Willowdale Open Houses
Students are encouraged to attend Open House events and research the programs and schools before submitting their application.
Claude Watson School for the Arts Open House
Claude Watson School for the Arts (CWSA) is a dynamic school which offers an enriched arts education to students in grades 4 - 8. Each year we admit 60 students into our grade four program. Students spend approximately half their day on the academic curriculum (language, French, math, science, social studies, health and physical education), while the other half of their day is spent immersed in the arts. All students participate in dance, drama, music and visual arts. In Grade 5, students are introduced to digital arts.
Claude Watson School for the Arts is proud to operate as part of the Toronto District School Board. Each year there is significant interest in families applying to our program. The only prerequisite for applying to our program is to live within the city of Toronto. Families interested in applying are encouraged to check out the "Future Students" section of their website: <https://www.claudewatson.org/Future-Students>
Claude Watson @ Earl Haig SS Open House (Arts)
Earl Haig Secondary School opened its doors to the Claude Watson Arts Program in 1982. This program is designed to serve students possessing artistic talents within a specialized learning environment. Though a challenging dual thrust program, our students develop their creative and academic potential to the fullest.
Students will apply to one of the Program Focus Areas; Dance Studies, Drama Studies, Music Studies, Visual Studies.
All students in the four program areas will be blended and scheduled into the Integrated Arts courses in Grades 9 and 10 where they will have the opportunity to study a variety of art forms over the course of the semesters.
In Grades 11 and 12, all Claude Watson students will continue in their focus arts area and will take a second “Collaborative Arts” course where they will be creating with all other Claude Watson students in their grade.