Alternative Education

The Thames Valley Alternative Secondary School offers classroom-based programs at a variety of sites, and itinerant teachers provide programming to students in more rural areas. Students who participate in these programs are referred by their home school and often maintain a part-time program with their home school.

Site-based classrooms offer part-time programs while itinerant programs offer one hour a week of teacher/student instruction at a location near the student's home.

Students in our Alternative Education programs participate in a flexible, individualized program based on their academic needs. Both programs are considered 'transition programs' with the goal of returning the student to their secondary school or another alternative program.

For more information about Alternative Education programs, contact us by email or by phone at 519-452-2000 ext. 69703.

Site-Based Program	Address
Oneida Classroom	2213 Elm Avenue, Southwold
Cornerstone Classroom (in the Youth Opportunities Unlimited building)	332 Richmond Street, London
Merrymount Classroom (for pregnant and parenting students)	1064 Colborne Street, London
Wiingashk Centre (inside N'Amarind Friendship Centre)	260 Colborne Street, London
Blossom Park Classroom	391 Blossom Park Road, Woodstock

Dual Credit Programs

If you are interested in Dual Credit Programs, work with your home school to make sure you are eligible. For more information, contact the Program Coordinator at 519-452-2000 extension 20150.

Day Away Programs

Adult Day Away Programs

Fanshawe College

Day Away Summer Program

Fanshawe College

School Within a College/University

The School Within a College program allows students to complete their needed secondary school credits while also achieving a college credit and taking advantage of other college facilities and offerings. The classrooms for this program are on the London, St. Thomas and Woodstock Fanshawe College Campus.

The School Within a University program offers the same opportunity to complete secondary school credits, achieve a university credit, and experience university life.

If you are interested in School Within a College/University, please work with your home school to make sure you are eligible. For more information, contact the Program Coordinator at 519-452-2000 extension 20150.

School Within a College

Fanshawe College

School Within a University

Huron College, Western University

Summer Programs and Camps

There are many summer programs available for students to attend during the summer months. See our Summer Programs and Camps page to view more detailed information about each of the programs that are offered.

U-Turn

The U-Turn program supports students who have been suspended for 6 to 20 days or who have been expelled from their home school. Connections to this program will be made by the home school when appropriate.

More information is available on the U-Turn program webpage.

Homeschooling Information

Parents/guardians can decide not to register their child for Kindergarten, as it is optional, and continue to home school their child without a letter of intent at home if they never register them at a school; otherwise, if your child(ren) has already attended or enrolled in a school a home schooling notification of intent must be submitted to withdraw your child(ren) by email to homeschoolingintent@tvdsb.ca, or mail to Learning Support Services:

Thames Valley District School Board

Re: Home Schooling Intent

Learning Support Services

1250 Dundas St

London, ON

N5W 5P2

Once submitted it will be processed by Learning Support Services and the Superintendent for your area.

A letter of intent should be sent every year that your child(ren) is being home schooled (until the age of 18). This notification must be provided in writing between July 1st and September 1st for the upcoming school year.

Download homeschooling intent form

The TVDSB does not provide a homeschooling program or supplies and materials to parents/guardians for homeschooling purposes.