This week saw a vicious crime committed against a Muslim family in London, Ontario when a motorist deliberately rammed his pickup truck into the five members of the Afzaal family, killing four (spanning three generations) and placing the Afzaals’ nine-year-old son in hospital with serious injuries. The murder of the London family stands as Canada’s […]

There are many ways you could save a life. One way you can surely do so is to sign up to become a stem cell donor. As you are reading this article, there are some 18,000 people around the world waiting for stem cells from a matching donor, including 800 Canadians. These include six-year-old Ottawa […]

In statistics, the term “outlier” refers to a data point that differs markedly from other observations. In recent times, the term has come to refer to individuals whose talent and industriousness put them well outside the norm. At Vista Virtual School, however, outliers are kind of the norm. As a result of VVS’ flexible educational […]

Dear Friends of Vista Virtual School, Today (March 11) marks the one-year anniversary of Canada’s first known death related to COVID-19. As such, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that March 11, 2021 would be marked as a National Day of Observance to honour Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19, and to recognize the […]

To say that 2020 has been a tough year for parents would be the understatement of the year. Fortunately, a new free online support program is now available for stressed out Alberta parents just in time for the winter holidays. The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program® is an online platform that gives parents a […]

Vista Virtual School grade 12 student Tate McRae has just hit another major milestone in her already high-flying pop music career, with inclusion in Forbes magazine’s 2021 Top 30 Under 30 list. Not only that, but at age 17 she is the youngest nominee on the 2021 list in the music category! The Calgary singer-songwriter […]

Today (November 25) marks the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women as well as the first day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence, the end of which is marked by Human Rights Day (December 10). Globally more than one out of three (35 percent) of women experience physical and/or […]

Vista Virtual School typically marks Remembrance Day (November 11) with an in-person event, usually a military history-themed field trip of some kind. Last year VVS students attended events at the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Museum and the Military Museums of Calgary. This year, however, the Canadian Armed Forces have cancelled all in-person Remembrance Day events due […]

September 21 to 27, 2020 is Science Literacy Week across Canada. Every year schools, libraries, museums, science centres, and not-for-profit organizations across the country team up to celebrate the best of Canadian science and to help foster scientific literacy throughout our society. Last year’s SLW focused on the theme of “oceans” and featured more than […]

Congratulations to Vista Virtual School student, Sarah G., for being selected as a Third Prize Winner in Polar Expressions Publishing’s 2019/2020 National Student Poetry Contest! As a result of this accomplishment, Sarah received $25, a certificate, and a copy of the book Around We Go, which features her award-winning poem along with the works of […]