| Langley Education Centre | |
| Address: | 21405A - 56th Ave |
| City: | Langley |
| Province: | British Columbia |
| Postcode: | V2Y 2N1 |
| Country: | Canada |
| Coordinates: | 49.104°N -122.629°W |
| Schooltype: | high school |
| Fundingtype: | Public |
| Motto: | a chance for a new beginning... |
| Founded: | 1986[1] |
| Schoolboard: | School District 35 Langley |
| Superintendent: | Cheryle Beaumont |
| Number: | 3599050 |
| Principal: | Mr. R. Stare |
| Grades Label: | Grades |
| Grades: | 10-12 |
| Enrollment: | 1300 approx.[2] |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2011/2012 |
| Language: | English, French |
| Area: | Langley Township |
| Free Label: | Public transit access |
| Free Text: | 502 Aldergrove - Stop ID: 60867 502 Surrey Central Station - Stop ID: 60866 |
| Free Label1: | Councillor |
| Free Text1: | Mr. M. Ferguson |
| Free Label2: | Mission Statement |
| Free Text2: | It is the mission of Langley Education Centre to provide supportive, flexible, learning programs that will enable students to grow academically and personally. |
Langley Education Centre (LEC) is a public high school in Langley, British Columbia, part of School District 35 Langley.
LEC offers secondary school (Gr. 10–12) options for teens and adults to continue and complete a secondary education or upgrade their courses. The courses are offered one of two ways:
Established in 1986, LEC was founded as an alternative secondary school located in commercial space at Sundel Square in the City of Langley, British Columbia (20216 Fraser Highway, Langley, BC). In November 2006, the Board of Education decided to move LEC from its original location to its new home on a shared campus with Langley Secondary School. The decision came as the Board of Education was facing budgetary constraints and underutilized facilities and LEC was facing increasingly inadequate and aging commercial space. The move was completed in February 2008 at a cost of $1.4 million. The new shared campus at Langley Secondary School provided LEC with a 900 square metre, state-of-the-art facility which includes eight classrooms: three shared with LSS, two located with the LEC office in the main building, and three in new modulars linked to the main building by covered walkways. In addition, a child minding facility on the premises.
In a semestered class, students attend two classes per week for one semester (approx. 5 months)[3]
In a blended class, students attend one class per week for one semester (approx. 5 months). The remainder of the course is completed through online assignments or on-site directed learning.[4]
The LEC Distributed Learning Program includes a variety of online and paper-based directed learning courses.
Registration for LEC DL courses occurs year-round (September - April). You have 2 semesters from the time of registration to complete your course (including the semester in which you register and the following semester).[5]
LEC online, developed by the Langley Education Centre, delivers high school courses in an online environment. Registration for LEC online courses occurs year-round (late August- April 30). An online course can be completed at the student's own pace within a maximum of 2 consecutive semesters. Online course work is primarily completed at home with teacher support at LEC. Exams are written at LEC.
An added feature of LEC online courses, is the availability of its teachers. Along with regular online support and contact, teachers are also available at the Langley Education Centre for tutorial sessions. Online students are welcome to come in to get "in-person" help if needed.[6]
Langley Education Centre offers childcare for students with babies and children under the age of six years (space limited). In addition, LEC provides peer support, life-skills workshops, including topics: safety in the workplace, job interview skills, field trips and social events, and a weekly parenting group, co-sponsored by Aldergrove Neighbourhood Services[7]