Initial inspection cohort

Tuition-Free Founding Student Cohort

COLA's small focused Grade 9/10 cohort will study ENL1W or CHV2O through teacher-led, primarily asynchronous online instruction. The cohort is filled and being finalized.

Authorization remains pending

Canadian Online Learning Academy is not currently authorized to grant OSSD credits. No OSSD credit may be guaranteed, granted or recorded before written Ministry authorization. The initial inspection cohort pays no tuition, and COLA is not accepting payment for it.

Who it is for

A small focused group of Grade 9 and Grade 10 learners taking ENL1W or CHV2O. A parent or guardian provides consent and participates in required communication for a minor. The cohort is not restricted by an Ontario-residence-only rule.

How students learn

Sequenced Google Classroom lessons, teacher direction, guided activities, feedback, individual support, and conferences or oral verification. Students may complete asynchronous work flexibly within communicated weekly timelines.

Cost and availability

Tuition is $0 for the initial inspection cohort. It has been selected and is being finalized, so public applications for a founding place are not currently open.

Participation requirements

Guardian consent

A parent or guardian signs the applicable consent and enrolment terms for a minor.

Identity verification

Students use secure individual accounts and complete confidential identity checks through COLA's secure process.

Authentic work

Students submit their own work and provide drafts, version evidence, oral explanations or other authentication evidence when requested.

Secure assessments

Major assessments and written final examinations use identity, controlled-access and academic-integrity safeguards.

Attendance and support

Meaningful participation

Attendance is based on documented meaningful participation in scheduled learning, not login alone.

Engagement evidence

Evidence may include posted instruction, submissions, discussions, individual conferences, oral checkpoints, learning logs, feedback and revision, and substantive teacher communication.

Teacher availability

Sarah Abbas provides principal and teacher support from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on normal school days. Students may complete asynchronous work outside that window.

Recovery

Excused absences do not automatically reduce the attendance/participation mark, and reasonable recovery opportunities are provided.

Records, privacy and credit status

COLA does not automatically hold or establish an original Ontario Student Record merely because a learner takes one supplementary course. For a student concurrently enrolled at another Ontario school, COLA will securely provide the required report card and course-result information to the verified OSR-holding school. For a homeschooled learner with no verified OSR holder, COLA will maintain the required course-level record and establish the applicable Ontario Student Transcript arrangement, or follow other written Ministry direction, before reporting an inspected credit.

COLA will not claim that an OSR or transcript holder exists unless verified. Student names, birth dates, addresses, countries, diagnoses and medical information remain confidential. A Google Classroom invitation alone is not proof of enrolment.

Interested in future course availability?

Request information about ENL1W, CHV2O or future guidance. Submitting the form does not constitute enrolment or guarantee an OSSD credit.

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