How is a charter school different from a traditional public school, public school with a religious affiliation or a private religious school?
As a public charter school our funding is subject to the same reporting obligations as that of any other Alberta public schools. Charter schools, unlike religiously based schools whether private or public, may not be affiliated with a religious faith or denomination. Charter schools are not private religious schools. Nor are they intended to replace the services offered by private religious schools. Like any other public school, charter schools such as Almadina may provide general religious instruction and exercises, as may any other public school. Specifically, at Almadina students may pray at designated areas during non-instructional time such as lunch or recess. As part of our commitment to diversity in shared values all religious are treated with the outmost respect during school discussions related to the Alberta curriculum. Almadina’s character education with its Citizen: Values/Virtue initiative is based on seven virtues/values as found in Michelle Borba’s, Building Moral Intell
