FAQ's

Argyll's Online Open House is on March 5th, 2025 at 6:00 pm 

Please click on the  Open House 2025 tab above for more details and check back often. 

The Caraway Open House is on March 4th from 6 pm-8 pm at Argyll Centre (6859 100 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta)

An online early years Question and Answer Session for parents of prospective Kindergarten and Grade one students is taking place on February 20, 2025,  from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  Click HERE to join!

Argyll Centre supports families who wish to enroll for the 2025-2026 school year and offers the following:

• Online Learning for Grades 1-12 (synchronous & asynchronous)

• Online Learning for Upgrading High School Students (4th & 5th Year)

• Parent-Directed Home Education for Grades K-12

• In-person Caraway programming for Grades K-9 (See the Caraway tab for important information before enrolling) 

When you register, please indicate the program you wish to register from the list above. We will use this information to evaluate the demand and offer additional programs at Argyll as necessary. 

Argyll Centre is the only online learning site in Edmonton Public Schools.  

• • Students interact with their teacher and classmates online in a structured learning environment throughout each school day. Students have an opportunity to build connections with their teacher and other students which adds a layer of support. 

  • Synchronous learning consists of a combination of live online teacher instruction, guided activities, and independent work a. Teachers create student schedules and monitor and assess student progress.  

  • During online sessions, cameras are required to be on and active participation is expected.

  • At the elementary level, adult caregivers should expect to offer a high level of support during class time.

• Asynchronous programming allows a student to plan and direct their learning, with an expectation of daily online engagement with their assigned schoolwork. Students are not restricted to the hours of a ‘regular’ school day. 

• Elementary and junior high students are required to attend a one-hour, teacher-led online session each day. Small group sessions are also offered.

• At the elementary and junior high level, programming is dependent on adult caregiver support. (Ensuring routine, planning the child's daily schedule, planning for breaks from the screen and physical activity, supporting the child in understanding concepts and assignments)

• High School students are required to complete major summative assessments on camera. 

• To support student learning, deadlines for assignments, assessments, and projects are established by asynchronous teachers. Regular daily, and weekly submissions of assignments are expected.

Online learners require access to the following:

1. A desktop/laptop/Chromebook with a functional web camera and microphone. This can be an internal or external web camera and/or headset with microphone. 

2. Tablets/iPads/phones are not recommended as the primary tool, as some of the functionality with Google Suite and other programs is lost due to processing speed.

3. Access to a reliable internet connection.

Note: if you require assistance meeting the technology requirements to attend Argyll, please contact the school.

Both these types of learning take place at home. However, supervised Parent-Directed and Online Learning are different programs:

• Supervised Parent-Directed: the parent takes on the sole responsibility of teaching for the school year determining what and how the student will learn. A teacher facilitator is available throughout the year to answer parent questions, and meets with the family twice during progress reviews.

• Online Learning: The student’s learning is supported by the parent, but a teacher provides lessons,, learning materials and assessments. For a breakdown of the delivery models refer to the synchronous and asynchronous information above.

• At this time, Alberta Education does not offer online Kindergarten programming. 

• Kindergarten programming is available in Parent-Directed Home Education and the Caraway alternative program.

• If you would like to have your books shipped to you, you will need to arrange it with the folks in the Argyll office, at your expense. 

• Yes. If you have further questions after reading the FAQ or visiting our website,  please call our school at 780-465-1299 and make an appointment with one of our Assistant Principals. 

• Yes, current EPSB students wanting to attend Argyll Centre can pre-enroll and select Argyll until March 19, 2025.  If the pre-enrollment deadline is missed, registration must be completed before September 29th, 2025.  Late August and all of September are busy times in the Argyll office, so please be patient as we register students in the order which they have been received. Please visit the Registration page to register with Argyll before September 29th, 2025. 

• If a student is new to EPSB, a registration form needs to be completed as the first step. Visit the EPSB New Student Registration page

• For Caraway programming, there is a three-step process for enrolment and registration that should be completed by March 19, 2025 Find the details here.

• Registration in the Parent-Directed Home Education Program must be complete by September 22, 2025.

• Head to this lookup service to find that Alberta School Number: https://learnerregistry.ae.alberta.ca/Home/StartLookup

• Yes, this registration must be completed by September 29th, 2025. Click this link to register with Argyll before September 29th, 2025.

• Registration in the Parent-Directed program must be done by September 22nd, 2025. 

Note: To access an education in Alberta, students and parents must live within the province throughout the 2025-2026 school year, as per the residency criteria outlined in the Education Act 

• If students/families choose to return to their previous Division school for the 2025-2026 school year, pre-enrollment before March 19, 2025,  is required to guarantee a spot learning in-person at their previous/designated school. In some circumstances (schools with random selection, entrance criteria schools, programs of choice), a space for the student is not guaranteed. 

• No, just like all EPSB school, enrollment is for the duration of the school year. Enrolling in Argyll for the 2025-2026 school year will be effective from September 2025 until June 2026. 

• If your child is currently registered at a school in EPSB, please speak to your school administration about programming needs. 

• If you have have recently moved into the Edmonton area, please follow the EPSB New Student Registration process and select Argyll Centre.

• We accept registration in the Parent-Directed program from any Alberta resident.

