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Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program
1453 Main Street, Stittsville K2S 1A3
Telephone (613) 591-7678 Fax (613)
591-7685
Principal France Thibault (Principal of Adult High School and Secondary
Alternate Programs)
On-Site Program Coordinator Daintry Topshee
Morning start time 8:40 a.m.; afternoon dismissal 12:40/3:00 p.m.
Individualized secondary programming to Grade 12
The
Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program is one of several such programs
across the jurisdiction of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, designed
for students whose individual needs and circumstances are not best served in a
traditional school setting. Individual student programs are organized
around the appropriate combination of academic subjects, Life Skills courses,
co-operative education and independent learning.
Students
at Frederick Banting have the opportunity to complete their Ontario Secondary
School Diploma requirements and continue into post-secondary programs, to return
to traditional schools to complete their programs, or move directly into the
workplace.
In
September 2006, the Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program had a
preliminary enrolment of 232 students. Most of its students are drawn from
the western area of the OCDSB, especially Kanata, West Carleton and Goulbourn.
The
Secondary Alternate Program was first established by the former Carleton Board
of Education in 1980 with one site in Nepean. An eastern location was
added in 1988, and the Frederick Banting program was added in 1990, occupying
rented space in several different locations in Kanata from 1990 to June
2006. In September 2006, the Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program
moved to Stittsville, where it is now housed in the former Stittsville Public
School facility. The building was originally constructed in 1947 as a
two-room school, and grew through five additions between 1953 and 1967.
Frederick
Banting students have a remarkable record of success, thanks to an exceptional
caring staff and a long association with a supportive community. The
welcome extended by the Stittsville Village Association at the beginning of the
2006-2007 school year was greatly appreciated.
The
Frederick Banting Secondary Alternate Program will hold an Open House and
invites the community to visit on Thursday, 26 October 1006, from 2 to 4 p.m.
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