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Counsellors are available to help you by providing:

      * Individual counseling about courses, careers and personal matters.
      * Interest tests to help you learn more about yourself.
      * Choices computer program allowing students to search for career and
         post-secondary information.
      * Printed information about college, university, jobs etc.
      * Information about jobs and careers.
      * Your records of courses taken and credits necessary for graduation.
      * Scholarship and financial aid information.
      * Group sessions in job search techniques, career planning, post
         secondary planning.
      * Registration for next year, college or university.

              To book an Appointment visit BCI
        Student Services in the 600's hallway at BCI
Volunteer/Community Service

 All students are reminded that 40 hours of community involvement is a requirement for their Ontario Secondary School Diploma.

  Be sure to get the paperwork filled in and submitted to the main office when you participate in an activity. The forms are available here or in the Guidance Office.

Check the bulletin board outside the guidance office regularly for new volunteering opportunities.


Eligible Activities
  • School Programs Helping out with a non-credit extra curricular activity such as: student governance, organizing school activities (i.e. sports meets, music production) and assisting in school activities (i.e. ushering at parents night).
  • Fundraising Canvassing, walk-a-thons, gift wrapping, gala events and sales.
  • Sports/Recreation Coaching, track meet organization, working with a buddy, pool assistant, and organizing Special Olympics. 
  • Community Helping organize winter carnivals, parades and summer fairs.
  • Community Projects Participating in food drives, support services for community groups.
  • Environmental Projects Participating in community clean-up, flower/tree planting, recycling and beautification activities.  
  • Religious Activities Programming for children, child-minding, helping with Sunday School, special events and clerical tasks.
  • Seniors Program Assisting in Seniors Residence or Seniors community programming.  
  • Office and Clerical Reception, computer work, and mailings for volunteer/not-for-profit agencies  
  • Youth Program Helping to run youth programs such as 4H, Scouts or Guides, drop-in centres, breakfast, after school and March Break programs, Leaders in Training , Summer playground activities and camps.
  • Work with Animals Working with animal care, horseback riding programs or work at a local zoo or petting farm or SPCA. SPCA application form is available online.
  • Arts and Culture Assisting at a gallery, performing music or involvement in a library program.
  • Activities for Individuals Assisting seniors shop, read, prepare letters, shovel snow, chronic care hospital visits, transcribing, reading buddies and respite care. The Brantford General Hospital has information and an application for volunteering applications at their website.
Ineligible Activities 
  • activities that displace paid workers.
  • activities where you are normally paid (ie. babysitting).
  • Take Our Kids to Work Day.
  • experiential learning (job shadow, work experience, co-operative education).
  • required activities of a course where you earn a credit.
  • playing on a school sport team.
  • regular family responsibilities.
  • court ordered community service programs, alternative measure programs or any diversionary program that uses community service.
  • activities involving the operation of a vehicle, power tools or scaffolding.
  • activities where you might administer medication or medical procedure.
  • any student under 16 involved in a logging environment.
  • any student under 15 involved in a factory environment.
  • any student under 14 involved in any working environment (except health and residential care environments).
  • activities involving banking, securities or other valuables.
  • activities that take place during allotted for instructional program on a school day.
  • any activity that provides direct financial revenue or gain to the student or to the student's immediate family.

          See your guidance counsellor if you have questions about the eligibility of an activity.

Transcripts
          To request a transcript follow one of the two procedures below;

If you are a RECENT GRADUATE (you graduated within the last 10 years), download and print the transcript request form found here. After completing the form, bring it to the BCI Student Services office during school hours (along with the fee) or mail the completed form (with the fee - do not mail cash) to;

               Brantford Collegiate Institute
               Transcript Request
               120 Brant Ave.
               Brantford, Ontario
               N3T 3H3

If you are NOT a recent graduate (more than 10 years have passed since graduation) you must request your transcript from the Grand Erie District School Board.

 Please note: if you graduated more than 10 years ago your records have been archived and are no longer available at the school.