• To register a student in the Parent-Directed program, follow these steps:

  1. • New students: submit a new student registration at this website https://epsb.ca/schools/register/newstudentregistration/

     • New and returning students: fill out and email a signed copy of the Notification Form for Home Education to argyll.student.records@epsb.ca. If you need help filling out this form, you can view a tutorial video HERE.

• Once you submit this form, your child will be provisionally registered with Argyll. A student’s registration is incomplete until a Home Education Plan is received by Argyll. 

• Please ensure you understand your responsibilities in the Parent-Directed home education program handbook. You can find that information here: HANDBOOK.

• Parent-directed families are able to receive $901 in supplemental funding for some materials purchased to support their child’s learning ($450 for Kindergarten). 

• To see what is eligible for reimbursement and timelines for receipt submissions, view the Supplemental Funding Guidelines (not yet updated for 2025-2026).

Caraway is an alternative program within Edmonton Public Schools. For more information on the Caraway Program please visit the page on this site, the Caraway website or contact deanna.behr@epsb.ca or shauna.laird@epsb.ca 

Before pre-enrolment or registration in the Caraway Program, please take some time to learn about the program philosophy, required parent commitment, and program fees. Visit the website. 

• Plan to attend the Carway Open House from 6:00-8:00 on March 4, 2025 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm

• Complete The Caraway Reflective Document (before March 19, 2025)

• Join the Caraway Parent Society (CPSS) and complete the following forms (before March 19, 2025):

• CCPS Membership Form: https://forms.gle/YzBTrewV7n6YCgP36

• CCPS Commitment Form: https://forms.gle/gx9Ua28NKP8Y2dis5

• If you currently are registered at another Edmonton Public School, please pre-enroll through your current SchoolZone account. Select Argyll Centre and Caraway Program.

• Returning families, please fill out the Caraway Parent Society documents below before March 19, 2025:

Please complete a new student registration at this link. Select Argyll Centre as your school and Caraway as your program.

• Alberta Education defines a full time online student as someone who accesses 35 credits per school year. The maximum number of courses that fit in a schedule is 8 (2 per quarter).

• The current Argyll schedule is a quarter system for high school. There are 4 quarters per year and students can choose up to two courses per quarter. 

• For details, Please visit the High School Online page.

Yes, Argyll students graduating from grade 12 in both the synchronous and asynchronous programs are able to attend Argyll's virtual graduation celebration with as many family members as they would like. Before the celebration takes place, the students pick up their graduation box from Argyll Centre that contains their cap and tassle among other things.

Information about graduation will be shared with all graduating students throughout the second half of the school year.

Yes, students wanting to upgrade in a 4th or 5th year of high school can pre-enroll for Argyll until March 19, 2025.  Pre-enrollment will guarantee you can choose your classes ahead of time. If the pre-enrollment deadline is missed, registration must be completed before September 29th, 2025.  Please visit the Registration page to register with Argyll before September 29th, 2025. 

Argyll offers online high school programming for 4th & 5th year students who were enrolled at an Edmonton Public school in the 2023-2024 school year, or who have recently moved to Edmonton. 

Students in Alberta are eligible for free high school courses if they are 19 years or younger by September 1 of that school year.

• Yes, this is available for high school students based on course availability. 

• This is not possible for elementary or junior high students as subjects within the schedule fluctuate from day to day.

• Students are expected to meet all curricular objectives in the Physical Education curriculum in an online environment. This can be completed in varied ways, which may include demonstrations of learning at home, community recreation centres, or organized sports, with documentation being provided to the teacher. 

• For the 2025-2026 school year students who are registering at their designated school will need to speak to their school administration for possibilities with concurrent programming after September 29th. There are specific emergent reasons that concurrent registration is set up for students. 

• If your intention is to access programming through Argyll for the full year, please select Argyll as your primary school of enrollment during the pre-enrollment process.

• Before the start of the school year in September 2025 students will be contacted through their division email (this is the student's @share.epsb.ca account). Students will receive an email invitation to a Google Classroom and welcome letter from their teacher(s). 

• At the beginning of each quarter thereafter, students will receive a welcome message from their teacher(s) and an invitation to the Google Classroom.

• After pre-enrollment ends (starts February 3rd and ends March 19th), you will be sent information via email that will explain the next steps for course selection. Course selection is completed in the student's SchoolZone account once the Online Student Course Request (OSCR) process opens in April. Once the OSCR process opens in SchoolZone you will see the OSCR tab in the top navigation menu. Argyll Assistant Principals will hold virtual info sessions for students to attend and get support while choosing their courses for next year.

• Students and families who missed the pre-enrollment window and wish to select their school for the 2025-26 school year after March 19th should contact the office of their current school to make this adjustment to their 2025-26 registration.

• Once pre-enrollment is correctly set and the student is enrolled before April 30, 2025, courses can be selected in the SchoolZone Online Student Course Request (OSCR) process.

• If both the pre-enrollment and OSCR deadlines are missed, please see the Argyll Registration page for the course selection form.

• Decisions between synchronous and asynchronous learning streams must be made by the end of pre-enrolment on March 19, 2025. During the Online Student Course Request (OSCR) process, students can select sync or async programming for specific courses. There is a chance to change a specific course between synchronous and asynchronous during the school year, based on availability.

• In EPSB, students in grades 7-9 are enrolled in 8 courses (including core courses, physical education, health and options courses).  See the Junior High School Online page for an example of the 2024-2025 timetable.