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Founded in 1923 as Alberta’s correspondence school, ADLC serves students and partner schools across the province /article/alberta-distance-learning-turns-90.html /custom/domain_3/image_files/sitemgr_photo_1370.jpg 61 83 /article/definition-for-classical-education.html Those who incorporate the reading of ancient classical authors, and declare this to be of the very essence of any education which could be styled as Classical, are actually referring to what might better be called a Classical Humanist Education. /article/definition-for-classical-education.html /custom/domain_3/image_files/448_photo_642.png 92 83 /article/albertas-science-networks--exploring-science-technology.html The Alberta Science Literacy Association operates Science Networks across the province of Alberta. 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