The Community Learning Campus brought four new facilities to the Olds College Campus through a partnership with Olds College, Chinook’s Edge School Division, Town of Olds, and local businesses. This award winning project served as a catalyst for change – transforming educational delivery in a previously underserviced community.
The Community Learning Campus project began in response to the Government of Alberta’s Rural Development Initiative and the province’s support of rural sustainability and growth. Early dialog with diverse stakeholders considered current and future educational delivery, opportunities for partnership and empowering the community. The result is a design with a combined focus on students, the community, rural growth, and lifelong learning. In addition to setting the benchmark for innovative educational delivery in Alberta, this project lead to increased high school completion rates, improved diploma exam results, expanded course offerings, and enhanced parent and student satisfaction with education in Olds.
The Olds Community Learning Campus empowered a community to radically re-think educational delivery, developing a model that was tailored to the needs and aspirations of rural students.
Craig Webber - Architect
The regional partnerships developed in this project are key to economic success by allowing rural resource revenues to contribute to local infrastructure.
Kari Anne Gaume - Senior Interior Designer
