About Kernahan

Our Mission

Kernahan Park Secondary School is committed to providing learning opportunities that inspire and support all students toward successful transition to independent living, employment, apprenticeship or college.

We Believe

• All Students can learn
• Differentiated instruction and assessment meets the needs of all students
• Successful instruction is founded on evidence-based research and experience
• Fairness is not always sameness
• School affects the conditions for student success

We Provide

• A safe, comfortable and inviting environment in which to learn
• Instructional strategies appropriate to student learning strengths and needs
• A learning focus on the development of literacy and numeracy skills, employability skills, character and life skills and technological skills
• Assessment strategies, which support student learning and personal growth
• The opportunity to apply skills in authentic work environments
• Programs and activities that support student growth in confidence, self-esteem and responsibility and promote school spirit
• Experiential, relevant learning activities
• Smaller class sizes