ursa
Distance Programming
Most students in ursa‘s distance program complete over 80% of their coursework online through our teacher-directed instruction. We also give students from other Alberta high schools the opportunity to register with us to take one or more of our exceptional high school courses.
Students in grades 1-12 living in the Calgary area also have the option to take some of their subjects onsite Wednesdays at our East Campus. Courses are offered weekly in Physical Education, Art, Music, Culinary Arts, and our unique Genius Hour classes. This gives students the opportunity to participate in a variety of group activities and build social connections with their peers.
Highlights:
- Grades 1-12
- Planned, taught and evaluated by a team of experienced Alberta Education Certified distance educators
- Follow the Alberta Program of Studies
- Offered to students in every community across Alberta
- For families wishing for a full Teacher Directed home-based program
- Small class sizes
- Relationships built between students and instructional staff
- Easy to navigate Canvas Learning Management System
- Support of a Lead Teacher
- Courses for grades 1-6 (elementary) delivered live online
- Courses for grades 7-12 (junior high school and high school) delivered live online with options done asynchronously online
- Onsite Wednesdays for students in grades 1-12 in northeast Calgary
- High school programming designed for engaged students who take responsibility for their own learning
- High School courses available to students registered at other Alberta high schools
Whatever your lifestyle, if you have internet you can be in school
ursa Distance classes can be completed from anywhere you have access to the internet. This provides the opportunity for your family to be anywhere in the world while receiving a high quality Alberta education. ursa Distance is ideal for students who are traveling or are heavily involved in sports or other endeavours and need a flexible program.
Applying to ursa
Instructions to apply can be found Here 🔗