I N D E P E N D E N T S C H O O L S
S p e c i a l F e a t u r e
through Grade 12.
Founded in 1999, the co-ed day school
aims to equip students with the academic
and life skills required for life after
graduation.
"The urban community that sur-
rounds us helps our students develop into
well rounded, empathetic citizens; people
with values, sensitivities and intellectual
tools that will enable them to thrive and
lead in our increasingly interconnected
world," says Head of School Dean Croy.
The school, which occupies two city
blocks at the south end of Commercial
Drive, features a unique
IDEA Lab, where
students of all ages gather to create,
invent and tinker.
West Point Grey Academy
Overlooking English Bay, the North Shore
Mountains and Vancouver's downtown
core, West Point Grey Academy has an
outward-looking view of the world, which
is 'tting for a school with a global focus.
Students in the junior school (junior
kindergarten to Grade 7) take Mandarin
or Spanish, in addition to French, while
students in the senior school (grades 8
through 12) have the opportunity to apply
for the school's Global Studies Program,
which has close ties to
UBC's Liu Institute
for Global Issues.
The school, founded in 1996, is also a
member of the Global Online Academy, a
non-pro't organization that facilitates
online courses with peers and teachers
from other member schools around the
world.
Urban Academy
Major changes are underway at Urban
Academy, a co-ed kindergarten through
Grade 12 day school in New Westminster.
The growing school, founded in 2001,
will be moving into a new, purpose-built
facility in January. The building will allow
for more than double the number of
students currently enrolled and will
house modern science labs, art spaces, a
community kitchen and a full-sized
