The Core High School
A Leading Educational Environment
The Core High School is a 700+ capacity facility for high school students, grades nine to twelve in Olds and area. The new 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 will open in the Fall, 2009.
Science Labs Staff Entrance 
High School Gym
This facility will feature natural light, an open design and spatial variety. It is located at the south end of the Campus.
The Vision
- Will provide expanded programming for learners
- It will be the nucleus of an innovative, 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
- classroom
- staff development areas
- student gathering area
- a Science Part
- a Resource Centre
Unique Solutions
The Core High School will:
- incorporate core programming necessary for high school completion
- utilize CLC and Olds College facilities to provide enhance learning
- encourage team approaches 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, construction technology, 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
- the teacher's role will be interactive and rooted in dialogue
- teacher's will be coaches, mentors, moderators and facilitators
- infuse technology to make the most of learning opportunities
- promote life-long learning
Composite drawing of the Core High School
