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Schools ho Phone: and Colleges Independent 780.469.9868 in Alber E 201, 11830 Fax: 780.469.9880 ta DUCA -1 ol 11 Avenue, Ed AC TION We Edmonton, ALGARYHER bsite: www.aisca.ca AB T5G-0E1 OPTIONS s AA683037 ALD SPECIAL SECTION E-mail offi[email protected] This award-winning special section will explain the SPECIAL SECTION ACALGARY HERALD St uden FEBRUARY 12, ts 2009 advantages independent schools can offer. 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America in North between Grade Some people spends mor Grade 12. 11 and look at independent their einayear on schools and say car than they This independent they’reprivate, spend personally learning they serve ap so pendent schools, and tell readers in more than 300,000 rivate on their child’ model, and good,” Planti- she says. seducation,” the environment nga says. supports it, has that “But “Think helped the girls the same accountability about what it flourish in non-academic which to operate costs to ar public schools avehicle, versus well, says McLean. eas as also areheld now pay in school what you applies to about fees, plus your “I needed Anne the independent 90 per cent of school allotment in to be stimulated schools. in your taxes. away that would “It’sc apretty easy It’s socially draw her out lear that independent breakdown, and ,and Banbur schools something that that’s that.” yhas done serve the public Calgary households how they can become involved in speaks Par good.” ues as as to our val- ents choose ociety.” Providing schools independent Her daughters arange of differ for avariety Anne, education pr ent some of reasons Rachel, 16, and ograms to meet because their — 13, areacademically avari- special children have gifted, needs or and McLean believes advanced areacademically independent an and need school can lenge, morechal- meet their best others because needs. She sends education they want them to Banbur linked to re yCrossroads “Sometimes, ligion. independent education choices. School —one of ❝ parents ar morethan ing ab eseek- independent 30 etter environment bberAcademy educational It’s clear change —they courtesy We tions in the institu- that schools because — city. to re they want trips. “When move their childr immersion Rachel star independent tain en’sfrlanguageom preschool ted schools negativeoftheaspects.school cer- at Banbury, because springinonacone That’strue she wanted serve inChinalast ertain percentage to learn to read, tspenthettimepublic Y, PAGE5stances,” of circum- scheduled one-on-one Ceciliashe Wrigh ols.SEESTORgood. 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Centr the mainstream professionals Plantinga says. and have Act about 6,000 e, to name Riyaz says. independent are both their own boar dents have shifted stu- ing afew —launch- drawn to the and Azmina lab analyst About 600 Alber than answering ds, rather from indepen- anew institution Publication dates: we were and and a computer make ta students to dent schools is getting “But an interest pharmacist has had to tend these pur at- public the one of the to the public tougher,hes first, as we had educa- — the family ely private schools, or separate think system. I ays. system respectively out of around jurisdictions. most of the schools “The sheer pursue a Montessori-basedsystem, its choices. 15,000 independent “Thereare no would involved cost of leasing desire to the public to fund of the day, it school students in for-profit schools agree it was driven building as or at that time in sacrifices At the end overall. Alberta,” he cial concerns,” by finan- chool, or even tion, and well-devel- it worth it? the culture Plantinga notes. Plantinga space in to find stream wasn’t “Is down to admits that But the line Overall, says. Calgary, is ap the Montessori boils we’re that divides the line has, in the last it seems challenge retty major background independent decade or so, independent the number of —especially oped.” and made from the schools become even schools you’ren when of his Our parents rest of the education blurry. Across more dents and their ot getting any Riyaz spent part from. came tem is sys- , is fairly stable. stu- money government and getting fuzzier number of a the first year in England, huge sacrifices to Alber . private schools “There’sbeen “Private . childhood a families ta introduced forces with joined growth in some schools he attended as immigrant schools charter public jurisdictions areas, and afew in the arechallenged where North America in the 1990s asortofp in new schools area of teacher new He and to ublic-private and here salaries ( !) school. Europe specific address there, so most — Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011 educational hybrid people of them Montessori believer East Africa, primarily niches, model. might in Calgary function s a strong ❝ choose from public and and view it as, per cent at 15 to 20 nts ‘Private less remain ed PaPamelare McLe of the education Catholic school Prince of Peace aret schools than the public child-direct an and Dean because tricts also dis- Lutheran School aking over.’ Is schools. in its James.The Ellardw he says. DonMolyneaux offer arange in Calgaryi plateau ee it morea By and large, to learning. girls arschoestudenols system,”ith children tive pr of alterna- spartofthe Rocky effect,” sa difficult it’sfar more approach endent ts at Banbur keyAnnethings,Rachel ograms. school district. View he says. to establish daugh- indep “OneyCofrothessr and What And several While ahandful than aschool now They enrolled oadsincorpo-School. sets an independent CalgaryC other of new it would have River Val- e was always school hristian schools schools have years been 10 or ter Aleena in theydesir that values apartisi nically aretech- opened in ago.” 15 because in our family ts operating struc- alternative pr in recent Calgary School’s Montessori rated impor- Lethbridge-based ograms of the years —Khalsa Calgaryhas ley le nothing as Calgary, School moreindependent — the school activero is there’s Palliser School Tanbridge Academy schools than program amore a good education.” Maria Montessori and Edmonton —3 offers traditional tant as from Education AISCA members 7 also are far compared educa- en’s The Viranis 19 in the capital with Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012 non-Montessori childr city. younger intheirSo alone. tion — and cial ex- fol- reDuane Plantinga, Sarina By Jacqueline sp As- daughter Lo ation. onsof the ibilit educuie five years later. ecutive director lowed goes of Independent yi Valley only sociation wide nspir River ebber rangein so when Academy and Colleges of countries, including es Grade 6, students ElizabethSchools nia, Ghana, Sierra te up to faker and about half Pakistan, Leone, ens last Elissa Huf- says Ta Tanza- graduated Hoskins ar Alberta, and Paraguay jikistan, Cambodia, throughout Aleena Wenough to vote. en’tyet old independent-.Each loan Nicaragua the school —Don Molyneaux decided averages af the Viranis adifference But❞they’rea of Alberta’s active loans about shifts. “It’sab ew times aw s A CALGAR year, to people lready institutionstotaling $200, it eek in here’ Y privateimpr around makingenrolled in $5,000. with 26 of work, but it’ Azdifmina:ferent ‘T HERALD NEIGHBOURS stick with the ove their the world,studentshelpingare fully repaid since Twoloans have They would sworRithyait,”zandHuf lives ts 1_1 to 748_ love faker H033 her by encouragingschool them the program been to seeparen says. 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Future performances will Alternative Schooling: Character buildingdering. —Don Molyneaux — Don Molyneauxnce photos to combine her dedicationSchools’ to da community involvement ng online is a practical way tudy this way.’ u have to be motivated to s McManus has found learni By Karen Rudolph Durrie teaches lessons in caring Grade 11 student Kelynn ool education on track: ‘Yo Another award-winning special section, Alternative Schooling with keeping her high sch haracter” is a word that’s frequently , responsibility tossed around when it comes to the educational philosophies embraced by ing the the Grade 12 Legacy Project, in which independent‘C and charter schools. students recycle bottles and containers to raise The development of character is an important money for micro-loans to help entrepreneurs in part of many of these alternative schools’ cultures, the developing world improve their lives through will continue to put the focus on the various advantages that and one of the ways in which this lesson is taught INSIDE: Net bene ts small business ventures. is through community involvement — be it local Webber Academy students are also involved or global. with World Vision Canada, Free the Children, n Finding the Students at Calgary private university-prepa the Mustard Seed Ministry and the Head Shave perfect fit For some students, theratory school Internet Webber Academy and are encouraged education - nter- for Cancer Awareness and Research. — page 3 to get involved in humanitarian initiatives, gain a Meanwhile at Foundations for the Future can make a perfect combinationhigh school subjects online with a focus. on i educational alternatives can offer. We’ll examine options including global perspective and contribute to society. INSIDE: Charter Academy, students recently rallied to n Religion-based action between students and teachers The school has long been involvedOnline education with a is also offered