A tiny B.C. island is charting a new course for rural education to keep families from abandoning the community to ensure their kids can attend high school.
This fall, the Cortes Island community and School District 72 are piloting a half-year of public high-school programming shaped by students’ interests, community expertise and the surrounding environment, said Manda Aufochs Gillespie, one of the project’s organizers.
Rural and remote communities, such as Cortes, often have lower average household incomes and a larger proportion of Indigenous students, she noted. In total, 20 youth from Cortes and other outlying islands and even a couple of international students are attending the new Cortes Island Academy — which, despite its name, is a free public school program.
Only 72 per cent of Indigenous students completed high school last year compared to 90 per cent of all B.C. students. Teacher Jeff Lontayao and Cortes Island resident Manda Aufochs Gillespie are teaming with community knowledge holders to provide an innovative high-school program for local students in their home community.
But students attending the Cortes program can obtain a number of different credits, including for core subjects such as English or science, said Aufochs Gillespie. This fall, Cortes high school students will study marine conservation and outdoor adventure leadership through kayaking expeditions and scientific field studies, Lontayao said.
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