Fonds paa-8735 - Alberta Distance Learning Centre fonds

In 1923, the Department of Education, Government of Alberta established the Alberta Correspondence School with the aim of providing education to children located in remote areas of the province, housebound individuals, and adults interested in pursuing education. Elizabeth Sievwright served as Correspondence School Director from 1923 to 1930. In 1937, the Correspondence School Branch moved into an office in Edmonton, Alberta. In 1940, the Correspondence School Branch produced the Department of Education's first radio series for broadcast on the University of Alberta's radio station, CKUA. In the early 1970s, the Alberta Correspondence School began using television as a teaching tool. In the 1980s the school began implementing computer assisted learning. In 1983, the school relocated to Barrhead, Alberta. In 1991, the Alberta Correspondence School became the Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC). In 1996,;The Alberta Distance Learning Centre joined with Pembina Hills School Division's Vista Virtual School to create the ADLC Online School. In 1998, ADLC opened a Calgary office. In 1999, Distance Learning Options South (DLOS) joined the ADLC. In 2006, DLOS dissolved and ADLC absorbed DLOS. ADLC offers courses for elementary, junior, and senior levels as well as offering programs for French immersion, francophone, and Christian studies.