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Adult re-entry programs in Scarborough date back to 1977. The first program, one teacher and fifteen students, began in November of that year at [[Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute]]. Envisioned was a program which would meet the needs of adults wishing to return to school. |
Adult re-entry programs in Scarborough date back to 1977. The first program, one teacher and fifteen students, began in November of that year at [[Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute]]. Envisioned was a program which would meet the needs of adults wishing to return to school. |
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Revision as of 01:56, 18 September 2013
| Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies | |
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720 Midland Avenue , , M1K 4C9 | |
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| School type | Alternative High School Adult High School |
| Motto | Fast forward your future Accomplish as you may |
| Founded | 1986 |
| School board | Toronto District School Board (Scarborough Board of Education) |
| Superintendent | Karen Falconer |
| Area trustee | Elizabeth Moyer |
| School number | 4175 / 940445 4177 / 940445 |
| Principal | Katherine Evans |
| Grades | 10-12 |
| Enrollment | 246 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Blue and Silver |
| Affiliation | Secular |
| Website | Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies |
Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies (SCAS) is an alternative and adult high School serving Scarborough, a part of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It operates under the Toronto District School Board and was previously part of the pre-amalgamated board, Scarborough Board of Education prior to merger.
SCAS also operates a satellite campus on 2740 Lawrence Avenue East at David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute site for the Carpentry program.
History
Adult re-entry programs in Scarborough date back to 1977. The first program, one teacher and fifteen students, began in November of that year at Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute. Envisioned was a program which would meet the needs of adults wishing to return to school.
SCAS originally opened in September 1986 at the former Tabor Park Vocational School at 959 Midland Avenue operated by the Scarborough Board of Education. At Tabor Park, agencies operating at SCAS included a rooms registry service called Scarborough Housing Assistance: Placement and Education for Singles (SHAPES), the counseling service Metro Youth Services, a day care facility operated by NYAD (Not Your Average Day Care), and the board's Community Liaison Office.[1] By 1989 the district was planning to move the SCAS to a new facility.[2] The Tabor Park campus was being given to the Metropolitan Separate School Board or MSSB (now the Toronto Catholic District School Board), so the Scarborough board had to vacate it. School board trustees considered closing one of the following collegiate schools to make room for a new SCAS: Winston Churchill, Midland Avenue, W.A. Porter, and David and Mary Thomson.[3] In November 1988 the school had 850 adult students.[4] Parents in Donwood Park protested one of the relocation plans for SCAS.[5]
On July 1, 1989, the SBE approved the transfer of the Tabor Park property to the MSSB and was reopened as Jean Vanier Catholic Secondary School in September of that year, relocating the school to the former Highbrook Senior Public School on 39 Highbrook Cresent. The need for a new adult school led to a 'unique partnership' between the former Scarborough Board of Education and Centennial College which resulted in the opening of a new building on 939 Progress Avenue in September 1994.
In September 2010, the school moved to 720 Midland Avenue, the site of the former Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute as Centennial expanded the teaching space by acquiring the latter site.[6] The staff commits to using strategies and interventions to support students in accumulating credits and skills leading to a high school diploma and personal growth.[citation needed]
Overview
Like all TDSB adult learning centres, it has two distinctive programs, EdVance and Adult.
The Under 21 program, EdVance is for students between 18 and 20 years of age who feel the world is passing them by because they have discontinued their formal education before obtaining a high school diploma. Supported in a nurturing environment, there is an emphasis on re-entry to school. Students will have an opportunity to build skills for the workplace, college or apprenticeship programs. EdVance is for students who are serious about completing high school. This program offers the swiftest route to earning an OSSD.
See also
References
- ^ Astorga-Garcia, Mila. "'Supermarket' education offered for adults at centre." Toronto Star. December 23, 1986. Neighbors p. E17. Retrieved on July 29, 2013.
- ^ Daly, Rita. "Scarborough centre for adult learning needs new home." Toronto Star. January 10, 1989. Neighbors p. E3. Retrieved on July 29, 2013.
- ^ Daly, Rita. "Trustees resent turning school over to Catholics." Toronto Star. September 20, 1988. News p. A7. Retrieved on July 29, 2013.
- ^ Daly, Rita. "Scarborough board tries to relocate adult school." Toronto Star. November 15, 1988. Neighbors p. E3. Retrieved on July 29, 2013.
- ^ "Donwood area parents oppose learning centre." Toronto Star. October 31, 1988. News p. A6. Retrieved on July 29, 2013.
- ^ http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/691119/-10-8-million-budget-surplus-and-24-enrolment-growth-fuels-expansion-plans-at-centennial-college