The Calgary Catholic School District opened a new outreach school this month for students who severely need extra help. St. Gemma Outreach High School, based out of a rented storefront near Sunridge Mall in the city's northeast, has 30 students, some of whom are transitioning out of the criminal justice system.
The high school offers programming for grades 10 through 12 for students between the ages of 16 and 20.In prior years, students in the district who needed supplementary help were supported by St. Anne Academic Centre near downtown Calgary, which continues to offer self-paced learning and course upgrading."We noticed that within that student population ... more and more students were needing more individualized support," said Szumlas.
St. Gemma Outreach High School is based in a rented commercial space and does not have any classrooms or lockers like traditional school buildings."When the kids come in, they think they're coming to a traditional school," said principal Gord MacDonald. "We are as far from that traditional setting as we probably can get."
MacDonald said the open floor plan allows the school's three teachers to provide more one-on-one instruction. Instead of following the district's standard curriculum and calendar, students are put on a flexible learning plan and schedule. They also have access to a psychologist, employed part-time, a social worker, and services provided by outside outreach agencies.
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