Seed Lite

Seed Lite

Seed Lite is a small taste of the Seed program. It is an ADST module available for Grades 5-8 students in LS and IE and is a great way for a student, family, and teacher to experience the additional support for student success that is at the heart of Seed.

Click here to learn more about the vision and overview of the Seed program.

Seed Lite students use tools such as Google Workspace, Read&Write, and Grammarly that allow for natural integration of differentiation in student work. Sample topics include:

• Digital Citizenship
• Maximizing Your Learning Style
• Pixton
• Hour of Code
  
• Google Earth
• Brush Ninja and Google Slides

2025 Schedule

Classes are held on Zoom on Wednesdays at 9:00-9:45am on the following dates:

• January 29
• February 5, 12, 19, 26
• March 5, 12
• April 2, 9, 16

 

Required Technology

• Laptop (PC or Mac recommended; Chromebooks may have limited functions)
• Webcam and microphone 
• High-speed internet

Application Process

The Seed Lite Application is to be filled out by an IE RA, LSC or IE Case Manager.

The deadline to apply is January 17h. Your LS or IE Case manager must complete the application form. Please communicate with them. If you desire to communicate with Mr. Gibson (Seed Lite teacher) to learn more details and see if this is a good fit for your student, please email to set up an appointment at bgibson@onlineschool.ca

The application deadline is Friday, January 17, 2025 at 4:00pm.

Seed Lite students are required to have Google Workspace, Grammarly, and Read&Write. Parents can fill out the Universal Supports Form.

 Universal Supports Form

Once approved for the program, students will be assigned a homeroom Seed Lite teacher (Mrs. Beglaw or Mrs. Gibson) in Encom as the course teacher.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Seed Program Coordinator Steve Bastian.