About Mountainside
Mountainside Secondary School (MSS) is best described as a small secondary school, funded as an alternative program, which aims to meet the diverse needs of its students. Through flexibility, choice, accountability, and relationships with staff, the goals is for students to think beyond graduation, and begin to prepare themselves for life beyond graduation into adulthood. Students are expected to engage in adult relationships with staff and each other, and conduct themselves as adults. Although their paths to graduation or school leaving are varied, a consistent theme for students is that they are the drivers of their own educational journey.
By fostering this sense of accountability and responsibility for their program, students also become more accountable to the school environment and the community as a whole. Students are offered many opportunities to take leadership and initiative in the school community, and are encouraged to serve as ambassadors for MSS both at school, and in the broader community. Students are called to reflect on their goals and directions, as well as their actions, through the lens of working to create a safe, caring, and positive learning environment.
MSS serves a population of students ranging in age from 13-20. Each student has had his or her own educational experiences, and MSS serves as an opportunity to re-focus students’ energies on pursuing their educational paths into adulthood. Students are referred to MSS via the NVSD District Resource Team, which serves as the screening body for all students entering the school.
By fostering this sense of accountability and responsibility for their program, students also become more accountable to the school environment and the community as a whole. Students are offered many opportunities to take leadership and initiative in the school community, and are encouraged to serve as ambassadors for MSS both at school, and in the broader community. Students are called to reflect on their goals and directions, as well as their actions, through the lens of working to create a safe, caring, and positive learning environment.
MSS serves a population of students ranging in age from 13-20. Each student has had his or her own educational experiences, and MSS serves as an opportunity to re-focus students’ energies on pursuing their educational paths into adulthood. Students are referred to MSS via the NVSD District Resource Team, which serves as the screening body for all students entering the school.
