“When I walk in I breathe a sigh of relief. Often breakfast is waiting. I feel safe and ready to learn.”
“I know I wouldn’t have graduated without Whytecliff because I’ve been through a lot of high schools and learning centres and none of them worked for me, but this one, I actually wanted to come to every day.”
“It’s like a rehab facility for your soul. You are here to do school, but you just find out so much about yourself and what you’re actually capable of. It really just lets you discover who you are.”
“I wouldn’t have graduated. I know that. I definitely couldn’t have done it without the people here and the way it’s run. You know, it’s more one-on-one. And I hated schoolwork. I would not have a diploma. I probably wouldn’t have figured out that I like the idea of youth work, and I wouldn’t have had a fair amount of volunteer experience.”
“They like to encourage you to do things that you like, that you may not have done at any other school, which makes it kind of exciting to come to school.”
“You know, I started to enjoy poetry, and to write it. It lets you put out anger. Imagine me!”
“I feel more motivated to accomplish. I’m more willing to interact with people I don’t really know. I don’t feel anxiety about social situations as often.”
“The teachers at this school say, “You can do whatever you want, you can be whoever you want.” People used to call me a little punk kid. Now I think that I can be a doctor, or a social worker because I like working with kids.”
Students Feeling Supported: Langley (2019-2020)
Students Feeling Supported: Burnaby (2019-2020)
