“The "Capturing the Student Voice©" is an electronic journal that showcases stories written and submitted by Ontario high school students who have participated in a Cooperative Education course. The stories describe the tasks that were completed, the challenges overcome and the benefits they derived from their Cooperative Education placements.

Do you have a student who would like to share their success at a Cooperative Education placement? We are always looking for stories in the following areas:

• Cooperative Education
• Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP)
  
• Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program
• Dual Credits

CRITERIA:

1. ​​​Submit student(s) story(ies) by June 30th (annually) via email to OCEA@rogers.com
2. Ensure the article is no more than 350 words in length.
3. NOTE: Teachers’ are requested to edit students’ article(s) for grammar, spelling, sentence structure, etc.
4. Submit one picture of the student at their placement (high-resolution (300 dpi) jpg format).
5. Complete and submit the OCEA PHOTO-MODEL RELEASE FORM  for the picture(s) submitted.

Current and Past Versions of the "Capturing the Student Voice©" are provided below. PLEASE NOTE: These stories are in the student’s own words and the articles have not been edited in any way, to maintain the true spirit of "Capturing the Student Voice©”.

Thank you for taking the time to read these inspiring stories and we hope that you will encourage your students to share their stories for publication in our next edition!