The school of alternative education

Alternative & Adult Education Services' MANDATE
Alternative & Adult Education Services provides alternative educational opportunities and programs to youth, adults and children within the Edmonton Catholic Schools’ community. The studentcentred programs are highlighted by the outreach junior and senior high school programs for students (grades 7-12) in need of an alternative delivery model. As society evolves, so must our education system adapt to change and meet the needs of the community we serve. Alternative & Adult Education Services is an integral component of that adaptation and often acts as a bridge between basic education and lifelong learning.

FRESH START HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH

Programs to serve students who have left traditional programs and require an alternative, flexible non-traditional educational opportunity.

• Independent teacher-supported study
• Continuous intake (registration throughout the year)
• Small caring school community
• Six Locations:

PARTNERS FOR YOUTH OUTREACH PROGRAM

A junior and senior high school program serving students who are no longer attending mainstream schools. For registration and information call 780-471-2220.

• Located in Northeast Edmonton. (4308 - 118 Avenue)
• Flexible approach with continuous student intake

GUARDIAN ANGEL PROGRAM (G.A.P.)

A junior and senior high school serving students who need an alternative environment featuring more individualized self-paced learning.

• Located in North-central Edmonton. (11342 - 127 Street) - 780-451-4719
• Located at Mill Woods (2849 Mill Woods Rd.) 780-440-9341

OUR LADY OF GRACE PROGRAM

This program serves district pregnant or parenting teens. For more information call 944-2181.

• Provides academic, personal and spiritual support and services
• Students are served within their community schools or at alternative educational sites
• Facilitators' office located at the St. Andrew Centre (11342-127 Street)
• For more information, visit: Our Lady of Grace Program

REVELATION ONLINE LEARNING PROGRAM

This program facilitates online instruction to district students enrolled in local schools. Registration and information at 780-944-2000.

• High school courses available to any district senior high students
• *Adults are also welcome to take these high school courses.
• Revelation Online Learning Program
• Summer School for Religion (all levels) and CALM

SANCTUARY AT ST. MARGARET

In partnership with Learning Support Services, Alternative & Adult Education Services operates a program for junior and senior high students who are diagnosed with severe behavioural disorders and who require more intensive support than can be offered within their community school. The goal of the program at Sanctuary is to educate the whole child, which emphasizes on promoting emotional, social, physical, and spiritual growth in addition to addressing academic needs. The staff team at Sanctuary includes teachers, teacher assistants, a psychologist, and a psychiatric nurse.

• Located at 7114-98 Street
• Call Sue Chevalier at 780-944-2000 for more information

AADAC
Alternative & Adult Education Services contracts with AADAC to provide the educational component at the AADAC youth treatment intensive day program and the AADAC residential treatment program. These programs help youth who are experiencing issues around addiction and who are looking to make positive changes in their lives. The education programs allow students to continue their schooling in a classroom setting, delivering self-paced, independent learning at junior and senior high levels.

• AADAC

SUMMER SCHOOL CREDIT PROGRAM

This program is for high school students and is offered during four weeks in July at the locations listed below. Fresh Start sites offer summer school, too. Registration and information at 780-944-2000. CALM and Religion are also offered online.

• Archbishop MacDonald High School 10810 - 142 St.
• Archbishop O'Leary High School 8760 - 132 Avenue (North)
• Austin O'Brien High School 6110 - 95 Avenue (East)
• Louis St. Laurent High School 11230-43 Avenue (South)
• For more information, visit Summer School at Lifelong Learning and Alternative Education Services' website

P.A.S.S. (PART-TIME, ALTERNATIVE, SELF-PACED SCHOOL)

Located at three convenient locations throughout the city. Information at 780-944-2000.

• This program is geared for high school students who need an extra course, need to repeat a course, or need more flexibility in their timetable at their regular high school.
• Students work at their own pace.
• Teachers are available from 4:00 - 7:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays for one-on-one assistance.

TUTORIAL PROGRAMS

Elementary and Junior High programs are offered three times per year on Saturday mornings at Sacred Heart Centre and during the summer (two weeks) at both St. Cecilia School and Louis St. Laurent. High School Math Tutorials are held two times per year at the Sacred Heart Centre for Lifelong Learning (9624 - 108 Avenue). All these programs are designed to assist students in specific core subject areas. Registration and information at 780-944-2000.

For more information, visit Tutorial Programs at Alternative & Adult Education Services' website.

DIPLOMA PREP/REVIEW COURSES

Grade 12 students can prepare for the provincial diploma exams. Each prep course offers a full review of the 30 leve courses and also offers exam writing tips and strategies. Sessions run in January and June each year. For Registration and information please call 780-944- 2000.

For more information, visit Diploma Exam Prep Courses at Alternative & Adult Education Services' website.