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Who May be Attending - A List of North Area Provincial Charter Schools

Edmonton

• Aurora Academic Charter School

  • Grades: K–12

  • Focus: Directed instructional approach with rigorous academic standards.

• Boyle Street Education Centre

  • Grades: High School (Ages 14–19)

  • Focus: Specifically serves youth whose education has been interrupted. It provides a supportive environment with academic excellence, life skills, and character development tailored for vulnerable youth.

• Edmonton Classical Academy

  • Grades: K–9 (expanding annually toward K–12)

  • Focus: A classical liberal arts education focusing on the Western canon of literature, history, and philosophy, alongside foundational mathematics and sciences. It also includes language instruction in French, Latin, and Logic.

• STEM Collegiate

  • Grades: 7–12

  • Focus: Innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and digital technologies.

• Suzuki Charter School

  • Grades: K–7

  • Focus: Applies Dr. Shinichi Suzuki's approach to learning, emphasizing musical excellence (every student learns an instrument), academic achievement, and personal character development.

• Thrive Charter School

  • Grades: K–6

  • Focus: Mission-driven to close opportunity gaps, offering an enriched STEM curriculum, extended school hours, meals, and after-school programs.

• The WISE Charter School (Waldorf Independent School of Edmonton)

  • Grades: K–9

  • Focus: A holistic, Waldorf-inspired teaching environment that balances rigorous academics with the arts, handwork, music, and experiential outdoor learning.

Surrounding Areas

• Mother Earth's Children's Charter School (Leduc County)

  • Grades: K–9

  • Focus: Canada’s first Indigenous charter school, delivering the standard Alberta curriculum through traditional Indigenous teachings, philosophies, and land-based learning.

• New Horizons School (Sherwood Park)

  • Grades: K–9

  • Focus: Specifically designed to meet the unique intellectual and social-emotional needs of gifted learners.

• New Humble Community School (Calmar / Leduc County)

  • Grades: K–9

  • Focus: Agriculture, environmental stewardship, and innovation. The curriculum is hands-on and deeply connected to agricultural practices.

• Andrew Rural Academy (Andrew, Northeast of Edmonton)

  • Grades: K–12

  • Focus: Practical, place-based education tailored to rural students, equipping them with real-world skills and career-ready competencies.

• Holden Rural Academy (Holden, Southeast of Edmonton)

  • Grades: 7–12

  • Focus: Place-based education that integrates local community history, culture, and rural landscapes into the curriculum.

• Valhalla Community School (Valhalla Centre, Northwest Alberta)

  • Grades: K–6

  • Focus: Built around rural leadership, community history, and a direct-instruction model, established specifically to keep local education vibrant in a rural agricultural area.

Who May be Attending - A List of South Area Provincial Charter Schools

Calgary

• Almadina Language Charter Academy

  • Grades: K–9

  • Focus: English language acquisition and cultural integration, specifically designed for English language learners.

• Calgary Arts Academy

  • Grades: K–12

  • Focus: Teaches the standard Alberta curriculum entirely through an arts-integrated immersion model.

• Calgary Classical Academy

  • Grades: K–8 (expanding to K–12)

  • Focus: A traditional liberal arts education rooted in the classical trivium (grammar, logic, rhetoric), focusing on the Western canon, philosophy, and languages.

• Calgary Girls Charter School

  • Grades: 4–9

  • Focus: An all-girls learning environment that emphasizes leadership, confidence, collaboration, and understanding historical and contemporary gender issues.

• Connect Charter School

  • Grades: 4–9

  • Focus: Outdoor, experiential, and inquiry-based learning with a strong integration of digital technology and problem-solving.

• Foundations for the Future Charter Academy (FFCA)

  • Grades: K–12

  • Focus: A structured, traditional back-to-basics educational philosophy with a heavy emphasis on direct instruction, academic excellence, and character development.

• Fusion Collegiate

  • Grades: 10–12

  • Focus: Vocational training, career learning, and dual-credit post-secondary courses with pathways in skilled trades, business & entrepreneurship, and health sciences.

• STEM Innovation Academy

  • Grades: 7–12

  • Focus: Advanced STEM programming (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and digital technologies.

• Westmount Charter School

  • Grades: K–12

  • Focus: Specifically designed and tailored to meet the unique intellectual and social-emotional needs of gifted learners.

Surrounding Areas

• Footprints for Learning Charter Academy (Airdrie)

  • Grades: K–12

  • Focus: Fosters an entrepreneurial spirit, global perspective, and real-world skills integration.

• CAPE (Centre for Academic and Personal Excellence) (Medicine Hat)

  • Grades: K–9

  • Focus: Highly personalized learning plans designed to accommodate diverse learning styles and individual student goals.

• Rural Route Agriculture Academy (Strathmore / Wheatland County)

  • Grades: K–12

  • Focus: A hands-on, project-based learning model deeply connected to agriculture, food sustainability, and environmental stewardship.