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That program closed in June, forcing the students who found their place in that community to start again at schools across the city.
The first day of school can be tricky for any student to navigate, but for Sarah McKenzie’s neurodivergent son, starting the school year at a new school is even more difficult.
“It’s a little overwhelming for him but the teachers are really trying to incorporate him into the group, and I can see he’s trying,” said McKenzie. “I do think the year at the All Boys really did help him.”
The Calgary Board of Education’s (CBE) All Boys program at Sir James Lougheed School was created with an emphasis on leadership and athletics, but was known among parents for its specialized supports, especially for neurodivergent learners.
McKenzie’s son only attended the program for one year but says that time had a significant impact on the young learner.
“Within in the first two months, (he) excelled in a way I’ve never seen him excel before,” said McKenzie.
“He was actually doing work in his books, he was making friends for the first time, so it was a program that meant so much to me.”
That program closed in June, forcing the students who found their place in that community to start again at schools across the city. It was a closure parents fought, but ultimately accepted, when they were told it was to turn the building into an elementary school to help elevate enrolment pressure on other CBE classrooms.
The school has capacity for 300 students and the All Boys program only had about 30 enrolled. But when kids returned to the classroom in September, it wasn’t elementary students walking through the school’s halls.
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