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The 98-year history of the Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC) will be drawing to a close this week, and the ADLC Farewell Committee is planning to host an hour-long Zoom presentation this Wednesday, June 23 in order to bid a final farewell.
The ADLC Farewell Committee is a volunteer group that was formed in the wake of Pembina Hills’ decision to halt operation of the centre at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, a year ahead of when the province intended to conclude the operating agreement it had with the school division to operate the ADLC.
The committee created adlcmemories.ca, a website where those who have been affiliated with the ADLC over the years can share personal stories and photos in order to honour the institution’s history.
Farewell Committee chair Loya De Clercq said the event will consist of the presentation of a video around 30 minutes in length outlining the legacy of the ADLC — its history, the importance of the relationships forged there, its innovations, its Indigenous partnerships and its students, be they adults or school-aged teens and children.
She noted there will not be any formal speeches or other testimonials, though they will have a poll at the start of the event to see who is attending the Zoom and where they are from.
De Clercq said that at the end of the hour, those who want to stay on can participate in a fun Kahoot, which is a kind of online quiz-based game.
The ADLC Farewell event will run from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. The full details of how to register can be found at the adlcmemories.ca website.
Incidentally, De Clercq said that in July, they will be presenting the Barrhead Centennial Items with items from ADLC in order to preserve a part of its history.
The items include things like texts from when the ADLC was known as the Alberta Correspondence School, brochures, pins and mementos from the centre’s 75th anniversary.
