Attendance Centre
110 Archibald St. North | P7C 3P1
807-577-4925
Grade 9-12 P.M.
Bruce McKitrick Centre
1014 Oliver Road | P7B 6V1
807-766-2912
Grade 7-12 Full Day
Bruce J. McKitrick Centre is a residential open custody facility operated by W.W. Creighton Youth Services and provides services for female youth aged 12 to 17 years who have been in conflict with the law. The centre is a mandatory program for youth at McKitrick Centre. To meet this requirement, W.W. Creighton Youth Services contracts with the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board who provides a teacher to conduct the school program in the facility classroom.
Intake to the school program involves diagnostic testing, contact with community school, and orientation for all youth. An education plan is developed for each student based on their individual needs. Most students discover that they can achieve success here due to small class size, individual assistance and program flexibility. Progress is recorded according to provincial expectations and reported in the student’s Ontario Student Record (OSR).
Community involvement is seen as an effective motivational and rehabilitative component of the open custody program. Youth who display pro-social attitudes and behaviours within the facility respond positively when exposed to meaningful community-based activity.
Program Activities:
- visits to local sites and attractions
- skating and hockey at a community arena
- healthy active living opportunities in a community school gymnasium
- golfing, hiking and baseball
- downhill skiing and snowboarding
- cross-country skiing and snowshoeing
- curling at a local club
Smith Clinic
301 Lillie St. North | P7C 0A6
807-684-5100
Grade 9-12 P.M.
Youth Services is a client centred provincial resource, providing a variety of services to children, adolescents and significant others. Youth Services works with the community in facilitating prevention and education programs. This voluntary program provides a five week intensive treatment for youth experiencing substance abuse programs.
The Alternative Education Program is located at Sister Margaret Smith Centre (Youth Services). The program is offered by the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board in conjunction with St. Joseph’s Care Group.
The Alternative Education Program is offered to students who are directly experiencing the harmful effects of alcohol and other drug use. The goal of the education program is multipurpose; it is to provide the students with the opportunity to continue with their education, but also to create an environment where the students will experience a caring and more compassionate place for them to experience success.
The teacher position for the program is a 0.5 full time equivalent employed by the T.B.C.D.S.B. and can provide these students with a positive school experience and an opportunity that they may not have had before.
The class is offered from Monday to Friday, half days only, maximum enrolment is ten students, ranging in ages from 12 to 17. Most students enrolled in the program work independently on a variety of courses in which accreditation is obtainable.
Clients from our community and region receive priority in accessing services, however, individuals from across Ontario are accepted if they cannot access services elsewhere.
The teacher is responsible for contacting the former school attended by the youth and arranging for academic records to be forwarded.
Each educational assessment is reviewed at the end of the five week session and recommendations are offered to the students, their families and to the returning school. In addition, daily reporting is done to the facility on each student’s progress and behaviour. Regular report cards are issued at the end of the five week session.
Kairos Centre
231 Cameron St. | P7C 2H1
807-622-4668
Grade 9-12 Full Day
