English as a Second Language (ESL)
Students whose English skills are not yet strong enough to meet the expectations of the regular Canadian classroom must take ESL classes, which are offered by Bayridge Secondary and Loyalist Collegiate. ESL is offered at five different levels.
Graduating from Limestone requires students to have a minimum of one credit of mainstream (non-ESL) English.
Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs
Limestone offers the Advanced Placement program at Loyalist Collegiate, and the senior years IB program at Kingston Collegiate. To be eligible, international students must demonstrate a record of strong academic achievement and a high degree of English fluency. Advanced Placement classes are offered at Bayridge SS, Frontenac SS and Loyalist CVI, We welcome international student inquiries about these two programs. Please contact us for more details.
Student Counsellors
International students at each school are assigned to an academic counsellor. Counsellors are specially qualified teachers who provide students individual attention throughout their entire high school careers regarding course selection, college and university, academic progress, and personal guidance.
Graduation Requirements
Dozens of international students graduate from Limestone each year and continue on to Canadian colleges and universities. click here for Ontario Secondary School Graduation requirements. It is important to recognize that it normally takes international students at least two years to develop the English language competency and earn the necessary credits to meet Ontario's graduation requirements. Contact us for more information.
School Sports Teams
Each school has many different after-school sports teams that run during the year. Our schools play in the very competitive Kingston Area Secondary School Athletics Association (www.kassaa.ca). Some teams have extensive try-outs and some are full participation teams. There are THREE seasons in KASSAA.
Fall Sports Season
(Girls Basketball, Boys Volleyball, American Football, Girls Field Hockey, Golf, X-Country Running)
Winter Sports Season
(Boys Basketball, Girls Volleyball, Hockey, Curling, Swimming, Skiing, Wrestling)
Spring Sports Season
(Badminton, Soccer, Track and Field, Baseball, Rugby)
School Clubs
After-school and during school student clubs are an important part of school life at Limestone. We strongly encourage our international students to take advantage of these fantastic opportunities for added social interaction, learning, and social understanding.
Music programs are offered at many Limestone schools!
Mathematics competition champions. Limestone schools consistently out-perform many other Ontario schools in district Math challenges.