So she went back to the Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) program, where mature students return to receive their diplomas. But as the years passed, he felt more and more that something was missing. When she was offered a full-time job in social work after leaving school 20 years ago, she struggled to find time to earn her high school diploma. Graduates of Enchoke Birchstick School’s PLAR program smile after their graduation ceremony.