Students interested in finding out more about the Notre Dame STEAM program can view the STEAM Information Slideshow for more information. Applications open on November 17th, 2025 and close on December 5th, 2025.
The Halton Catholic District School Board is currently offering the STEAM Program starting in Grade 9 at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Burlington!
STEAM is a holistic approach to learning that interconnects multiple subject areas: Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts and Mathematics. These subjects are used as access points for guiding student learning through:
- Problem/Project-based Learning
- Inquiry
- Design Process/Thinking
- Collaboration
STEAM prepares our students for future work through dynamic and relevant learning experiences that are rooted in the real-world. The students of tomorrow need to adapt and react to a rapidly changing world; a future in which some jobs do not yet exist. Empowering students to be the architects of their own learning and guiding them through that process is what STEAM educators aim to accomplish.
About the STEAM Program at Notre Dame
- Notre Dame’s STEAM Program involves cohorting of STEAM students in the morning. Students receive instruction in 4 bundled STEAM courses (Science, Technological Design, Math, and English) that are delivered for the entire school year. Afternoon instruction of non-STEAM courses are delivered in semester format.
- Instruction is rooted in interdisciplinary project-based learning, focused on solutions to real world problems. Delivery is inquiry-based, hands-on, collaborative, and develops transferable skills applicable to all post-secondary pathways.
Interested in Applying?
Note: If you are currently enrolled at a school within the HCDSB, you will be required to confirm that you have completed your course selection in MyBluePrint.
Please make sure to review the following frequently asked questions page prior to completing this application form: https://hcdsbsteam.page.link/NDSTEAM
More Information
Continue to check our website for more information about the STEAM program, application information and timelines.
STEAM Program