Our School

Hi! I am Principal Mike. Please allow me to welcome you to Westwind Alternate School, your Home and distance based learning hub in Westwind - (SW Alberta). I’d like to point out that the stylized ‘A’ in our school logo and branding not only stands for ‘Alternate’, but also for AWESOME. That applies to our school as a whole, but also to all of its constituent parts & people that make up the whole school; Our students, our staff, our WAS parents and families… and if you are not yet a part of us… I expect it applies to YOU… and we’d absolutely love to have you, and your family, as a vibrant part of our WAS family. There are a lot of other ‘A’ words that could apply as well; Adventurous, Abounding, Achieving, Active, Affable & Ardorous (I might have made part of that last one up) … Well, you get it. 

But Alternate sticks. It sticks because we are, and do provide, an alternative... some alternatives. We do things differently here. We do education, in many respects, differently here. We are about participation & connection…with learning and with each other. We are about citizenship, and values, and leadership, and families. We value flexibility and personalization to the extent possible…  And we are excited about that. We are devoted to excellence in programming and instruction and in our off campus trips, activities and events. By the way, Our ‘Learning Extravaganza Days’ moniker is now the umbrella term for all of our school’s curricular & co-curricular field trips, activities and events. We are excited about the things we do and we are energized by the myriad ‘alternate’ opportunities and possibilities that yet lie ahead.

We pride ourselves on a number of things here at WAS. Here are just a couple… We are a very caring and safe environment. At our school we are friendly and joyful and strive to be humble and generally pretty casual. We place high value in our relationships, with each other, with our students, with our parents… with YOU. We listen. I listen. I love to come to work everyday, to a place where we always try our best to connect with you and to continually improve and make things even better as a school and exceptional learning environment for your kids.

Well… I hope you take some time to look through the school & programming information provided herein. If you and your family are back with us this year I look forward to seeing you soon. If you are ‘having a look’ and considering us as a viable alternative for your child’s education, I hope we meet and speak soon. I’d be happy to answer your questions and provide more information.

One of my most favorite aspects of my role as Principal at WAS is visiting with students and with parents! I have an ‘open door’ policy and I absolutely love to visit with our people….YOU.

Thanks again for Checking us out and asking questions about our programs and all the great things we have to offer here at Westwind Alternate School.

All the best,

Mike

Principal Mike DeVuyst