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educational excellence, as well as
character building.
As such, Southpointe's head of school,
Dean Croy, promises parents that their
children will receive the best academic
education by learning skills and habits
that will serve them well throughout their
professional and personal adult lives.
Southpointe Academy features a
distinctive global curriculum, delivered
in a progressive way; one that best
prepares its students for preeminent
universities of the world. One of its
signature programs is AP Capstone,
which is designed to provide motivated
high school students with the opportu-
nity to take university-level academic
courses while still in secondary school.
"AP Capstone comprises two new
university-level courses—AP Seminar and
AP Research—with four speci-c AP
modules (in any subject), for a total of six
AP courses," says Croy. "In AP Research,
students must write a 5,000-word
academic paper on a topic of their
choosing, one they must defend both orally
and on paper, thus preparing students for
the best and most elite universities in the
world." AP Capstone adds another
dimension to prepare students for top
tiered, rigorous universities.ˆ
Inclusive values
Founded in 1996, Vancouver's West Point
Grey Academy (WPGA)
continues to
embrace new ideas and ways of thinking
as the only Canadian member of Global
Online Academy (GOA),
a consortium of
70 leading independent schools in 13
countries.
"Our teachers have been actively
involved with Global Online Academy's
competency-based blended learning
courses, which give our students the
opportunity to engage with peers and
teachers from schools worldwide on
topics and issues that a•ect us all," says
Tam Matthews, head of school of West
Point Grey Academy. "We are proud to be
part of this program, which complements
our core values of Globally Inspired and
Academically Innovative." ˆ
With its open, inclusive culture and
strong emphasis on the student voice,
West Point Grey Academy is a school
experience like no other.ˆ
In
WPGA's Global Studies Diploma
Program, students bene-t by mentoring
with graduate students from
UBC's Liu
Institute for Global Issues, and focus on
researching and creating solutions to
complex societal issues that can be
implemented at a local level.
ˆThese initiatives and the school's
Languages, Community Service,
International Outreach, Character
Education, Mindfulness, and Outdoor
Environmental programs guide
WPGA
students to become compassionate
citizens who are režective of the school's
mission of "shaping lives of
inquiry, action and joy."
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I N D E P E N D E N T S C H O O L S
Do you want to attend Brentwood?
This one question is what makes
our school such a special place.
The fact that students truly choose
to be here, and are surrounded by
a family of like-minded students
and supporters, means they can
choose to be... anything
#choosetobe
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Vancouver Island, British Columbia
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