Our School
Arrow Lakes Distributed Learning School allows learning to happen anywhere, anytime. With three different programs available, learning can be customized to meet your learning needs, whether you are travelling internationally and wish to use your experiences to gain academic credit, or you are focussing on different levels of subject expertise allowing you to learn at your own pace. As well, you have the opportunity to pick up individual courses you may need for post-secondary prerequisites.
ALDL (Arrow Lakes Distributed Learning School)
Arrow Lakes Distributed Learning School offers flexible options for students from K-12 and for graduated and non-graduated adults to learn. There are three main programs offered within the school:
A K-9 home-based learning program
An exciting program for home-based learning integrates academic and resource support from the teacher, home-based learning experiences that correspond to the BC curriculum, and group arts projects and recreation activities such as the ski program and curricular field trips coordinated by Scott Kipkie and Stephanie Mervyn, our talented DL School teachers. The Arrow Lakes DL School partners closely with Lucerne School in New Denver to support students. Fine Arts performances, inclusion in Writers Festival, Science Fairs, Immersion Weeks and other opportunities are offered to DL home-based learners.
Our students are all residents of BC and all live in our school district region, but include local families travelling to Spain, Australia, Germany, and across Canada for part of the year.
A Grade 10-12 blended learning program
in Nakusp, in New Denver and online Looking for flexible, high quality courses that meet BC graduation requirements? Look no further! The Arrow Lakes DL School has two sites that offer blended learning for students in Grades 10-12. Meet Stephanie Mervyn, our amazing teacher in Nakusp each Friday from 9 am – 3 pm at the Selkirk College ABE classroom. In New Denver, it’s the terrific Scott Kipkie as teacher every Wednesday 10 am – noon, and Thursday 1 pm – 3 pm. Of course, both teachers support students online and from a distance.
Programs for Graduated Adults and Non-Graduated Adults
Upgrading, meeting post-secondary admission requirements, and graduating with a Dogwood or Adult Graduation diploma — all these are possible for students aged 19 and older through the Arrow Lakes DL School. Support is available for adult students from teachers either online or in a blended learning face to face environment in either Nakusp or New Denver. Courses are free for non-graduated adults and many are free for adults who have already graduated. Check out the options.