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Through the collegiate model, LRSD will be able to extend the learning opportunities provided by PEAKS Campus and the surrounding land to a wider audience of younger students. By exploring various aspects of the regional natural and built environment, students will connect with areas of interest and prepare to select from one of the various career-connected pathways offered at the high school level.
At the high school level, the initial years of all three pathways are very similar. The pathways have been designed to consider student choice and flexibility, allowing students to change pathways at any time. Should students discover that they are not interested in one of the three dual credit pathways, their courses would still serve as prerequisites to other college classes and pathways. Our career practitioners and off-campus coordinators will work with students to raise awareness for these pathways, monitor progress and adjust student courses based on interest.
This chart illustrates how each pathway connects as the student progresses through high school grade levels:
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Dual Credit 10-12 Pathways |
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Diploma/Degree Pathway |
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Year 2 |
Year 3 |
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Environmental Assessment and Restoration |
Botany Zoology Physical Geology |
Ecology Plant Systematics Spatial Information Techniques Soil Resources |
Geographical Information Systems Site Reclamation Rangeland Management Forest Management |
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Natural Resource Compliance |
Botany Zoology Physical Geology |
Ecology Spatial Information Techniques Introduction to Natural Resource Law |
Grasslands and Forest Resources Fire Management Park and Recreation Operations Principles of Wildlife Biology |
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Renewable Resources Management |
Botany Zoology Physical Geology |
Ecology
Soil Resources Water Resources Spatial Information Techniques |
Principles of Wildlife Biology Conservation Biology Geographic Information Systems Forest Management |
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Students take up to two course per semester |
Students take up to two course per semester |
Students take up to two course per semester based on the completion of prerequisites or select from courses offered in the Grade 10 and/or 11 Pathways |
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Through a blended program leveraging the existing LRSD Virtual School, Lethbridge College LMS system for online instruction and PEAKS Collegiate Campus for hands-on experiential learning, students will be engaged in a progressive and flexible learning model. Students would come to PEAKS Campus for 4 nights and 5 days working through the experiential portion of the course in a variety of field study activities leveraging the local environment, industry partners and our mobile field lab to complete the lab requirements of the dual credit content.
Beginning in Grade 10, students will select and enroll in designated dual credit pathways. Students will leverage PEAKS Campus to set foundational knowledge and expand through field studies led by Lethbridge College instructors. Students will also travel to various locations to learn from industry partners in their places of work to further their understanding of the environmental and economic systems at play in Southern Alberta. The table below identifies the potential pathway for students completing a diploma or degree from Lethbridge College.
By making career connections, developing work related skills and being exposed to employment opportunities within the larger community, PEAKS Collegiate students will have a competitive advantage over their peers. Underserved industries such as resource management and environmental sciences require a capable and dynamic workforce. By receiving specialized educational programing and participating in work experience practicums, PEAKS Collegiate students will fulfill this needed role.
We must reiterate that the specialized programming is accomplished through access to the environment that surrounds the campus, the access to industry partners and the expertise of Lethbridge College instructors.
