Education

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

Youngstown is part of the Prairie Land Regional School Division #25, headquartered in Hanna.

Prairie Land Regional School Division
101 Palliser Trail

Hanna. Alberta
Tel: 403- 854-4481

Fax: 403-854-2803

Public School

Youngstown School provides a safe learning environment for students’ Grades 1-12. Currently there are 59 students enrolled.

Youngstown School

Box 69

Youngstown, Alberta T0J 3P0
Tel: 403- 779-3822

Youngstown Kindergarten (Tel: 403-779-3820) provides a great start for the little ones. The Kindergarten is private and is funded through donations and fundraising. The building is located on school property giving the students a chance to mingle with the other school children.

Continuing Education

The Hanna Learning Centre: An education, career and volunteer resource centre where FREE public access to computers and the internet is available. Information may also be obtained regarding employment, local or distance education opportunities.

The Hanna Learning Centre
410 Centre Street, Provincial Building
Box 1255

Hanna, Alberta  T0J 1P0
Tel: 403-854-2099
Fax: 403-854-4166
E-mail:info@hannalearning.com

Post Secondary Education

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.

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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.