Postsecondary Visit Day

With so many postsecondary options available for our students, we understand that visiting a university campus can make all the difference in their decision. The Guidance department is eager to facilitate our students’ decision making, and so we hold Postsecondary Visit Day as a chance for the eldest at Greenwood to see what’s to come at university.

At Postsecondary Visit Day this year on October 19, we offered four trip options: Guelph and McMaster University, Huron College and Western, Wilfrid Laurier and Waterloo, or Ryerson and U of T. It was a long day for students on the first three trips, but they were eager to see the institutions that may be their homes come September. Most visits featured a tour and a peek inside the residences, which was especially exciting as, for some, these could be their first homes-away-from-home.

Rachel Keaveney (‘19) was part of the group that went to Guelph and McMaster, and she says she was “hoping to see more about what university life was like and the type of rooms that they were living in. I was interested in seeing how big the classes are and how the classes are taught.” She says that she especially enjoyed seeing the residences and how the campuses are organized.

Leaving home for the first time can be an intimidating notion, so we are glad that Postsecondary Visit Day helps relieve some of that pressure. We want our graduates to leave Greenwood feeling prepared for postsecondary life and the challenges that might come their way.