All High Schools in Grande Yellowhead offer a full program of core subjects and numerous options of interest. Students are well prepared for entrance to universities, colleges and technical schools following graduation.
Our students benefit from our great location, with schools in and near the magnificent Canadian Rocky Mountains, as we partner with Jasper National Park to offer a variety of Outdoor Education courses. Popular courses including Winter Travel ( skiing, cross country, snoeshoeing, avalanche safety, GPS instruction), Wild Life Studies and Stewardship of a Canadian National Park.Students receive instruction in the mountains at the Palisades Learning Center, which has excellent on site dormitories, and qualified Parks Canada Staff to assist with instruction.
Three High Schools offer French Immersion Programs, and we offer several other languages including Spanish and Japanese. Our Fine Arts programs include Drama, Concert Band, Art and one school boasts a Rock Band Program. Our High Schools have cutting edge technology with well equiped computer labs offering technology classes. All high schools have Food Studies and Fashion Labs and Industrial Education Labs. One school has an ELITE Program offering a range of training for the Trades including mechanics, welding, and fabrication studies.
Grande Yellowhead offers something unique for International Students- a chance to attend excellent ,small, safe, rural High Schools, in a beautiful location in Alberta.