Once you accept your offer of admission, you must join one of our targeted, passionate cohorts composed of like-minded students and teacher mentors. Cohorts vary by theme and the division you choose when you apply to the program.

You can join these cohorts:

• Comprehensive School Health Cohort (P/J division)

  Promotes health through teaching and learning, leadership, student engagement, social and physical environments, and home, school and community partnerships.

• Global Education Cohort (P/J and J/I divisions)

  Explore our world and how we can integrate global education across the school curriculum.

• Imagination, Creativity, and Innovation Cohort (P/J and I/S)

  Supports teaching and learning as creative and aesthetic experiences - imagination, creativity and innovation - and how individuals perceive life, as it is and as it could be, across all disciplines.

• Urban Communities Cohort (J/I AND I/S)

  Focuses on approaches to creating a safe environment, increasing student achievement and building sustainable community partnerships while learning strategies for student success and fostering student agency.

• Second Language Education Cohort (P/J and I/S)

  Prepares teacher candidates to teach in Canada’s culturally and linguistically diverse classrooms. Fosters strong cross-disciplinary links and collaboration across the curriculum.