Olds High School
in the Ralph Klein Centre
A Leading Educational Environment
Information for students, parents, and community members regarding
Olds High School - February 2010
Olds High School is a 700+ capacity facility for high school students, grades nine to twelve in Olds and area. The high school integrates the Chinook’s Edge School Division motto “Where Students Come First”. Students engage in learning in flexible teaching and learning spaces that provide classroom, team, and individual configurations allowing for self-directed study, project-based and collaborative learning.
This facility features natural light, an open design, and spatial variety. It is located at the south end of the Olds College Campus.
The Vision
- To provide expanded programming for learners
- To be a nucleus of an innovative and collaborative learning environment
- Trades and Technology Labs, research laboratories and other facilities will be located throughout the Olds College Campus
- Program development and implementation, which will comply with k-12
guidelines, will provide:
- an integrated, multi-year sequence of career guidance
- course work
- work-based learning experiences
- academics
- applied academics
- relevant Career and Technology Studies
- job shadowing
- mentorship
- internships
- apprenticeships
- portfolio development
- research assistants transition opportunities
Features
- classrooms
- staff development areas
- student gathering area
- Science Park
- Resource Centre
Unique Solutions
Olds High School will:
- incorporate core programming necessary for high school completion
- utilize CLC and Olds College facilities to provide enhanced learning
- encourage a team approach to instruction
- support the personalized learning of students
- provide educational opportunities through house system, seminar opportunities and grade grouping
- offer a full complement of optional courses including CTS, fine arts, food, fashion, computers, media arts, mechanics and fabrication
- offer the Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP), the Green Certificate and Knowledge and Employability Skills
- present opportunities for service learning and volunteerism
Key Elements of the Instruction Model
- engage all learners by addressing their individual needs
- embark in active learning through project opportunities and problem-solving activities
- offer an interdisciplinary approach allowing learners to design projects based up their multiple intelligence's
- establish personalized learning communities
- interactive, dialogue-based teaching
- teacher's as coaches, mentors, moderators and facilitators
- infuse technology to enhance learning opportunities
- promote life-long learning
