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  • HIGHLANDS SCHOOL INFORMATION VIDEO

    Here is the link for the video, for information regarding Highlands School for the upcoming 2021-2022 school year. 

    Highlands School is full in planned classes in grades 1-9 in the Arts Core Program. We will now only accept resident students for these grades who newly move into the school’s attendance area for the Arts Core Program. A resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian living in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic. Non-resident students can enrol in another Division school with space in planned classes.

     If you are registering for Kindergarten or if you are new to Edmonton Public Schools, you must register online.
     
     

     KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION

    For the 2021-2022 school year, Highlands School will offer half-day Kindergarten as well as Full Day Kindergarten. If your child is new to Edmonton Public Schools, including students entering Kindergarten, you'll need to submit a new student registration package online. Schools start accepting new student registration packages for the next school year on February 2, 2021. Applying after April 15, 2021, may limit your options to schools with available space. Learn more about registration dates and deadlines.

    Who is eligible for Full-day Kindergarten?

    Following the close of registration, to observe current offerings, resident children in the current Montrose attendance area will have priority placement in the Full-day Kindergarten class at Highlands for the 2021-2022 school year. 

    Once these children have been placed in the Full-day Kindergarten class, should space remain, resident children who live in the current Mount Royal and Highland’s attendance areas will then be placed. For these remaining spaces, if the number of resident children who want to attend the FDK program at the site exceeds the available space, new applicants will be chosen by random selection. More information on the random selection process and requirements can be found here. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • Pre Advanced placement 7-9

    Pre Advanced placement 7-9

    Highlands School is proud to be one of just a few sites in Edmonton Public Schools that are designated as "Pre Advanced Placement" schools.

     

    Pre-AP is based on the following two important premises: The first is the expectation that all students can perform well at rigorous academic levels. This expectation should be reflected in curriculum and instruction throughout the school such that all students are consistently being challenged to expand their knowledge and skills to the next level.

     

    The second is the belief that we can prepare every student for higher intellectual engagement by starting the development of skills and acquisition of knowledge as early as possible. Addressed effectively, the middle and high school years can provide a powerful opportunity to help all students acquire the knowledge, concepts, and skills needed to engage in a higher level of learning.

     

    Students who challenge the Advanced Placement exams in high school can qualify for university credit!

     

    PRE-AP @ HIGHLANDS

     

    We are currently running one dedicated Pre AP class at grade 7 (7C)and one at grade 8 (8C). All students in these classes will challenge curriculum at a more rigorous and in-depth level. A number of students in grade 9 have been identified as willing to participate and challenge the pre AP program through regular pullout classes each month. Teachers of these students and classes can address this in a variety of ways, including tasks that go beyond the regular program, and expectations of higher quality effort and product, but can most broadly be worked into their teaching by sujbect ‘broad aims’.

     

    By integrating subject ‘broad aims’, Pre-AP can also be supported in regular programming and instruction with minor modifications to things like lesson content, questioning techniques, expectations of work/product quality, and assigned work.

     

     

    The program and work students will be completing is designed to coincide with regular academic content, but offer opportunities to go deeper into concepts and be slightly more rigorous in delivery, depth, and breadth. This may be done by modifying existing classwork or presenting entirely new challenges and problems for students to explore and solve in new and creative ways. It is very often an enjoyable experience for students who like to be challenged in new ways or crave an environment that emphasizes deeper learning and understanding.

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  • Arts Core Education 7-9

    Arts Core Education 7-9

    Arts Core programming incorporates the visual and performing arts into everyday learning. Students explore their creativity and self-expression through art, music, dance and drama. 

    Goals: 

    • Enable all students to explore and communicate their understandings, feelings, and ideas in a variety of forms 
    • Develop higher level thinking skills (evaluating, expressing, problem solving, creating) through the use of integrated arts processes 
    • Develop artistic and academic skills 

    Benefits: 

    • Engages the senses, stimulates imagination and creativity and broadens student’s understanding of themselves, others, and the world that they live in 
    • Contributes significantly to the development of multiple intelligence 
    • Fosters cross-curricular understanding 
    • Encourages risk taking and provides opportunities to explore personal challenges in a safe environment 
    • Promotes thinking critically, creatively, and divergently 
    • Provides increased exposure to a wide range of artistic tools and processes 
    • Develops respect for individual, cultural and artistic diversity 
    • Builds awareness and appreciation of the arts 

    Program Delivery: 

    • Instruction that incorporates the arts into language arts, math, science and social studies 
    • Enriched study of art, music, drama and dance provided in individual classes 
    • Use of the arts to articulate understanding of learning outcomes 
    • Inclusion of guest speakers, artist-in-residences and arts-related field trips, and involvement of the local arts community

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Principal's Message

 

Welcome to Highlands School!

For over a century, Highlands has had a tradition of serving the students and families of Edmonton’s Upper-East Side. As we begin a new and unprecedented school year, our dedicated staff will continue to uphold this tradition by working collaboratively with students, families and the community in a manner that promotes  health and safety for all.   

As an Arts Core school we recognize the impact an integrated arts education has on the development of higher level thinking skills and as such we work hard to weave authentic visual and performing arts opportunities into all subject areas. We are dedicated to providing all  students with opportunities to demonstrate their knowledge of curricular outcomes through a variety of creative mediums. At Highlands, we understand an arts rich education supports the development of creativity, critical thinking, and collaborative problem solving. 

As a school staff we are committed to delivering engaging and rigorous instruction, maximizing student achievement and ensuring all students are provided the necessary supports to attain success. In addition to being a designated Arts Core school, we also offer a range of programming including Pre-Advanced Placement, Strategies and BLA. 

At Highlands, we provide our students with high quality opportunities to cultivate leadership skills, foster school spirit, understand our high standards for student conduct and contribute positively to both the school and greater community. We believe in building kind and caring relationships and supporting students as they acquire the skills necessary to become ethical and engaged citizens who are passionate about participating in and contributing to the world around them.  

Highlands staff believe that student success is a shared responsibility between school, parents and the community. We are fortunate to have a number of community partners who support the artistic, academic, physical, social and emotional growth of our students.  We look forward to working with all of our partners to ensure our students reach their full potential. 

In this package, you will find a great deal of information about our school. We encourage students and parents to familiarize themselves with this information and if anything is unclear, please ask. 

We are anticipating an exciting year full of positive relationships and rich learning experiences. We are excited to work alongside your child as they continue to learn, grow, discover and explore.

 

Yours in Partnership

Maureen Matthews & the staff of Highlands School

 

 
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