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ALPHA Alternative School is an alternative school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Toronto's oldest public alternative school.[1] It was created by parents, and based on the Ontario government's Hall-Dennis Report.[2] ALPHA stands for "A lot of people hoping for an alternative."[1] It is located downtown on Brant Street, near Adelaide St.
The school was started with no tests or grades. Behaviour rules were created and enforced by students and staff democratically.[3]
Contents
1 Background
2 Reception
3 Alpha II
4 References
5 External links
Background
ALPHA is based on a philosophy of "non-coercive, holistic, learner-centered education".[4]
Reception
ALPHA was the focus of the Masters thesis Defining and Defending a Democratic Education Site, by Deb O'Rourke. The Journal of Unschooling and Alternative Learning published an article, Letting the Child Work, based on this thesis.[5]
The London Daily Mail described the school in 2013 as "one of the trailblazers of alternative education methods".[6]
Alpha II
Alpha II Alternative School is a student-directed senior and secondary school for grades 7 to 12 located in Toronto. Part of the Toronto District School Board, Alpha II was founded in 2007 by a group of ALPHA parents.[7] Students decide for themselves what to learn and how to learn it.[8] School-wide decisions are made by a student-led weekly meeting where each person's voice counts in developing consensus.[8]
References
^ ab Toronto Star article: School marks 40 years
^ ALPHA website
^ Huffington Post: Alpha Alternative celebrates radical past
^ ALPHA's philosophy on their website
^ Letting the Child Work[permanent dead link] (PDF),
^ Daily Mail article: Toronto ALPHA Alternative School
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External links
- Official website
- Alpha II Alternative School website
Coordinates: 43°38′45″N 79°23′54″W / 43.6457°N 79.3982°W / 43.6457; -79.3982
