Off-Campus Education Guide for Administrators, Counsellors & Teachers.

Overview & Synopsis

Off-campus education is an experiential method of learning that integrates a student's classroom studies with on-the-job experiences obtained at an employing organization. Off-campus education programs are based on a partnership among the school, the parents, the student, and the employing organization, with each of the partners sharing the responsibility for student growth and learning. This guide is designed to help educators in Alberta (Canada) organize and operate off-campus education programs that provide meaningful learning experiences for students in partnership with the community. It outlines required and recommended procedures to guide school jurisdictions as they implement off-campus education programs in both core and complementary subject areas, including academic subjects, career and technology studies, fine arts, and other areas. The 11 sections of the guide cover the following topics: (1) off-campus education policy; (2) guide to education from early childhood to grade 9; (3) guide to education for senior high school; (4) legislation and regulations; (5) program initiation; (6) program management; (7) safety on the job; (8) promoting an off-campus education program; (9) program evaluation; (10) additional learning resources; and (11) career education professional development program. Nineteen appendixes provide forms for use in developing and implementing an off-campus education program. (KC)