Blog Posts

OVS posts helpful blogs on a variety of topics to help you make the most of your high school career! Check back regularly for new postings.

Post-Secondary Pathway Series: Business

Are you a leader? Do you have an edge for marketing? In this installment of our Post-Secondary Pathway series, we discuss the high school courses future Business majors should be taking, as well as potential post-secondary programs, institutions and careers paths you might explore!

What Is Reach Ahead and How Does It Work?

Reach Ahead is a fantastic opportunity for grade 8 students, but it’s one that many parents and students simply aren’t aware of! In this week’s blog post, we tackle to 5WH’s of reaching ahead with OVS.

10 Tips for Studying Smarter, Not Harder

Studying is an essential part of education, but many of the strategies students use are counter-intuitive. To help you increase your effectiveness when studying, we’ve put together this quick-start guide!

5 Ways e-Learning Prepares You for a More Connected World

Technology has revolutionized the way we work, communicate and live in our global society – so why haven’t we seen the same kind of drastic change in the way we teach the next generation? In this blog, we outline five ways e-learning can help prepare students for life in our modern, interconnected world!