13 GEORGIANVIEW FALL 2021 DIGITAL EDITION
JOHN DI POCE SOUTH GEORGIAN BAy (SGB) CAMPUS
• The final installation of new seating was recently
completed in the open common areas for
students to eat their lunch, collaborate in small
groups, or study while recharging their devices
once social distancing restrictions are lessened.
• On the National Day of Truth and
Reconciliation, the SGB campus participated
in flag raising and discussions in honour
of the Every Child Matters movement.
• Sixteen students took the free Personal
Support Worker Accelerated program, funded
by the provincial government, in 2021.
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"You have to look at life a little differently when
you're working in health care. You understand that
we're not immortal, eventually we all have that day
when life will end. It's one of the most profound
experiences we will go through in our lifetime. It's
the end."
personal challenges, reach toward their potential, and
offer back their skills and gifts to their community."
Pre-Health Sciences is a one-year college certificate
program that offers students the foundation they need in
math, sciences, writing, and critical thinking while exploring
careers and meeting admission requirements for many
college and university programs in the field of health care.
"I knew I needed sciences behind me to get into the
BScN program but it also helped steer and guide me
in which direction I wanted to go," he says, noting that
he wasn't sure if he wanted to be a paramedic, lab
technician or nurse when he started the program.
He says he ultimately chose nursing due to the faculty
at the South Georgian Bay Campus. "They were really
encouraging. I don't think I was their best student,
necessarily, but they did recognize that I had some
academic skills and abilities. The grades and feedback
from my teachers who encouraged me to pursue
further education, made me think, hey, if I really put
my heart and soul into it, I could probably do this
BScN program. There was a lot of support."
Trevor is now applying to several schools to take a Master
of Science in Nursing degree with a focus on Nurse
Practitioner. He praises his teachers in the Pre-health
Sciences Pathway program for giving him the skills and
confidence to pursue anything he wants to in nursing.
"The nice thing about the South Georgian Bay
Campus is that the class sizes are small so you get to
know your teachers well and they get to know you
well, which is super beneficial when trying to figure
out what the heck you want to do," he says.
