see it in action

The Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI) is a bold approach to supporting the improvement of student learning by encouraging teachers, parents, and the community to work collaboratively to introduce innovative and creative initiatives based upon local needs and circumstances.

Imagine a School was a dramatic performance created by high school students from Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver that opened the Canadian Education Association‘s symposium “Getting it Right for Adolescent Learners” in 2006. Find out what adolescents are saying about their experiences in high schools and what schools would look like if we “got it right”.

With the tools of technology, the support of the Galileo Educational Network, and an inquiry-based model of learning, grade 10 classes took on the question: “What are the implications of living in a democratic society within a larger global context?”

Teachers, administrators, students, parents and schools work together to identify strengths and improve learning in Vancouver schools.

High school students who created a business plan detailing the market potential they see in the rising demand for goat meat in Indiana will get a $28,000 school district loan to open a goat farm.