Students may register for courses through the school website at www.ederacademy.ca or by emailing. Our registrar will respond to all inquiries within 48 hours. Registrations are weekly; any students who have registered by Friday at 5 p.m. EST, will start their course on the following Wednesday after 6 p.m. EST; providing that all the required documents and tuition fees have been received. When necessary, a student may also request a specific start date be arranged in advance. During the registration process, all students must supply copies of the following documents:
For any out-of-province and international students, the equivalency process below will outline the required documentation, which will still include, where necessary, an English competency assessment, a PLAR assessment, all academic records from their school, personal identification, and any other pertinent information that would help in placing the student in their correct and appropriate grade/course.
Mature students with related prior learning or work experience may apply for an exemption from a prerequisite.
Students with special learning or medical needs should submit their Individual Education Plan (IEP) and/or medical records at the time of registration so teachers may provide adequate support during courses.
• If the student cancels the course prior to the first student portal login, they will receive partial refund of tuition charges. Admin Fee of $100 will be deducted.
• If the student cancels any course after classes have started, the tuition fee will be non-refundable.
• If the school cancels or discontinues a course, the school will pay a full refund of all tuition paid for that course.
Assessment is the process of gathering information that accurately reflects how well a student is achieving the curriculum expectations in a subject or course. As part of assessment for learning, teachers provide students with descriptive feedback and coaching for improvement. Teachers engage in assessment as learning by helping all students develop their capacity to be independent, autonomous learners who are able to set individual goals, monitor their own progress, determine next steps, and reflect on their thinking and learning. Ongoing per-assessments and formative assessments will be used to provide meaningful feedback about student progress and achievement in order to improve performance. Summative assessments will be used to arrive at the grade.
70% is based on cumulative evidence of summative evaluations undertaken throughout the semester; 30% is based on final evaluations which will take place in the final third of the course. Final evaluations may or may not include an exam depending on individual course curriculum policy documents. At the beginning of the course, students will receive course outlines that will include detailed assessment and evaluation information, and that also outline the percentage breakdown for both the 70% and the 30%. All courses will be evaluated according to the following breakdown:
Although each course will have the same breakdown, individual courses may have subject specific summative tasks that will be used to determine the student’s grade. Please refer to the course outline as it is presented in your courses for more details.
Based on the premise that the primary purpose of assessment and evaluation is to improve student learning, students will be given additional opportunities to demonstrate their learning if they are not successful on their first attempt. It will be at the teacher’s discretion and professional opinion on when to exercise this option.
Regular attendance is key to student success. Students who do not attend/log on regularly and/or who do not actively participate in their courses seriously jeopardize their opportunities to learn and reach their potential.
Teachers will monitor attendance patterns for their respective students and will work with them, and their parents/guardians to support students in any way they can. If student attendance issues cannot be resolved, the administration will be informed and possible consequences may include student and parental/guardian contact, attendance contracts, or even removal from the program.
Attendance for record-keeping purposes will be based on the number of completed lessons. For example, if a course has 24 different lessons to complete and the student has completed 12 of these, the attendance register would indicate that the student was in attendance 50% of the 110 hours per credit course. This value will be scaled accordingly for the mid-semester report card.
Students who do not complete their courses within 12 months will be removed from the course and will not be reinstated unless there are extenuating circumstances that can be verified by appropriate documentation.
Plagiarism is the act of theft when someone else’s work is used intentionally or unintentionally and presented as one’s own. Eder Academy of Canada considers cheating and plagiarism a serious offense that may result in significant academic consequences such as the expulsion of the student. The Plagiarism Policy is designed to teach the student how to identify and distinguish between negligent and dishonest plagiarism, how to avoid committing the offense, and how to practice proper paraphrasing. Eder Academy of Canada teachers have access to software that detects plagiarism and can quickly identify work copied from available online materials. Teachers have experience and can often tell if work submitted is not equal to the student’s level of understanding.
Negligent Plagiarism means presenting someone's work as your own in an accidental, naïve, careless, or reckless way. This often happens when paraphrasing incorrectly or when a student forgets to cite the source after borrowing words or sentences from another source.
Dishonest Plagiarism means that the student is presenting a person's work as their own on purpose. All cases of plagiarism that are not considered to be negligent plagiarism will be automatically assumed to be dishonest plagiarism. Examples of dishonest plagiarism are as follows:
Eder Academy of Canada values each student’s originality and achievement through hard work. Teachers will guide students to use their own knowledge and understanding and will be available to answer any questions or concerns students may have regarding this policy.
Accurate usage of works cited and displaying academic integrity not only gives deserving credit to all research sources; it also prepares and provides a stable foundation for students when they enter universities or colleges.
Courses are designed to be flexible around the different needs of students in everyday life. Students are able to access course materials freely and can replay media inserts as often as they require.
At Eder Academy, consistent student achievement of the Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum requirements is a primary objective. Students are expected to log in and submit assignments in a timely manner according to their course timelines. Students may create their own submission schedules for assignments and request an extension (as per Ministry of Education evaluation policies) of their course completion up to a maximum of one year (additional tuition fees apply).
As an online school, Eder Academy does not accept course assignments via Canada Post, courier, or other forms of paper mail. Students are to submit all assignments electronically. If any handwritten assignments are requested, students are to scan the assignment and submit via email directly to the applicable teacher or upload the files through the School’s portal.
Students are responsible for their online behavior and self-discipline throughout the school year. Late or missing assignments without any prior communication with the applicable teacher will be marked accordingly at the teacher’s discretion. Students must understand and accept the consequences of their actions. Eder Academy encourages students to communicate any difficulties they may be having with the assignments prior to the due dates.
To further assist students and prevent late and missed assignments, due dates will be clearly communicated and established. Students will honor these deadlines to maintain a consistent standard of excellence. Teachers will reach out to students who have not submitted work on time and students will be given an opportunity to explain why he/she has failed to complete the assignment in a timely manner. Teachers will determine whether the student can be offered an extension with no academic penalty.
If the student deliberately submits a late assignment, then a late penalty is imposed. A 2% per day deduction maximum of 10% for five days will apply. A new second-chance due date will be assigned with up to 10 days beyond the original due date will be offered to the student. If work is not submitted by the second chance agreed-upon deadline, the student may face a zero mark for that assignment. Parents will be notified via email if a student habitually submits late or incomplete assignments, and such behavior will also be noted on the report card as part of the student’s evaluation.
Eder Academy guidance will reach out to the student to offer help with time-management skills and schedule planning if needed, but the student is ultimately responsible for the completion of all assignments to successfully complete the credits needed for an OSSD.
