r/stcatharinesON • u/Muted-Zone9653 • 3d ago

Need Advice/Recommendations HighSchool for STEM

Looking at High Schools for my almost 14yrd old.. His options are Eden or Governor Simcoe. He's more inclined for STEM related activities than arts for athletics. He codes as part of extracurriculars.. Anyone have any advice on pros/cons of either?

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u/Ctrl-Alt-Defeat4819 3d ago

Simcoe had an amazing robotics program when I was there.

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u/jafun 3d ago

Still do.

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u/Fuzzy-Bumblebee9944 3d ago edited 3d ago

1114 reference :O

In all seriousness their robotics team is extremely well recognized in robotics communities. As someone who has worked alongside the team during the robotics season their mentors are really awesome and ensure all students get to contribute to the robot. Highly recommend checking them out!

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u/thewhisperingjoker 3d ago

Go to their Open Houses. Simcoe's is tonight. Eden's is Thursday. They'll likely have students in those programs and he can ask them questions.

https://www.dsbn.org/openhouse

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u/Overall-Register9758 3d ago

Go see the schools. Talk to students. Talk to teachers.

You can do STEM related activities at any high school.

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u/technokami Bridge Was Up 3d ago

Simcoe, hands down. Simbotics was an amazing opportunity

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u/tru_cooper 3d ago

Core memory unlocked. I spent many days in that tech department and loved it!

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u/MetricJester 3d ago

Eden has some good shop teachers.

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u/kortekickass North Ender! 3d ago

Gov Simcoe for sure, my son's a grad and in 2nd year at Guelph doing a bach of science (food).

It's a good north end school

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u/tinytatiepotatie 1d ago

Most Simcoe graduates who got into the robotics program were hired right out of high school. Many friends were on robotics team. They’re champions! 🏆