Allan A. Martin Senior Public School

Allan A Martin Senior Public School
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Address
1390 Ogden Avenue - Mississauga , Ontario , L5E 2H8
Information
Founded	1957
School board	Peel District School Board
Superintendent	Penny Gingell
Area trustee	Janet McDougald
Principal	Greg Lorentz
Grades	6-8 ( IBT program is 7-8 only)
Enrollment	455 (September 2005)
Language	English
Colour(s)	Green, Blue
Mascot	Martin Mustang
Team name	Martin T
Affiliation	None
Website	http://www.aamartin.ca

Allan A. Martin Senior Public School is a middle school located at 1390 Ogden Avenue in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, North America, Earth, Solar System, Milky Way, Universe.

IBT Program / Entrepreneurial Studies

Allan A. Martin is currently the only middle school in Canada that offers the International Business and Technology Program (IBT) program. Students in the International Business and Technology Program program have the extra class of Entrepreneurial Studies. The marks from the Entrepreneurial Studies class are merged with the English marks of the students. Entre, the abbreviation of Entrepreneurial Studies, is a class that teaches students the basics of business. In Ontario, you can take the same Entre course in high school but through the IBT program, you get a head start.

Students learn about the business world and have many projects that focus on improving the student's character such as; "The Real Game" a real life business simulation, "Hot-dog Stand" a business venture simulation, and the culminating task of the second year of the IBT program, "The Trade Show," a real business venture. In the Trade Show project, students are challenged to create their own business from scratch. The products of the students are always sold to the public on the Thursday before Mother's Day. Several subjects are added into the student's time table other than Entre. The S.M.A.R.T. (Science, Math, and Advanced Research Technology) Lab, which contains the school's video studio and audio/visual equipment, and approximately 30 computers, is also part of the IBT program. The subjects "Science Lab" and "Math Lab" are taught in the S.M.A.R.T. Lab. These classes utilize computers to enhance the learning experience of these two subjects, as well as student productivity. The "Learning Lab" is the other major computer lab, and contains approximately the same amount of computers and educational resources for students to use. These computers are used for Communications (English, Geography and History) and Entrepreneurial Studies. IBT students also have access to a lab known as the "Learning Lab". This lab is only for the IBT students. Here they work on technology part of IBT. Overall, the school contains more than 280 computers (a 1:1 ratio for IBT students).

Art

Students, whether enrolled in the international business and technology program or not, must participate in the art units. In Allan A. Martin, the average of the art marks tend to be considerably higher in comparison to other schools. The reason being that the art instructors at Allan A. Martin allow students to upgrade their pieces of art, essentially giving them two attempts at receiving a good mark. The students tend to achieve a higher mark with teacher guidance, while learning new skills and techniques. Art is showcased proudly at Allan A Martin throughout the halls, cafeterias, and classrooms.

Clubs & Teams

Technology

1. The Tech Team: The school's computer maintenance and A/V team.
2. The Web/CD-ROM Yearbook Team: This group designs and maintain the schools website Allan A. Martin. They also produce the CD-ROM Yearbook , a computer alternative to the standard yearbook.

Music

1. The M3 Band: The extracurricular band of Allan A., they get to go to many outside of school events, including the Toronto Santa Claus Parade and Canada's Wonderland where they perform for audiences. "M3" stands for "Martin Mustang Musicians".
2. The Allan A. Angels Choir: A choir which mainly sings for in-school events such as assemblies or performances, and Arts Alive.
3. Guitar Club: A club that lets all guitarists play at school with regular practices.
4. Rock Bands: A number of students who choose to join one band. The instrument choices are: Guitar, Bass Drums and Piano. These bands usually perform at assemblies.

The Arts

1. Art Club: A club for free expression, catching up in art class, or embarking on one of the new extra-curricular art projects.
2. Arts Alive: A celebration of the school's artistic culture.
3. Musical: The school's musical production of "Once Upon A Mattress."
4. Drama Club: A club that showcases on Arts Alive, usually performing two Reader's Theatre plays. Reader's Theatre is based on narrating, where the actors hold scripts, while still trying to make the play as realistic as possible.
5. Improv Group: A group that performs at Arts Alive with comic routines and skits.
6. Stomp Group: A percussionist group that mimics Stomp performances by using objects to create interesting and varying rhythms. Their main performance is at Arts Alive.
7. Dance Club: Groups of students that have come up with their own dances to perform at Arts Alive; songs and methods of dances greatly vary.

Sports

• Flag Football: played in October
• Field Hockey: (Girls only) played in October
• Volleyball: played in November
• Basketball: played in December
• Soccer: played in May
• Wrestling: played after January

Due to lack of interest, this has been removed until further notice.

• Slo-Pitch Team Played in May
• Track:
• Athletic Council: A leadership group that performs a variety of services for the school to aid and enhance the athletic ability of the school.
• Intramural Dodgeball: Students sign up in teams of 8-10. It is a co-ed intramural. 2 girls must be on the court to start the game. 6 members of each team start the game off, and additional players can be added into the game through another teammate catching the ball of an opposing player.

External links

• Official Allan A. Martin Web page
• Peel School District Web Site
• IBT Website

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