Summer School

All courses are completed through modules or course packs of essential learning outcomes. Students will have access to in-person teacher support, or through an online communication tool like Google Meet, email, or phone. If a student falls behind they will be required to attend in-person instruction, upon the discretion of the summer school teacher and principal. All tests will be required to be written in-person at our SPAEC school location.

Students must work regularly on their courses, submitting work weekly in the summer term and adhering to the provided timelines. Students should check in or contact their teacher at least twice a week if not in the building.

We will look at your marks and completed work from your regular high school to determine what outcomes you need to redo. It will vary from case to case, however it is very likely you will not have to retake the entire course to pass the class.

Students can earn up to 10 credits in Summer School. It is recommended you only do 1 core 5 credit class. You may also take multiple 3 credit courses if you wish.

​If you are doing Work Experience, you can earn up to 10 credits which would require 250 hours of work. These hours can be paid summer positions or paid work hours. Proof of hours can be given to the school via pay stubs or signed hours by their employers.

It is highly recommended to attend as often as possible and teachers will be on site from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. for support and instruction Monday to Thursday. The more you attend, the more successful you will be. As long as you are following your timeline and successfully completing and passing the assignments, you will have flexibility with your attendance. This will be determined through discussion with your teacher and work completion. If you are not completing work in a timely and effective manner, you will be required to attend every day; this is at teacher's discretion.  

If course material has not been handed in for 2 consecutive weeks, SPAEC may unenroll you from the course.  

If you are a student that has utilized special accommodations for course work or exam writing under the Alberta Education guidelines at your regular school, please be advised that we are unable to provide those same provisions in our Summer School Program. Summer school compresses a semester's worth of course material into 19 days (approximately 84 hours) and requires a student to commit to 5-6 hours of course work each day in building or at home. Your teachers do not have additional hours in the day to supervise special accommodations.  It is very important that you understand both the limitations and expectations of the summer program before registering. All students will have access to Speech to Text and Read and Write for Google for most instructional materials.

Due to the short time line to complete courses, we strongly encourage parents to check in regularly with both their child and the teacher. Progress and marks can be discussed at any point of the school day.