Robert Thirsk High School
in Calgary, CanadaCategory: Attraction
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Robert Thirsk High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It derives its name from Robert Thirsk, a Canadian engineer and physician, and a former Canadian Space Agency astronaut. The high school is located in the Northwest Calgary community of Arbour Lake, and has a capacity of 1,500 students.Robert Thirsk High School officially opened in September 2013. Over 800 grade 10 and 11 students attend the first school year. The high school accommodates students from Citadel, Arbour Lake, Scenic Acres, Ranchlands, Hawkwood, Rocky Ridge, and Royal Oak.
This new high school features three "Communities", classrooms and common spaces that help make a big school, smaller. There is a central Learning Commons that stretches the concept of library into a cooperative learning space with virtual, "known" and human resources. The school offers career skills and fine arts programming, including:
Electro-technologies
Computer Sciences
Tech Theater
Construction
Cook trade
Heath and human services
Media, design and communication
Natural sciences
Drama
Dance
Band
Visual artsThe school is also home for some students who have special needs and attend the Assisted Learning Program.
