About our OLC Satellite Sites.
CVOLC has four off campus learning centres, we affectionately called ‘satellite sites,” at each high school.
Each site has:
- a learning centre on the high school property where the student can learn all day long (some are a room right in the high school, some are a portable on the same property).
- full time teacher who is also a case manager.
- full time youth care worker, also called a student support worker (SSW).
- the ability to take some courses at the high school (with administration permission).
Cowichan Secondary Open Learning.
Cowichan Secondary School Open Learning (CSSOL) is operated by Tom Fogarty (Teacher) and Cheryl Jordan (Student Support Worker). This program is located at Cowichan Secondary School and is supported by the administration of both Cowichan Secondary and CVOL. Students are able to take classes/electives at Cowichan Secondary whilst simultaneously benefitting from the Open Learning approach, including more one-to-one support, self-paced courses, life-skills workshops, and increased flexibility. CSSOL strives to create a safe and positive environment where we can build strong relationships that become the foundation for future educational and life success.
Frances Kelsey Secondary Open Learning.
Frances Kelsey Secondary Open Learning (FKS OL) is operated by CJ Smith and Keitha Cooke-Peabody and supported by the administration of both Frances Kelsey Secondary and CVOL. This program runs out of a portable on the FKS property which offers more one-on-one support for learners, FKS OL also strives to help learners increase their confidence in academics as well as social responsibility and wellness.
Lake Cowichan Secondary Open Learning.
Lake Cowichan Secondary Open Learning (LCS OL) is operated by Kim Hajdu and Lorna McPherson and supported by the administration of both Lake Cowichan Secondary and CVOL. This program runs out of a portable on the LCS property which offers more one-on-one support for learners, LCS OL also strives to help learners increase their confidence in academics as well as social responsibility and wellness.
Chemainus Secondary Open Learning.
Chemainus Secondary Open Learning (CHS OL) is operated by Irwin Tollefson and Sylvia Benjamin and supported by the administration of both Chemainus Secondary and CVOL. This program runs is a large and very classroom in the heart of the high school which offers more one-on-one support for learners, CHS OL also strives to help learners increase their confidence in academics as well as social responsibility and wellness.