Education

Providing access to education and training opportunities is essential in creating a well-prepared workforce and strong communities. Southeast Alberta schools, college, other education institutions and have a lot to offer newcomers in lifelong learning.

Bassano is part of the Grasslands Regional School Division #6, headquartered in Brooks (Tel: 403-362-2555).

Bassano School is a 360 student K-12 school serving the Town of Bassano, the surrounding area, and the neighboring Siksika First Nation. As a result, the school has a very multi-cultural feel to it. The school motto is "Best Efforts Equal Success" and the school goals are improving reading comprehension and promoting moral intelligence. The school is participating in an Alberta Initiative for School Improvement project (Focused Reading Comprehension), which involves a partnership with the University of Calgary. High School students have access to a welding and mechanics program through the "Innovation Award" winning mobile CTS lab that is provided by Grasslands Public Schools and Alberta Learning.

Sports is an integral part of our school culture - "Go Broncos".

Post Secondary Education

The Brooks campus of Medicine Hat College is only 50 km away from Bassano and provides post-secondary technical and business certificate courses, plus first and second year university transfer programs.

With internationally recognized post secondary institutions, the Wild Rose Region is attracting students from around the world.

Medicine Hat College (MHC) has been serving students in southeastern Alberta and beyond since 1965. Situated in Canada’s sunniest city, MHC’s main campus services almost 3,000 students each year with another 200 attending Brooks Campus, located 100 km west of Medicine Hat. With some of the lowest student-to-instructor ratios in the province, MHC offers a very personal, one-on-one student experience. MHC offers a wide variety of programs to meet the ever-changing needs of students from southeastern Alberta and around the world.

Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University, is dedicated to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide.

Other Educational Opportunities within close proximity are:
Prairie Bible Institute offers a wide range of programs, including ministry, aviation, business administration, outdoor leadership, child care, practical nursing and paramedic, to students from over 20 countries around the world. Students can earn a one-year certificate to a four-year degree.

Rosebud School of the Arts offers a unique blend of practical and theoretical training in the performing arts. In addition to the arts program, Rosebud provides apprenticeship programs in the hospitality industry.

For more information:

• ALIS (Alberta Learning Information Service) – This site provides information on education, training, financial assistance, grants, bursaries, transfers, on-line student services, and more.
• Alberta Education Curriculum - Excellent information and resources for parents of students is provided on this site; it includes information on school choices, summaries of required curriculum, and “homework” help.
• Alberta Education - Schools - A complete list of schools and school boards is available here.
• Alberta Children's Services – This site provides information and check-lists to help parents find quality child care; information and links about child care subsidies, adoption, parent support services; and phone numbers for the Kids Help Line, and the Child Care Help Line for Parents.
• Child Care Subsidy – If you have child care costs for preschool children, you may not be aware that all eligible Albertans may qualify for the Child Care Subsidy Program.  Go to this site to get complete information about the Child Care Subsidy or to try the Estimator.
• Monthly Living Allowance - Information from the Alberta Student Finance Board is available at this site.

• National Child Benefit (Low Income Families) - This program provides financial and social support to low-income families.

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