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Fresh Start & Partners for Youth offer an opportunity for students to
have an alternative to a high school classroom setting to reconnect with
education in a meaningful, personal, and supportive manner.
Our goal is to offer high school courses and support services to help
students overcome obstacles and develop behaviors that will help them
become educationally and personally successful to achieve high school
completion.
Is outreach right for me?
Outreach provides:
- Opportunity for students who need an alternative to traditional
high school to reconnect with their education in a meaningful,
personal, and supportive manner.
- Assistance for high school students up to 19 years who are at risk
of not completing school, mainly due to factors that have affected
regular school attendance.
- Small, caring schools where students who are ready to reconnect
with school can learn in a safe and welcoming atmosphere. The
outreach staff is committed to nurturing student potential in a
small learning community in which students are accepted, encouraged,
and treated with dignity and respect. School counselors are
available to assist students on an individual basis.
- The relaxed atmosphere encourages the student to build positive
relationships with the staff and other students in a secure,
non-threatening environment.
- A less formal, less structured environment than regular schools.
There are no classes, teachers do not give formal lessons, and there
are no bells. Courses are delivered using a self-paced format
(modules). The individualized, self-paced program at outreach allows
students to being where they left off, and progress at their own
rate.
What is a self-paced program?
Self-paced learning means that the subject is learned by working through
a series of learning packages called modules. Students should be able to
work independently for the most part, with the teachers assisting on a
one-on-one or small group basis.
Students should be READY, WILLING, and ABLE to attend and work in a
self-paced learning environment.
READY = You really want to be back in school. You are anxious to get
your education back on track.
WILLING = You are committed to the required attendance, regular
completion of school work and good behavior. You are willing to be
reliable, responsible and respectful.
ABLE = You have the necessary reading skills, work habits and maturity
to help you be successful with self-paced learning. Outreach is not
intended for students who need a specialized program to support their
learning or behavioral needs. Students must be able to work comfortably
and respectfully with other students in an open setting, and help to
create a positive atmosphere for everyone.
Expectations
In outreach the student takes on more responsibility for setting
goals and completing work on their own. Students should be able to work
independently for the most part, with the teachers assisting the
students one-to-one or small groups.
Students are expected to contribute to the positive nature of the
program by acting in a mature manner. The atmosphere is suitable for
motivated, independent people who want to further themselves by taking
advantage of educational opportunities.
Due to the nature of the program, students with learning or
behavioral needs will be referred to a more appropriate setting.
At Fresh Start or Partners for Youth, students can complete high
school. Outreach programs can be transitional, providing the student
with the means to continue their education in a community high school.
Hours
The schools are open from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. daily, with no school
for the students every Friday afternoon. (Note – School hours are
subject to change.)
Senior high outreach students are expected to maintain regular
attendance - at least 12-15 hours each week. You will develop your own
schedule with your teacher-advisor after your Orientation Week is
completed. Individual circumstances that affect attendance such as
having a job or pregnancy and parenting can be accommodated.
Courses
Senior high core academic subjects at all levels are available, using
either self-paced modules or online courses (English, Social, Sciences,
Math).
Additional courses available are:
- Art 10, 20, 30
- CALM
- Religion 15, 25, 35
- Various CTS courses
- Phys Ed 10, 20, 30
- Music 10 (not available at all sites)
- Work Experience 15, 25, 35
Communication and Reporting
Communication between students, teachers and parents is a key factor to
success at school. You and your teacher-advisor should be in regular
contact. The teacher-advisors will maintain regular contact with
parents.
There are formal report cards issued during the school year, with time
set aside for parent-teacher-student conferences.
Parents are encouraged to call or make appointments as needed.
Additional Features of Outreach High School:
- Counseling on site, available from the advisors or school counselors
- Our Lady of Grace - a support program for pregnant and parenting
students (female and male) featuring weekly group sessions at each
outreach school plus individual assistance
- Weekly Phys Ed classes located at various off-site venues
- Work Experience and RAP
- Close links with Edmonton Catholic Schools' Aboriginal Learning Services
to offer Aboriginal cultural activities and counseling
- Access to Revelation Online (cyber school) high school courses
- Career and post secondary education information
- Access to our student finance case manager
- Reasonable school fees
Graduation Requirements
To attain an Alberta High School Diploma, a student must meet the
following criteria:
- Earn a minimum of 100 credits
- Complete English 30-1 or 30-2
- Complete Social 30 or 33
- Complete Math 20P, 20A or 24
- Complete Science 20 or 24, or Biology 20, or Chemistry 20, or
Physics 20
- Physical Education 10
- Career and Life Management
- 10 Credits, in any combination, from:
- Career and Technologies (CTS) 3000 Series
- Fine Arts
- Second Languages
- Physical Education 20 or 30
- 35 level courses from any trade in the Registered Apprenticeship
Program (RAP)
- Religion
- Work Experience
- 10 credits in 30 level subjects (in addition to English and
Social Studies)
Students wishing to graduate from a conventional Edmonton Catholic School District high school are required to complete 9 credits in Religion.
Senior High Outreach Locations
Click on
Locations to find a site nearest to you or for
information about registration procedures.
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