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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
Frankly if they're going to exist, I would like to see charter schools specialize in things like climate science, STEM, ethical entrepreneurship, or agricultural and urban studies.
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They do exactly this right now and more including things like focusing on arts or providing feminist learning environments or teaching liberal arts and so on. What do you think the charter schools in Alberta are focusing on?
Partial list from Wikipedia (
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberta_charter_schools):
Alberta Classical Academy Ltd. - Students acquire an academically rigorous and traditional liberal arts education, focusing on classical Western canon art, literature, and philosophy. Offers language instruction in French, Mandarin, and Latin.
Calgary Arts Academy (CAA) - Students learn Alberta Curriculum through Arts Immersion.
Calgary Girls' Charter School (CGCS) - All-female school with a focus on developing a strong sense of self and understanding historical and contemporary gender issues.
Connect Charter School - Formerly called the Calgary Science School. Focus on outdoor education and technology. More instruction time on mathematics, science, and technology, employing a problem-based approach to learning.
Fusion Education Association - Students will be able to choose from the specialized pathways in business and entrepreneurship; animal and health sciences; skilled trades; or pursue an open pathway (blended). Graduates will obtain a high-school diploma, and either 1) a certificate, diploma or up to 15 credits toward university or college diploma or degree courses, or 2) skilled industry training and credential(s) towards an Apprenticeship.
STEM Innovation Academy - Focus on STEM education and digital technologies. Sister school to Stem Collegiate (in Edmonton)
Boyle Street Education Centre - Offers trauma-informed, reconciliation-first education, primarily for inner-city Indigenous youth whose formal schooling has been interrupted. Available programming includes art, cooking, fashion, hairstyling, drama, Indigenous cultural experiences, music, woodworking, yoga, meditation, and more.