by the meet the immediate need following January’s schools keep the number of charitable organizations, including Maria Canton Airdrie-based Rocky View— Learning Courtesy Foundations for the Future Plenty of devastating earthquake in Haiti. faith By the Terry Fox Foundation for cancer research — For the Calgary Herald Connection. Foundations for the Futureoptions Grade 4to The academy’s northwest campus has a where the academy has consistentlyExtending been rankedmore fl exibility to studentsct is look- part Charter Academy — page 4 student Emma,ruc- left, with God’sconsider Littlest character committee, as do all seven FFCA as one of the top contributingof schools a current in Canada. Alberta Education pilot proje t didn’t take Kelynn McManus long to Angels volunteer Jessica Friesen. — page 3campuses, and following the earthquake, a decide the traditional high school route “Our athletic director, Joëling Chalifoux, at reducing has face-to-face classroom inst n Home-school- member of the committee suggested the charter schools, online learning, home schooling, specialized wasn’t for her. tion time. Called the High School Flexibility ing families see taken this on, and has raised over $260,000 v- school find a way to help. Only one semester into Grade 10 at a Enhancement Project, theathletics four-year and initiativespeech/debate.  Independent through our school in the past involvesnumber of16 years,” high schools throughout thers to pro reduce The situation hit close to home, as the student benefits mainstream high school, McManus told “Calgary is becomingrrid- more of anschools arts city than thrive in says Webber Academy’s head ofince. communica The project allows administrato body includes families with children who were her parents she wanted to leave the bricks ass-and in the past. We wantes studentsnot to growCalgary up to be — page 5 tions, Lorne Webber. in-classroom instruction time, with the ove — pageadopted 4 from Haiti. Imortar behind in exchange for a virtual cl - connoisseurs of the performing arts and art events “We received a personal call froming Terry principle Fox’s that time spent in school do room. in Calgary,” Webber says. “Sometimes in life, you just have to buckle n Musical family gh brother Darrell thanking us for thenecessarily efforts and equate to credits earned. down and contribute, and this was just horrific,” Now in Grade 11, McManus has completed At the Alberta DistanceFor theLearning past two Centre, years, the school has workedSuccess- logs into learning programs and independent schools in the Calgary area. two and a half semesters of course work throuarn pro- huge contributions to the foundation. We are all says Denise Budgen, principal of the FFCA ng her meanwhile, educatorson designing have been the catering new facility, to with an eyeful to alumni give the Calgary Board of Education’s CBe-le proud of Joël and the entire school community for — page 6 to the needs of studentsbreaking without ground face-to-face in June. It is expected backto open toin schoolsnorthwest elementary campus. gram, working from home while maintaini what they’ve done.” — page 5 time since 1923. Itthe added fall of online 2011. courses to “We started a conversation about maybe a bake n Mainstream rigorous dance schedule and staying on track And Calgarianshoose will soon where have a lastingits time-honoured legacy correspondence offerings in sale, but our focus is supposed to be involving the graduate at the same time as her peers. The arts centre will be adjacentas to Webber offers alternatives nces Kelynn McManus:courtesy ‘Iof can Webber c that.’ Academy, in the formthe mid-1990s. of a  Home school-children. “I just knew right away the school scene Since then theAcademy, number of and online will learners include hband and choir rooms, and when I study,state-of-the-art and I like performing inarts the centre that will be g by ing the right“As a school, we’d been studying compassion, — page 7 wasn’t for me,” says McManus, 16, who da increased steadily,multimedia to the point editing where suites, this yeara multipurpose foyer up to six hours a day, six days a week. used by the school and offeredrse load, to the community. choice forand some we thought it would be nice if the children felt tes for high schools throughout the city, enrolled their number equalsfor performances that of students and learninbanquets and a 450-seat “I defi nitely prefer the fl exibility of my sched- online programWebber to supplement says a performingtheir cou arts centre has been —they page had contributed 6 as opposed to going home n Charter choices l- traditional printtheatre. correspondence. ule. It is still structured — there are set da taking an averageplanned of twosince courses