Welcome to New Horizons School

A Supportive Environment for Gifted Learners
“Gifted education is not a privilege or a prize. It is not an elite club. For those who do need it … gifted education is a necessity — a necessity designed to meet the unique educational needs of an outlier group.”

 

Janet Kragen

Giftedness is often a misunderstood idea. And when the idea of giftedness is misunderstood, so is the gifted child. 

New Horizons School is a K-9 public charter school where giftedness is understood. It is a place that enables academically gifted students to achieve excellence in an environment that supports the students’ unique intellectual, social and emotional needs.

Established in 1995, New Horizons is Alberta’s oldest charter school. As a publicly funded charter school in Alberta, we have no tuition fees and follow the Alberta programs of study. Our school is unique in that it offers a congregated learning environment for gifted learners for the entire school day. It is a place where gifted learners can be challenged and learn with like minded peers.

New Horizons School is located  in Sherwood Park, Alberta and serves the needs of gifted learners from Strathcona County and other communities in the Capital Region including Edmonton.

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Mid Week Reminders

November 30, 2021

Keep the following in mind for tomorrow: Early Dismissal Day (Students dismissed at 2:15 p.m.) School Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. followed by a FANHS

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Mid-Week Update

November 17, 2021

NHCSS Board Meeting tonight at 7:00 pm. Click here to register. Reach Out Speak Out – Family Violence Prevention Month Parent Session tonight at 7:00

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Giftedness

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Our school is a place for gifted learners.
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No better measures, from online learning at the beginning of the Pandemic to going back to school in September with the new normal, than the measures New Horizons staff and Admin have taken thus far. Thank you so much for the continuous communication with the parents!
NHS Parent
Very proactive on the children's safety; one of the first if not the first school to have the plexiglass divider installed for the children's individual desks.
NHS Parent
New Horizons gave my child an enriched environment with classmates and teachers who got him.
NHS Parent
Adult surveys of gifted individuals reveal that they do not regret their acceleration. Rather, they regret not having accelerated more.
Lubinski, D., Webb, R.M., Morelock, M.J., & Benbow, C.P. (2001)
NHS has been a game changer for our family and allowed our kids to flourish and learn with others who are just like them! NHS is a great place to be -- the dedication and commitment from all staff is truly amazing!
NHS Parent
Our kids are normal. They just aren't typical ...
Jim Delisle
As a society we must be able to admire ability, to support ability, to celebrate ability and to nurture ability. It must be as socially acceptable to support genius that is intellectual as it is to support genius that is athletic.
Michael Clay Thompson
Don't measure yourself by what you have accomplished, but by what you should have accomplished with your ability.
John Wooden
Dedicated teachers and staff who provide quality education to set students up for success in life!
NHS Parent
Very proactive on the children's safety; one of the first if not the first school to have the plexiglass divider installed for the children's individual desks.
NHS Parent
NHS has been a blessing for our son! The learning environment has been excellent and exactly what he has been needing!
NHS Parent
We can't imagine our children being in any other school. We are very happy with how New Horizons School meets the needs of our children.
NHS Parent
The culture of this school, along with its amazing staff, have helped transform my anxious, awkward, impulsive, bullied child into a student who learns at his pace, with like minded friends and provides opportunities for growth he just could not receive elsewhere.
NHS Parent
The school's anti-bullying policy is actively worked in class, on playgrounds and inclusivity is encouraged and rewarded, so that every child can grow and learn regardless of how different they may be.
NHS ParentCEO
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“Because giftedness is not to be talked about, no one tells high-IQ children explicitly, forcefully and repeatedly that their intellectual talent is a gift … that they are not superior human beings, but lucky ones … that the gift brings with it obligations to be worthy of it

– Charles Murray

 

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