This website is a project of the ALPHA 2 Alternative Parent Community Council. ALPHA 2 operates as an alternative school of the Toronto District School Board, and the only publicly funded freeschool school in Canada, possibly the world. Read more about what freeschooling is!

 

The Parent Community Council is ALPHA 2’s version of a Parent Council. It includes all parents, mentees and mentors that want to participate, and is parent led. We meet throughout the school year to hear from our children and their mentors about what has been happening in the classroom, and what they might want help with from the parent community. We also organize school wide events that build our community into more than just a classroom. Some things we’ve done before: arrange holiday or social events like potlucks, parent meetups to learn about self-directed learning and unschooling, applying for grants to fund activities that involve parents in the classroom, update the ALPHA 2 Parent Handbook, and funding ALPHA 2’s yearly “Coffee House,” an end of year culminating event showcasing student work. We also work on administrative tasks set out by the TDSB for Parent Councils, such as updating our School Statement of Needs. 

 

Please visit ALPHA II Alternative for more information.