Parent Fundraising Society
Resources
Members of our society share information they have stumbled upon,
which we hope Westmount Charter parents will find helpful.
It is by no
means an exhaustive list.
If you have more information on various
topics,
please send us a note to share it on this website:
Our parents are interested in everything Westmount, how our alumni are
succeeding in their careers, perceptions about our school in the news,
and ideas that promote our children in a positive way.
Disclaimer: All the material published in the resource section of the website was compiled by WCS parents in its
entirety, and may not
necessarily
reflect
opinions or positions of the WCS administration. Follow the link to navigate away from the parent resource to
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Scholarships
- Jo-Anne Koch—ABC Society Scholarships
"Scholarship Announcement: The Action for Bright Children (Calgary) Society is proud to announce the establishment of the Jo-Anne Koch—ABC Society Scholarships, to be awarded for the first time in the spring of 2012. Each year there will be two $500 awards—one for a graduate of Westmount Charter School, and one for a gifted student who has graduated from another Alberta school program. Further application details will be available from the Alberta Scholarships Program when they post a full listing of Alberta scholarships next year. "
Source: Westmount Charter School - May, 2011 Newsletter
WCS in the News
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Funds give opportunities
"A direct appeal to parents has been Westmount Charter School's most lucrative fundraising program, says the school's parent council fundraising coordinator Kim Minifie, who has two children attending Westmount..."
Source: Calgary Herald - Aug, 2010 -
How Alberta’s Education System is Regarded Beyond our Borders
"How Alberta’s Education System is Regarded Beyond our Borders "And the result: Alberta now has the best-performing state schools of any English speaking regions.” With that record, it’s little wonder the province has been noticed by international educators. What is curious is that, here at home, other provinces seem largely uninterested in learning at Alberta’s knee. "
Source: Calgary Herald - Aug, 2010 -
Looking at Charter Schools in Alberta
"The Charter School Impact Study conducted by Alberta Education in 2006 looked at Grade 3 students from regular public schools and from charter schools with similar scores on their provincial tests. They compared their results in Grade 6 and again in Grade 9. The study concluded charter schools added more value to their students in both math and language arts than did regular public schools. "
Source: Avenue Calgary - Aug, 2010 -
'Gifted' - what is it good for?
Source: The Globe and Mail - Mar. 2011
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Fraser Institute 2012 Rankings: Alberta Elementary Schools Get
Their Grades
Westmount scores in the top 10 schools based on 2011 overall rating...
Source: Our Kids - Feb, 2012
Alumni
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A Healthy Start
"At Westmount, "the sheer amount of material covered stands out. They take the high school curriculum and teach it to us in 60 per cent of the time that a school normally would. For the remaining 40 per cent of the time, they expanded into the material to go in-depth."
Source: Calgary Herald - March, 2012
Competitions
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Shell Science Lab Challenge Announces 2012 Grand Prize Winner and National Finalists
National Competition Honors Science Teachers for Developing Innovative Approaches to Providing Quality Lab Experiences to Students with Limited School Resources.
Grand Prize Winner: Kristy Martens, Westmount Charter School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Source: Business Wire - April, 2012
General
What are Others Doing...
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Calgary Brain Bee 2012, By Hotchkiss Brain Institute.
A record number of 19 Calgary-area students in grades 9 – 12 competed in the 5th Annual Calgary Brain Bee, 2012 held on March 13th. After 17 rounds of intense competition, a winner was decided, a grade 12 student from Bishop O’Byrne High School in Calgary, has won an iPad 3 and an expenses-paid trip to the CIHR Canadian National Brain Bee on May 26th at McMaster University. Second place and a $50 Chapters gift certificate went to a grade 12 students from Bert Church High School in Airdrie.
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