{"id":1728,"date":"2023-08-20T00:09:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T00:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jo-online.vsb.bc.ca\/DI\/?page_id=1728"},"modified":"2026-01-28T21:19:36","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T21:19:36","slug":"application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/application\/","title":{"rendered":"Application"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><b><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/files\/2018\/10\/Shield-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-3038 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/files\/2018\/10\/Shield-copy-261x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"58\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/files\/2018\/10\/Shield-copy-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/files\/2018\/10\/Shield-copy.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 58px) 100vw, 58px\" \/><\/a><\/b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">JO MINI SPECIFIC APPLICATION PACKAGE FORMS and QUESTIONNAIRE:<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><b>For entry to GRADE 8 in September 2026, please complete and submit the following:<\/b>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/files\/2025\/10\/JODIMS-Application-for-2026-2027.pdf\"><strong>JOHN OLIVER DIGITAL IMMERSION MINI SCHOOL APPLICATION FORM 2026-27<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"color: #333333;font-style: normal;text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/files\/2024\/10\/JODIMS-Student-Profile-Questionnaire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JOHN OLIVER DIGITAL IMMERSION STUDENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Grade 7 Report Card<\/li>\n<li>Recent photo of the applicant<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Please send all your documents\/pictures\/videos\/reports in ONE email message to: <a href=\"mailto:JODigitalMini@vsb.bc.ca\">JODigitalMini@vsb.bc.ca<\/a> and include the applicant&#8217;s name in the subject line<\/li>\n<li><b>For entry AFTER Grade 8 (LATE ENTRY) please complete scroll to the bottom of the page<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">IMPORTANT DATES:<\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 14pt\"><strong>GRADE 7 APPLICANTS (for Grade 8 entry in the 2025-26 school year)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: 'arial black', sans-serif;color: #ff0000\"><strong>GENERAL REGISTRY will be open between <span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">November 10 &#8211; December 18 , 2025 <\/span>and hosted on the VSB Website<\/strong><\/span> @ <a title=\"https:\/\/govsb.ca\/secondary-programs\" href=\"https:\/\/govsb.ca\/secondary-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/govsb.ca\/secondary-programs <\/a>or <a href=\"https:\/\/dsapreg.vsb.bc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vancouver School Board &#8211; Mini School Expression of Interest (vsb.bc.ca)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;font-size: 12pt;text-decoration: underline\"><strong>December 18, 2025 &#8211; Application<\/strong> <strong>Package<\/strong> <strong>Deadline<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">: The Application Package must be submitted by <\/span><strong>December 18, 2025<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 300\">. As a reminder, the Application Package must include all documents\/pictures\/reports in ONE email message (subject line must be applicant&#8217;s name) and be sent to: <\/span><a style=\"font-weight: 300\" href=\"mailto:JODigitalMini@vsb.bc.ca\">JODigitalMini@vsb.bc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong style=\"color: #ff0000\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">INTERVIEWS<\/span>: January 26-28<\/strong><strong style=\"color: #ff0000\">, 2025 (during school hours)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>OFFERS:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00\"><em style=\"font-weight: 300\"><strong>FIRST OFFERS &#8211; February 11th <\/strong><\/em><\/span>(Acceptance confirmation due February 13th by noon)\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>First offers<\/strong> will be sent via email on February 10th after 9AM. (Follow up phone calls may be necessary).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #00ff00\"><em style=\"font-weight: 300\"><strong>SECOND OFFERS &#8211; February 18th\u00a0 <\/strong><\/em><\/span>(Acceptance confirmation due February 19th by noon)\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Second offers<\/strong> will be sent via email on February 17h\u00a0 after 9AM. (Follow up phone calls may be necessary).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em style=\"font-weight: 300\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">Please note: for each round of offers, emails will only be sent to accepted candidates.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">LATE-ENTRY APPLICATIONS (<em>joining the program <\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><em>after grade 8<\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\">):<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>WE ALSO ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR OUR GRADE 9-12 CLASSES<\/em><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em><strong> AS SPOTS OPEN UP.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Late-Entry Applications must be submitted between <u><\/u><b><u>September and January<\/u> <\/b>of the current school year<\/span><\/li>\n<li><del><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>For the 2026-2027 Academic Year, we are accepting late-entry applications for the following cohorts ONLY:<\/strong><\/span><\/del>\n<ul>\n<li><del><em><span style=\"color: #800080\">Grade 10 (currently Grade 9) <\/span><\/em><\/del><\/li>\n<li><del><em><span style=\"color: #800080\">Grade 11 (currently Grade 10) <\/span><\/em><\/del><\/li>\n<li><del><em><span style=\"color: #800080\">Grade 12 (currently Grade 11)<\/span><\/em><\/del><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Students offered late-entry into the mini-school should commit to completing math requirements by the start of the next school year:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>For entry into the Grade 9 cohort, applicants must successfully complete<strong> Math 9<\/strong> before joining.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>For entry into the Grade 10 cohort, applicants must successfully complete <strong>FMP 10<\/strong> before joining.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>For entry into the Grade 11 cohort, applicants must successfully complete <strong>Pre-Calc 11<\/strong> before joining.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>For entry into the Grade 12 cohort, applicants must successfully complete <strong>Pre-Calc 12<\/strong> before joining.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>If you are interested in applying for <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>entry into a grade 9-12 class<\/strong><\/span>, please download and complete the following:\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/files\/2023\/10\/JODIMS-Late-Entry-Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOHN OLIVER DIGITAL IMMERSION MINI SCHOOL LATE APPLICATION FORM<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/files\/2024\/10\/JODIMS-Student-Profile-Questionnaire.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JOHN OLIVER DIGITAL IMMERSION STUDENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE<\/a><\/strong> .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Please send your completed forms to us along with a photograph and copy of your most recent report card.\u00a0 You may email your application to <a href=\"mailto:JODigitalMini@vsb.bc.ca\"><strong>JODigitalMini@vsb.bc.ca<\/strong><\/a>, or fax it to 604-713-8937.\u00a0 As part of the selection process, you will be called for an interview; only selected candidates will be contacted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>JO MINI SPECIFIC APPLICATION PACKAGE FORMS and QUESTIONNAIRE: For entry to GRADE 8 in September 2026, please complete and submit the following: JOHN OLIVER DIGITAL <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/application\/\" title=\"Application\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1728","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/222"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1728"}],"version-history":[{"count":138,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3542,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1728\/revisions\/3542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/jo-minischool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}