​​​​Off-Campus Education

Connecting what students learn in school with the real world in a variety of ways, including job-shadowing, volunteering and paid positions. It helps prepare students for the workplace through hands-on experiences. These opportunities are offered to all high school students.

Visit the Unique Pathways & Off-campus Education on the CBE website for more information.

Ernest Manning Off-Campus Education Programs

Ernest Manning Off-Campus Education Programs are designed to help students recognize their special gifts, talents, skills and interests, by putting their education into a meaningful framework. Our programs play a vital role in assisting students’ transition into the workforce and post-secondary education. Students who participate in Off-Campus Education benefit by:

  • learning and developing the knowledge and skills demanded by business, while enhancing their future employability.
  • gaining valuable hands-on work-related experiences, that open up additional opportunities for future employment.
  • the opportunity to gain insight to their career development options, which support successful transition from school to work and from school to a post-secondary institution.

Ernest Manning High School Off-Campus Education Opportunities include:

Work Experience Program: Work Experience is available to high school students who are already working or volunteering and want to earn credits towards their high school diploma.

Extended Opportunities through Chinook Learning

Fall/Winter: Chinook Learning Services works with specific program partners, to coordinate learning & earning opportunities for students with specialized organizations. Chinook provides a work experience teacher for each organization, while supervising students from a variety of Calgary Board of Education schools. See Chinook Learning Services Fall/Winter Off-Campus Programs for a list of Specialized Program Partners.

Summer: Summer Work Experience and Registered Apprenticeship Program (RAP) credits can also be earned through Chinook Learning Services Summer Off-Campus Program.