Brian O'Toole

Banff Community High School principal Brian O'Toole said even though the school does not offer adventure type programming, it can learn from the STS report.After reading media reports on the recommendations, O'Toole said the STS report makes schools take a "good look" at what programs they are offering and the educational value of those programs.

"It's not just outdoor programs.All programs that move students away from the school site are scrutinized very carefully and is the educational value worth the risk.And the risk could be is it worth putting a bunch of kids on a bus and driving down a highway," he said.

The public school division will host classes for students from grades 8 to 12 at Canmore Collegiate High School, said Banff Community High School principal Brian O'Toole, the man in charge of the summer school program.Classes for high school students will run four hours a day starting at 8:30 a.m.They'll run for four weeks starting July 5.That means 80 hours of instruction for a five-credit class.Junior high classes will run 90 minutes per day in the morning.O'Toole said two teachers have been hired to look after instruction.One is a general CRPS substitute teacher; the other is a retired teacher.About 23 students had registered for the program as of last Wednesday, though O'Toole said the results of exams this month may push registration numbers up.Most, but not all, of the students registered for summer classes are from the Bow Valley, he said.

"We are certainly more cautious, and legitimately so," said Banff Community High School's Brian O'Toole.

Brian O'Toole, BCHS Principal