| Community television station Know99 in Phoenix, AZ reports on the difference that building a collaborative can make through School Connect | We keep 100 names on the waiting list for grades 5 to 9 because we occasionally have students withdraw from the school and so we need to fill those spots |
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| Yes, as with most public schools there are fees | At its core, an inquiry-based way of teaching provides for a more authentic way of learning, it is rigorous, it demands the involvement of outside expertise, normally technology plays a role in how information is gathered or how students demonstrate their learning, and it is far more collaborative than a traditional way of teaching and learning |
We keep 400 names on the grade 4 waiting list.
| Students enter Connect in grade 4 from across the City of Calgary, and leave at the end of grade 9 with skills and attributes that prepare them to be contributing and empathic members of our community | Families are placed on the waiting list and offered spots based on when they contact the school |
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| We believe it is important to try and keep families together, so we have a sibling clause in our admissions policy that states when one child is admitted to the school their siblings are moved to the top of the list | School Connect is a nonprofit organization that helps children reach their full potential by building relationships between the community and schools |
Student academic ability or achievement do not determine whether a student is offered a spot in the school — it is based solely on their place on the waiting list.
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