School is just around the corner. Classes will start September 15, but in the meantime, you can complete your registration and course selection for SOLE on September 9 and 10. Please sign up for an appointment by clicking the button below.

Registration will happen on the 1st floor of Monarch Park CI at Exit 2. Our guidance and admin team will be available to answer your questions and make sure you’re good to go for September!

• A completed, signed and dated Application Form
• A copy of your recent Credit Counselling Summary, if possible
• Birth certificate or passport
• Health card
• 2 pieces of ID confirming address

Please check our Admissions page to make sure you’re eligible to join our school community.

We’ll have more information on school start-up and timetable coming soon, so keep watching this spot!

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And of course, we’re still on Twitter at @SOLEAlternative.

We may not know yet what September will look like, but we know that we want you (yes you!) as part of our school community!

If you are currently a TDSB student, you can register online by clicking the form below:

SOLE Alternative Online Application Form

If you are not currently a TDSB student, you can register at the following link:

TDSB online registration (scroll down and find Alternative Schools).

If you have trouble accessing either link, email rachel.rosen@tdsb.on.ca, and we’ll help you out!

If you’re ready to choose your courses, you can do so online using our Course Selection form.

Check out our virtual tour:

See you in September!

It’s been a school year full of changes, and they just keep coming! While we still don’t know what September will look like, it will have a few new faces.

First off, a farewell to Karin Vollmer. Karin has been at SOLE for nine years, and has been an integral part of our team. As our Guidance counsellor and classroom teacher, she has been the heart and soul of SOLE. She is leaving us for Cedarbrae CI, and we all wish her the very best.

As well, a (temporary) farewell to Perryne Constance, who will be on leave for a year. Have fun and don’t forget about us!

Next, a warm welcome to two new staff members, Berardo Manari and Christina Belli. Berardo will be replacing Karin as ACL of Guidance, as well as teaching English and Philosophy. Christina will be teaching Science and Health & Phys. Ed. courses. We’re so excited for them to join the school!

Finally: New and returning students—we want to hear from you! Specifically, we want you to register if you’re new, and pick your courses if you’ll be with us in September. You can apply here if you’re a current TDSB student, and apply here if you are coming from outside the TDSB.

All students must pick their courses for next year! You can do it easily online by completing this form.

If you have any questions or need technical support, email rachel.rosen@tdsb.on.ca.

Congratulations to Dawson, who is a recipient of one of this year’s Merit Bursaries! An outstanding student both academically and in his volunteer work, he exemplifies hard work and community spirit, and we know he’ll go on to great things next year!

Recent SOLE graduate Olivia is one of the students featured in this month’s edition of Toronto Life! It’s a poignant article on how Toronto grads are celebrating prom during the pandemic. You can read it here:

All Dressed Up (With Nowhere To Go)

Interested in taking Alternative Summer School? Register directly through the link for credit recovery and full-credit English, OLC, Civ/Car, 9-11 Math, Grade 9&10 Science, 1-credit co-op.

Sign up here!

A message from your teachers:
Congratulations to our grads!
Have a safe and happy summer!

(Coming back next year? Don’t forget to pick your courses!)

Credit Recovery Summer School is available for any TDSB  student who has failed one or more credits in the last two years, and would like to recover one or more credits this July online only.  The program focuses not on time, but on the overall expectations the student must attain before earning the credit. Interested students need to connect with their guidance teacher to ensure they meet the eligibility criteria so that the home school can get the necessary credit recovery paperwork completed. Students can register for the program through e-Reg by selecting RCR1O1. The registration deadline is this Friday, June 26th at noon.

Click to register.

New and returning SOLE students, it’s time to pick your courses for next year!

We have our course option sheet available in PDF and Word formats. Descriptions for next year’s electives can be found here.

Enter your first and second course choices here!

You must pick at least 3 courses to be registered as a student at SOLE.

The guidance counsellor must confirm that you have the required prerequisite before your course selections can be finalized. If you have any questions, email karin.vollmer@tdsb.on.ca