Alternative Secondary School (AHS) is a public high school (secondary) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; which teaches grades 10 to 12. AHS is currently at the Clinton Ford Center, which is home to former Clinton Ford Elementary School.
AHS was launched, independent of the council, in September 1974 by a group of parents. It reflected many popular "education alternative" ideas at the time. Early school philosophy borrowed from the ideas of A. S. Neill, who founded Summerhill School. This involves supporting the freedom of children, and opposing the traditional structure and control of most schools. Although, AHS was never meant to be a copy of Summerhill.
In 1975 AHS was under the control of the Calgary Education Board (CBE).
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Custom programs
Schools help manage off-campus classes at the Alberta Teenage Recovery Center. Two teachers from the school, help students progressively return to the regular school system if they are school-aged after they reach Level Three of care.
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Famous Alumina
- Feist, musician (1994)
External links
- The official website of Alternative Secondary School
- Calgary Board of Education - School Profile
- Alberta Teach Recovery Center - Partner with CBE and AHS to provide classroom instruction to those who switch back to school.
- Power Kid (August 23, 2004) - An article in the leading weekly news magazine Maclean), discussing about AHS.
- Alternative Secondary School should be a model for others (May 27, 2004) - Editorial in FFWD Weekly about AHS.
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