Grade 7 Odyssey interviews have concluded and the DT Odyssey committee enjoyed meeting and chatting with the grade 7 students. An invitation email will be sent to 28 students in the first round of acceptance on February 26th, 2025, at around 9 AM. More information to follow in the upcoming weeks. Thank you for everyone’s support!
Accepting Application for Current Grade 7 Students Interested in the Odyssey Program
The time has arrived to complete your DT Odyssey program application! Check out below and on the application webpage for more info.
VSB Mini School District Registry: Students must register in the registry from November 17th to December 19th, 2024. Students will still need to apply directly to each of the mini-school programs with their school applications. Please continue to check the VSB Mini School website and the DT Odyssey website for more information.
School Application Deadline: Thursday, December 19, 2024, at 3PM. Only completed paper application package will be accepted. The office will not be assisting in handling and completion of the package during drop off.
(See below for application procedures)
Student Assessment Test: Friday, January 10th, 2025, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM in the school cafeteria. Student will bring pencil, pen, eraser, and ruler. The completion of assessment test is mandatory for the completion of the application process.
Student Interviews: Only selected applicants will be invited by email to the student interview taking place on Monday, January 27th, 2025 from 8:30 AM to 12 PM in the school.
Grade 6 and 7 Report Card Submissions: To complete the student application package, the submission of the final grade 6 and December’s grade 7 report is required (paper copies only – no email submissions). Report cards issued by the public, private, and district learning schools/institutions are accepted. Homeschooling report cards are not accepted.
Notification of Acceptance: First offers on Wednesday, February 26th, 2025, by e-mail, and second offers on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, by e-mail.
DT Odyssey Info Night
The students have settled into their new courses and we are ready to share information with our incoming grade 7s!
DT Odyssey Info night is at 6 PM on Thursday, October 17th, 2024, in the DT auditorium. Enter through the school’s main entrance to access the auditorium. Odyssey students from grades 8 to 12 will be available to answer questions and share their experiences with everyone. The program coordinators will share information on application procedures and answer questions
Can’t attend the info night? Click PROGRAM INFO on our website for the application procedures and program descriptions.
Everyone is welcome!
Summer Break is Here!
Yay! The sun is shining and we are enjoying the summer weather already!
Congratulations to all the 2024 grads! Cheers to all our students for finishing off another school year. We wish everyone an amazing summer break! Don’t forget to check out the June 2024 newsletter and the Grad 2024 Edition newsletter for a good summer read!
Canada Wide Science Fair 2024 Success!
Congratulations to all our DT’s Dewey Liang, Justin Peng, Tara Zhan and Viduni Siriwardana for their amazing results at the Canada Wide Science Fair 2024 held in Ottawa! As always, there is a lot of strong contenders across our nation. Check out the list of awards they were given!
DT Odyssey April 2024 Newsletter
Spring is here! Check out the April 2024 Newsletter showcasing some of our student achievements!
DT Odyssey April 2024 Newsletter
DT Odyssey Annual Potluck
DT Odyssey Potluck 2024 Invitation
So what has happened this month?
The weather is getting warmer and we are all counting down to having our spring break! The staff and students crafted the March 2024 newsletter to share our achievements and activities that they did. The students did way more than we can report so stay tuned for the next newsletter coming out April 2024. Odyssey Newsletter – March 2024
The September 2024 grade 8 cohort has been finalized and we would like to wish everyone interested in our program to have an amazing grade 7 year at their elementary school!
Odyssey Program Update
Attention Grade 7 Odyssey applicants! First offers invitation will be sent out at 9 AM on Wednesday, February 28th, 2024. Only 28 invites will be sent out for the first round. If openings are not filled, second round offers will be sent out at 9 AM on Wednesday, March 6th, 2024. Please check your inboxes (e.g., including junk and spam) on those dates.
Attention Science Enthusiasts! 16 science fair projects will be displayed and compete in this year’s Vancouver District Science Fair held at Langara College on March 1st. Visit the VDSF website for more information! We are excited for them and cheering them on!
DT Odyssey Program – Assessment Test Information
Happy New Year 2024! Wishing everyone a wonderful new year!
On Friday, January 12th, 2024, from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, we are hosting the Odyssey Program Assessment Test for the grade 7 students. Only students who have submitted their application packages by the December 2023 deadline will be invited to attend. Please see the attached information sheet for info.