B.A from Cornell University, and a M.F.S. and Ph. D. from Yale University. She was then a post-doctoral fellow at Princeton University for two years. Dr. Rothley taught and advised students for seven years at various universities in both the U.S. and Canada. Her specialization is teaching Science, Mathematics and Computer Programming.
Dr. Rothley's primary role is to ensure that a high level of academic excellence is maintained at OHA. She is the liaison between OHA and the Ontario Ministry of Education. Her responsibilities include:
1) ensuring each student's academic program meets Ontario's Secondary School graduation requirements,
2) ensuring each student's academic program meets NCAA eligibility requirements,
3) ensuring each student's academic performance is maintained.
4) oversees the ESL program and OSSLT preparation for non-native English speaking students
5) oversees all of the Academy's university advising
6) maintains and impliments the official Ministry of Education's School Course Calender
Dr. Rothley lives in Cornwall with her husband and three children, Valeria, Louisa, and Kaylee (all of which who play hockey!)
OHA-School-Course-Calendar-2010-2011-mod.pdf
Faculty
OHA 2010- 2011 Faculty
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amanda e
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mike
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saarh
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kim
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rishma
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amanda l
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sednayk
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kris
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josh
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tim
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ryan
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brad
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depratto
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karlee
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jay
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luke
Meet the faculty
Courses
This course sequence is intended as a recommendation to assist developing a plan for parents and students and should not be considered as final. When accepted into the Academy, you will work within the Ontario 's Ministry of Education guidelines and with the NCAA core course requirements to develop your individual class schedule. Please keep in mind that our sequence of courses is flexible and will be tailored to fit the needs of the individual student.
OHA Course Curriculum
*NCAA Approved Courses
Grade 9 Grade 10
Core Courses Core Courses
English 9* English 10*
Math 9* Math 10*
Canadian Geography* Canadian History*
Science 9* Science 10*
French 9 Core* French Immersion 10*
Electives Electives
Art, Learning Strategies, ESL 9 Food & Nutrition, Compute Science,
Physical Education ESL 10, Drama, Physical Education
Grade 11 Grade 12
Core Courses Core Courses
English 11* English 12*
Functions * Advanced Functions*
American History* Data Management*
Functions and Applications* Calculus*
Psychology, Anthropoly, Sociology* World History*, World Geography*
Biology 11* Biology 12*
Chemistry 11* Chemistry 12*
Physics 11* Physics 12*
Science 11* Science 12*
French Immersion 11* French Immersion 12*
Electives Electives
Economics*, Physical Education Exercise Science, Physical Education
Ontario Ministry of Education Core Curriculum
NCAA Approved Ontario Courses
University Counseling
Did you know that there are over 400 men's and 100 women's universities and colleges in the United States and Canada that have hockey teams and clubs?
Women's Collegiate Hockey
NCAA Division I 35 Teams
NCAA Division III 52 Teams
ACHA Div I,II,III 18 Teams
CIS 34 Teams
Men's Collegiate Hockey
NCAA Division I
63 Teams
NCAA Division III
75 Teams
ACHA Div I,II,III
300+ Teams
CIS
35 Teams
Let us help you find the right athletic and academic fit.
Our dedicated university counselors work hand in hand with our coaching staff to identify colleges that fit our students academic and athletic potential. Our counselors know universites. They used to teach at them. They help our students prepare recruiting letters, hockey resumes and college applications. Whether its the NCAA or CIS, team or club hockey, we are here to help.
Post-Graduate Study
The Ontario Hockey Academy is pleased to offer a program for post-graduate students. This demanding program is designed for student-athlete wishing to improve their academics and athletic standing. Like the regular high school program the post-graduate program consists of academics, athletics and college preparation / placement.
All students must adhere to the OHA Post-Graduate ("PG") Policy:
Fall Semester
Post-graduate (PG) students attending OHA must take a minimum of three courses during the Fall semester.
PGs are not required to take the physical education course (PAF4O) for credit or attend the health portion of this course. However, they are required to attend the gym workouts associated with PAF4O (which are part of the off-ice training program for their team).
PGs may take any high school courses offered at OHA, online high school courses or online college level courses as part of their three course minimum (please discuss this with the principal in advance so the courses chosen are consistent with future academic plans). However, students are responsible for any/all fees associated with the delivery independent study (online) high school or college level courses.
The OHA teachers are available as support for PGs taking independent study courses. However, the OHA teachers will not tutor the PGs for these courses. The PGs are expected to complete these courses largely as independent work, and to rely mainly on any teaching support offered by the independent study course supplier.
PGs are expected to make timely progress and to perform satisfactorily on all courses (whether they are offered locally at OHA or online as independent study) just as all of the other OHA students. Similarly, poor progress and/or performance could lead to a loss of ice time. All coursework must be completed by the end of the first semester.
Spring Semester
PGs are not required to take any academic classes during the Spring semester, however they are expected to leave OHA at the end of the OHA hockey season. Extensions can be granted if PGs take a full class load and maintain good academic standing.
Please note: PGs are subject to all rules and requirements set forth in the OHA Student Handbook. If any PG is violating school rules or being disruptive to other students, they will be referred to the OHA Discipline Committee and may be required to leave early.
NCAA Eligibility
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is an organization that oversees collegiate sports in the United States. These sports are broken down into three levels, Division I, II, or III. To play for a Division I or II team, you must be declared eligible by the NCAA. To become eligible, you need to submit official high school transcripts and SAT or ACT test scores to the NCAA Eligibility Center. Using both your high school grade point average (GPA) and test scores, the NCAA Eligibility Center (or Clearing House) will decide whether you are eligible or ineligblie to play for a NCAA Division I or II level team. You do not need to do this if you are looking at a Division III school, as initial eligibility does not apply to Division III. Individual Division III schools have their own eligibility requirements.
To play for Division I and II team, the NCAA requires that you complete a series of core courses. You need 4 years of English, 3 years of Math, 2 years of Science, 2 years of social studies, and 5 additional courses. These courses (even if Canadian) must be approved by the NCAA. The core courses taught at OHA were selected to meet NCAA requirements. Not all courses in the Ontario public school system are NCAA approved. You need to make sure your courses meet NCAA eligibility standards; otherwise, you may be deemed ineligible. It is possible to graduate from an Ontario school but still be ineligible to play NCAA sports because of poor course selection.
At the Academy, we have a full time staff member who oversees NCAA eligibility requirements to ensure students are eligible to pass the NCAA Clearing House.
THINGS TO DO
NCAA Eligibility Information
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Freshmen Eligibilty Standards
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Registration Check List
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List of NCAA Approved Ontario
Courses
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Division I and II Worksheets
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Amateurism Certification Process