Apply or Nominate a School
We’re excited to bring on new schools, and extend our impact to more students and charities across Canada. Applications for 2022-23 are now open.
How do I bring YPI to my school? Follow these three easy steps for teachers:
- Read the Guide to Prospective Schools
- Download/Review the Program Requirements below
- Submit your school’s Application Form
Want to bring YPI to your school?
DO YOU KNOW A SCHOOL THAT WOULD BENEFIT AND ENJOY PARTICIPATING?
Pour la version francaise du formulaire de candidature for les nouvelles écoles, veuillez cliquez ici.
Program Requirements
All new schools and teachers approved and enrolled in the YPI Program will receive full program resources, and ongoing staff support to run the program during the school year.
Please review the listed requirements below before you enroll to ensure that your school can meet these obligations:
- YPI will be taught in all classes of one mandatory course across one chosen grade/year level –either Grade 9 or 10
- 100% of all students across the grade level must participate. This is a requirement in order to ensure inclusivity for all students.
- Your school’s YPI Lead Teacher will be the main point of contact for YPI communications and will provide updates on your school’s YPI project upon request throughout the year
- YPI will be delivered over the course of at least four weeks (in each class), using/adapting the lessons in the provided YPI curriculum guide
- Charity site visits are a requirement of YPI. Your school will permit/support students to make off-campus site visits to their chosen charities
- Charities are to be identified and selected by students, and must meet the YPI eligibility requirements: registered Canadian charity providing social services directly to people in your local community
- A Final Presentations Assembly will be arranged in each school to permit finalist teams from each class to give their presentation to an audience and a panel of judges. We recommend a minimum of one entire grade level for the audience.
- The Final judging panel must be composed of a majority of students to ensure peer-to-peer review and equitable judging .
What to Prepare
You will need the support of a school administrator who will be able to authorize your school’s participation in YPI. At the bottom of this page, you’ll find a downloadable guide you can share with your administrative team and department colleagues.
Along with some basic information about your school (address, contact information, etc.) the YPI application form will ask a series of short answer questions about where our program would fit within your school’s culture and community. We encourage you to take some time to consider and discuss these questions within your department, or with your administrators/school leadership before you get started on the application form.
- What school-wide goals/priorities/values align with YPI?
- What are some student outcomes you would hope to see as a result of participating in YPI?
- What other experiential learning/community engagement programs/initiatives are offered at your school?
- What does student/youth voice mean to you as an educator? How does your school engage youth in decision-making?
- In what ways does your school currently interact with charities and other community organizations?
- In your opinion, what social issues are currently most pressing in your school’s surrounding community?
Prospective Schools Guide
You can also take a look at our guide for prospective schools to get a better idea of what to expect in the YPI program.
