Tschetter Colony School

Principal: Val Murdoff

Address:  P.O. Box 147
Irricana, AB, T0M 1B0
Phone:  403-935-4502
Fax: 403-935-4549
Email: sbeiseker@rockyview.ab.ca

School Profile

Grade Configuration: K-12
Student Population: 13
Number of Teachers: 1
Number of Support Staff: 1

Foundation Statements

Vision:  Be all that you can be.

Mission:  Support, advocate for and assist colony students in their educational experience.

Beliefs/Principles:  Every colony child has the right to an education that is based on his/her intellectual, social and physical well-being.

Quotes from Parent Advocates:

Rev. Jacob has commented on the importance of the high school students acquiring computer data inputting and spreadsheet skills in school, and how these courses make the high school graduates valuable workers on the colony. He also is very supportive of programs like the young farm worker safety course that he and the 14-18 year old students attend in Olds. He wishes that all colony members had an opportunity to have the educational opportunities that the students in our school have.

Unique features of our school include:

• The ultimate multi-graded classroom:  K-12 in one large room! Many grades have only one student; few grades have multiple students.
• Curriculum for Science and Social Studies may be taught on a rotating basis, not necessarily by grade.
• Every student is an ESL learner, therefore language learning is the focus of daily activities.
• Partnerships with D2L, Olds College, RVLC and ADLC to provide high school programming.

The K-Gr. 12, ESL, multi-grade classroom means that all curriculums must be adapted for a very wide range of skill levels. We have one teacher and one classroom assistant to reach, instruct, model, provide feedback a direction for a wide range of skills, grade levels, ages and abilities.

How do we define success for Tschetter Colony School students?

A successful student at Tschetter Colony School is one who is a self-motivated, confident problem-solver, with strong enough literacy and math skills to function capably in today's society, both on and off the colony.

What makes our school good and how do we know?

Our school is good because our students are happy and feel successful.They enjoy learning and are excited about new experiences. Older students do not leave school at 15, but instead look forward to beginning their high school program. Our school is good because the teacher is an independent voice that welcomes colony input and is able to develop and extend curricular outcomes to student experiences outside of the colony. The excellent relationship between school staff and colony leaders makes our school a pleasant place to work and learn.