About

Mission Statement

The purpose of the Boyle Street Education Centre (BSEC) is to inspire and support the educational success and social development of high-risk youth and / or youth who have previously experienced interruptions in their formal learning.

Vision Statement

Our vision is to be an inclusive and holistic education centre that facilitates the mental, physical, emotional and spiritual growth of students who have experienced interruptions to their learning.  Graduates of the Boyle Street Education Centre will be:

• Engaged thinkers;
• Ethical citizens and;
• Entrepreneurial in their approach to post-secondary learning or their workplace goals.

Principles

The Boyle Street Education Centre is guided in the following ways by these seven principles of inspiring education:

• Being learner-centred: School staff work with the students to arrive at an educational plan that accommodates each youth’s unique needs and desires.

• Sharing responsibility and accountability for results: BSEC works hard to establish a circle of support for each student where, while it is an important hub of services, the Centre is just one of many success-enabling agents.
• Engaging the community: Community resources (both educational and commercial) play a key part in ensuring relevant and accurate learning is available for all students.
• Inclusivity of access: Every learner enjoys fair, reasonable, and barrier-free access to the opportunities we offer.
• Program flexibility: Students enjoy a primarily self-paced learning environment that, with the guidance of the school staff, can include experiential, multi-disciplinary, and community-based opportunities.
• Sustainability: Staff operate within a Professional Learning Community focused on deliberate and constant refinement of the learning opportunities throughout the Education Centre.
• Innovation for excellence: Both staff and learners are supported to seek out opportunities for creation and innovation in learning.

Message From School Council and Student Council President, Sarha

Hi!  My name is Sarha.  I’m currently a full time student here at Boyle Street Education Centre as well as a full-time mother to my two-year old daughter.  My experience being here at BSEC is and was a great one, from the three years that I have attended this school it has had a great impact on my life.  I have built many positive relationships with the staff and students of Boyle.  I have also come a long way from being where I was when I first started attending this school which was September of 2007.  I started here not really knowing where I was heading in life and what I was going to do to get there.  Along my journey through my three years, I have come to realize that I was in a school full of supports and wonderful staff.  They helped me get through those rough patches in life and are now supporting me to become what I want to be.  There were a lot of time where I had to take a few steps back before I could continue forward and at times it felt as if I wasn’t going to move anywhere at all.  But those setbacks gave me a good understanding of people.  People who want you to be the best you can be.  These people that are always going to believe in me and support me in life and who are helping me get to where I want to be right now.  These people are the teachers and staff of Boyle Street Education Centre.  So, what do I say to all the new students who are attending Boyle Street?  I welcome you into your new school year along with the staff that cares for you, your well-being and safety.

Three Year Report and Annual Education Results Report

Click here to see our 3-Year Education Plan and to read our Annual Education Results Report