his father, each. Neil Webber, opened the and asking Mommy for a loonie,” Budgen says. attract parents e that.” “We’re seeing“We growth feel itin will a lot not of onlyareas generate right a fantastic when projects and modules are due — but I can CBe-learnschool principal in 1996. Karen Bird says enro now, partly due to the overall push for fl exibility  Learning rn- resource for the students at Webbero our Academy, but A campaign came together in which children and students choose when and where I study, and I lik r ment has recently“He isspiked a true with believer the introduction in the ‘Renaissance inform education and partly because we’re a very continues for a A typical day for McManus starts mid-mo and families were challenged to think about some of classes thatof education,’ can start at with any atime solid during focus aon the academindependent— system. much likeStudents our gymnasiums have access —t the performing — page 8 ing when she studies and works on projects fo na- lifetimething they could go without for a period of time. io semester.ics but offering a well-rounded experience forsystem andarts they centre can work will be at utilizedtheir own by pace,” the community and a — page 7 - her core classes. Sh e usually wraps things up “We’re really about personalized learning at - They designated a “no treats” week. Students students, supplemented by the performing arts,says Frankvariety McCallum, of organizations. regional offi ce co-ordi around 3 p.m. when she heads to the dance stud CBe-learn,” says Bird. rs gave up sweet or salty snacks in their lunches and . In t tor for the centre.Webber Academy is also involved in a wide for the evening. “Students come to us a for a variety of reasons rpo-  Charterbrought in the money this saved. “The bigrange advantage of other that community online learning initiatives, offe includts Publication date: Thursday, March 22, 2012 “You have to be motivated to study this way — to enhance their marks, or maybe they jus schools gain is that instructional information can be inco a regular school, you go to class and the teacher realize they need one more class to graduate. Or rated through video — multimedia in all its face - foothold teaches you; in this environment, you have to ool as See CHARACTER on page 2 it might be because they are involved in intense t enhances the online experience.” — page 8 teach yourself, which can be diffi cult. athletic or arts programs and can’t be in sch Last year, 30,000 students in grades 1-12 “If you don’t understand something, you have much — or maybe they have high anxiety abou took one or more courses from Alberta Distance calgaryherald. to e-mail a teacher and wait to hear back. That school.” Learning. can be diffi cult, too.” The CBe-learn program isn’t alone in its drive “To learn online, a student needs to be orga- com/schools rs .” McManus certainly isn’t alone in her virtual to offer students more options. The Calgary nized, motivated and on top of their deadlines,” enior -Learn. pursuit of a high school diploma. CBe-learn Catholic School District, for example, offe says McCallum. “Time management is key statistics show that almost 900 junior and s fers ure ar. its students an online program called U high school students are enrolled exclusively in “Students benefi t from the supportive cult Based at the St. Anne Academic Centre, it of he the online program for the 2010-11 school ye for the travelling or competing student athlete,” o Last year, 6,000 CBE students, most attending Here’s a quick sampling of just a few of t says principal Tim Main. “They are also sur- myriad possibilities: rounded by peers with like-minded goals wh By Rachel Naud Sporting chance ational they d support each other. And our staff members are For the Calgary Herald Student athletes can be in a bit of an educ at- former high-level athletes, so they get it — bind, because following their athletic passion an hile Calgary’s mainstream public and know what they’re facing and what it takes to talent can mean missing classes to practise or 12. A broad separate school systems work well achieve that best personal level.” tend tournaments and games. for many students, there are others for rive The school serves students in grades 5- Calgary’s Edge School for Athletes is one in- W rifi cing See BROAD SPECTRUM on page 2 whom a different option is the better choice. ols to stitution that caters to students who want to th spectrum Calgary boasts a multitude of education in both sports and- academics, without sac choices, from independent and charter scho either. home schooling, online learning and alternative — Courtesy of Webber Academy programs within the public system. 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