CBe-learn
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CBe-learn is a public junior high and high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 located in the City of Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

, Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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The school falls under the jurisdiction of the Calgary Board of Education
Calgary Board of Education
The Calgary Board of Education is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a public system, the CBE is required to accept any students who meet age and residency requirements, regardless of religion.-Size:...

. The school is currently located within the Ernest Manning High School
Ernest Manning High School
Ernest Manning High School is a public senior high school located in the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and south of the Bow River. The school falls under the jurisdiction of the Calgary Board of Education...

.

History

The school was established in 2001 as a virtual learning capus as part of the Calgary Board of Education
Calgary Board of Education
The Calgary Board of Education is the public school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As a public system, the CBE is required to accept any students who meet age and residency requirements, regardless of religion.-Size:...

.
Along with the traditional High School program at Ernest Manning High School, CBe-learn moved to the new Ernest Manning Campus in fall 2011.

Online Programs

CBe-learn offers full Jr High and Sr High courses in an online environment, including core academic and complimentary courses.

Online courses are offered through Desire2Learn
Desire2Learn
Desire2Learn Incorporated is a provider of enterprise eLearning solutions and develops online Learning Management Systems used at more than 450 institutions around the world...

 a comprehensive tool that permits students to interact with course content, instructors and each other.

Students and teachers interact online through web-based tools, or face-to-face during teacher office hours.

Homeschooling

CBe-learn also offers a homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...

option for students in grades 1 through 9. This teacher-supported homeschooling program allows families the option of a fully homeschooled option, or a blended environment where certified teachers as well as parents act as the students' teachers.

Career and Technology Centre

CBe-learn is affiliated with the Career and Technology Centre, which opened in fall 2010. The Career and Technology Centre provides students the opportunity to access industry-standard equipment and training, in preparation for careers in a variety of technical fields.

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