At Clinton, we recognize that students differ in their learning capabilities, learning speed and style. We believe the best way to help a student achieve their full academic potential is to create an educational program that is tailored to their individual learning needs.

Student-Focused Design Increases Students’ Success

Clinton International College takes full advantage of the flexibility of Ontario’s education system to provide our students effective and personalized educational programming. Therefore, we offer courses on a semester and credit basis, which allows students to pace their studies according to their academic ability and take courses that match their personal interests. In addition, we provide an in-depth focus on Math and English and emphasize on developing key learning and communication skills in students. These features of our education system at Clinton reduce pressure on our students to memorize, encourage learning and maximize their potential.

• Semester System: This allows students to select 3 or 4 courses per semester and pace their studies according to their ability, ensuring they master concepts in greater depth and in fewer subjects at any one time.
• Credit System: In the credit system, students earn a credit for each course they successfully complete. This system, coupled with our English placement tests, ensures that students are enrolled in the right of level of study where they can benefit from the teachers’ instructions and learn effectively.
• Evaluation System: Total marks comprise 70% coursework and 30% final exams. Thus students are encouraged to pursue true learning rather than simply memorizing concepts to pass exams. Exams are also set with ample time to reduce pressure and stress on students.
• In-depth focus in Math & English: Our university preparatory students have the opportunity to develop a strong foundation in Mathematics with 330 hours of instruction time (110 hours×3) of Advanced Functions, Calculus & Vectors and Data management. Our after-school and evening English and Math tutorials, weekend conversation classes and modern language labs help students improve their English proficiency.
• Skill Development: Students also develop research skills, critical thinking, analytical, report writing and presentation skills which are all necessary for success at university and beyond. The teaching style emphasizes on student-teacher interaction which allows students to gain confidence in public-speaking.

Personalized Educational Program

Through our Clinton Academic Support Program (CASP) assessment process, we determine a student’s specific needs. Paying special attention to the student’s academic needs, their desired post-secondary choice and program, our team of educators
then consult with each student to develop a Personalized Success Plan (PSP) which clearly outlines the student’s goals:

• The courses to study to meet their personal interests, university and career goals
• The suitable course load to take each semester
• The appropriate grade level to take for each course
• The duration and pace to complete their entire academic program
• The target marks needed to gain admission to their desired program at the university of their choice

Once the PSP is formulated, our teachers continually review the student’s academic performance against the students PSP throughout the semester. Students who require additional help will be asked to speak to the guidance counsellor about possible solutions.

Our guidance counselors continue to hold follow-up meetings with each student regularly. Based on results of the unit tests and term marks, our counsellors will adjust the academic component of the student’s PSP accordingly. This ensures that the
courses students enrol in for upcoming semesters continue to be relevant to their future goals in case they modify their career choice, develop new interests, or need to repeat a course.