The high school students have three classrooms of their own. Two rooms are used as ITV rooms in which we receive and transmit video/audio to and from other colony schools. The third room is where the students can do their assignments and work on computers.

On the ITV system, our students are taught mostly by Hutterian teachers from other communities in Manitoba from as far away as Dominion City, McGregor and beyond.

Students are offered a variety of courses each year which meet the Manitoba standards. New courses are always added as more and more teachers offer their services to the system. The follow are a few courses offered at different levels.

• Consumer, Applied, and Pre Calculus Math 
• English Language Arts
• Various Computer Related Courses
• Communications and Health
• Science and Biology
• Horticulture
• Drafting (Beginner to Intermediate CAD)
• Family Studies
• Canadian History and Hutterite History
• German Grade 9-12
• Social Studies and Geography

The students are monitored by a camera at each location which can be controlled by the teacher of that particular class. These cameras also permit students to see each other during class and become a vital aid during presentations, discussions, ect. These cameras can be fully controlled by the teacher.

A typical classroom would consist of a larger camera used to show larger portions of the classroom and board, a document camera used to show documents, and a vcr used to show videos on various topics as needed. Computers can also be attached to this system and allows students to see the teachers’ computer desktop. This becomes necessary during all computer courses.

High school courses are very demanding on students because most students have responsibilities outside of school. This creates a struggle between work and school but is an excellent time to learn priorities and responsibility both which are useful later in life. This is especially true for grade 11 and 12 students. In spring, more field work needs to be done and this also causes potential delays in course work. Our ITV system is setup so that all classes are taped and automatically stored on a server. These classes can be accessed by the students at all times. If a student misses a class, they can download and watch it at a convenient time – even in the evenings. To try to address the shortcomings of distant education, field trips become frequent and students are immersed into one subject for a day or afternoon. This provides excellent hands on experience and provides face to face contact with peers and teachers. The photo on the right shows a science gathering in which students from all over manitoba come and do various science activities with the teachers.

Technology is incorporated into every facet of school including high school.  Students are taught computer applications, publishing, graphic design/manipulation, and programming  courses. We currently have four computers which can be used fulltime by the Highschool students to work or view classes. This suffices most of the time. If more are needed, other classrooms usually have some to spare which are then utilized.