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Located in the beautiful Fraser Valley just east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the Fraser Valley (UFV) is a fully accredited, public university that enrolls approximately 16,000 students per year. UFV has campuses and locations in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Mission, Hope and Agassiz, and a growing presence in Chandigarh, India. UFV is large enough to offer variety, and yet small class sizes allow you to get to know your instructors and learn in a hands-on environment. We offer more than 100 programs, including two master’s degrees, 15 bachelor’s degrees, majors, minors, and extended minors in more than 30 subject areas, and more than a dozen trades and technology programs. UFV’s vision is to provide the best undergraduate education in Canada and be a leader of the social, cultural, economic, and environmentally-responsible development of the Fraser Valley. UFV will measure its success by its graduates' successes and the successful development of the communities they serve. In achieving its goals, UFV has committed to being innovative, entrepreneurial, and accountable. The University of the Fraser Valley, as established by the University Act of British Columbia, is mandated to serve its region's post-secondary educational needs. Specifically, UFV provides post-secondary academic, trade, technical, career, and adult basic education programs that lead to certificates, diplomas, and degrees at both the undergraduate and master’s levels. Faculty and staff are also engaged in foundational and applied research and other scholarly activities that support its program areas and the development of the Fraser Valley. Paramount priority is placed on students and their learning needs and goals. UFV is committed to excellence in post-secondary education through programs that serve the Fraser Valley region's diverse needs. We view education as an ongoing process essential for both career progression and actualizing human potential. We make the university accessible to students with diverse backgrounds and goals while rewarding academic success and maintaining high standards. We value and treat students as mature individuals and encourage intellectual, cultural, creative, ethical, and social development to prepare our graduates for their roles as productive citizens of an increasingly complex and pluralistic society. Moreover, finally, we place a high value on environmental, social, and economic sustainability in all our endeavors. View full university

Simon Fraser University's Vancouver campus transformed the landscape of urban education in downtown Vancouver. Today, the campus comprises eight facilities covering over half a million square feet, clustered in the core of one of the world's most liveable cities. Our vision? To be a hub where life-long learning, community engagement, arts and culture, innovation, and entrepreneurship intersect and thrive to provide solutions to local, regional, national, and global matters. The Mission of Simon Fraser University is to be the leading engaged university, defined by its dynamic integration of innovative education, cutting-edge research, and far-reaching community engagement. Reflecting that mission and contextualizing it within its downtown setting, SFU Vancouver's mission is to enhance its status as a dynamic, engaged, and accessible urban university campus. SFU's Vancouver campus plays a crucial role in the intellectual, civic, cultural, economic, and social development of the city's urban core. The Vancouver campus is the university's locus of engagement with the downtown community through impactful research, innovative programs for undergrads, grads and working professionals, hundreds of public seminars and performances, and multiple forms of deep community engagement. There is growing recognition that universities play an indispensable role in improving society through innovation, knowledge mobility, cutting-edge research, and deep and meaningful community engagement. SFU's Vancouver campus is ideally positioned to enhance the university's vital role through: Forging new partnerships that draw upon the university's intellectual resources to solve real-world problems Further, develop internal working groups to increase SFU's community impact Explore ways to help more students stay engaged and graduate earlier Use the Vancouver location as the hub for global engagement across the faculties Attract more clients to use our facilities for conferences and seminars Build students' capacity to be innovative, critical and imaginative thinkers Demonstrate the social, economic, cultural and technological value-added by SFU's programs, faculty, and students Maintaining and strengthening SFU's position as an urban university Serving the broader community will rest on how well the following factors are addressed: Building stronger ties with our external partners Implementing an extended range plan for space utilization and expansion Facilitating closer working relationships between faculty, programs, and locations Upgrading classrooms, technology, washrooms and common areas to contemporary standards Demonstrating how SFU Vancouver's research, innovation and community engagement activities have multiple and sustainable social, economic, health, cultural and civic benefits Securing appropriate space for growing programs View full university

In the place where innovative education, cutting-edge research, and community outreach intersect, you'll find Simon Fraser University. Our vision? To be Canada's leading engaged university. Born in 1965, SFU has become Canada's leading comprehensive university with vibrant campuses in British Columbia's largest municipalities — Vancouver, Burnaby, and Surrey — and deep roots in partner communities throughout the province and around the world. To be the leading engaged university defined by its dynamic integration of innovative education, cutting-edge research, and far-reaching community engagement—this is the strategic vision that will guide Simon Fraser University's actions and innovations in the years to come. Thousands of students, staff, and faculty—and many thousands more alumni, friends and supporters—joined 2010-11 envision>SFU consultation process to identify the core strengths on which the university might build its future. What emerged was a vision of SFU as the engaged university committed to engaging students, research, and communities. Now it is our opportunity—and our challenge—to turn this vision into a new and functioning reality. At SFU, students are not "end-users" trained and delivered, but partners in learning, discovery, and community engagement. In addition to critical thinking and research skills, we help them gain practical experience, social aptitudes, and collective understanding not only to be job-ready but also to be life-ready. Our new vision commits SFU to become a world leader in knowledge mobilization. It is renowned for its capacity to disseminate knowledge and to harness new ideas and innovations for the benefit of society. That commitment rests on a solid foundation of and continuing commitment to fundamental research. Located in Canada on British Columbia's west coast and named for an early explorer, Simon Fraser University opened on September 9, 1965, with 2,500 students. Noted Canadian architects Arthur Erickson and Geoffrey Massey designed the original Burnaby Mountain campus to foster interdisciplinary contact between students and researchers. That same openness and desire to innovate informs SFU's current vision: to be Canada's most community-engaged research university. Now boasting three distinctive campuses, 30,000 students, 6,500 faculty and staff, and 130,000 alumni, SFU has matured into one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. Consistently ranked among Canada's top comprehensive universities and named to the Times Higher Education list of 100 world universities under 50, SFU is also the first Canadian member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the world's largest college sports association. View full university

We are leaders in students' empowerment and education with dyslexia and language-based learning differences in Vancouver, BC. Our fully accredited, independent school serving students in grades 1-12 provides a learner-centric environment with the most effective research-based methods to optimize personalized learning, cognitive development, and post-secondary opportunities. Our Junior School focus is on breaking the code of language. The program is centered on the development of reading, writing, spelling, vocabulary, and numeracy. The learning environment offers small class sizes of ten students or less. Junior students stay with their class throughout the school day for a core curriculum of language arts, maths, science, social studies, and physical education. Each class has a foundation of direct instruction, frequent reassurance, and explicit feedback. All teachers have specific training in multisensory teaching techniques. Each student works intensively with an Orton-Gillingham certified language specialist on a program specifically designed to meet his or her unique needs in the areas of reading, spelling, writing, handwriting, and executive functioning. Our school-wide Executive Function Curriculum helps students build processes in critical areas such as goal setting, planning, prioritizing, organizing, shifting, flexibility, self-monitoring, and manipulating information in working memory. Our students use iPads and Chromebooks to build digital skills, access information, and learn to communicate and collaborate. These tools help provide a multisensory experience, enhance skills and buffer areas where students may need help. Our Middle School focus is on developing and solidifying literacy and numeracy skills. Personalized skills development, health, career education, and executive function coaching are features of this program. Class size is a maximum of ten students. We prepare our middle school students to be lifelong learners who communicate, think critically, and solve problems creatively. Students are encouraged to develop their talents and abilities in disciplines from academics to fine arts. All Fraser Academy, middle school students follow the designated BC curriculum. They receive extended time in English and math to solidify the core skills to pursue their high school goals. Courses are taught in a multisensory fashion and accommodate the specific academic needs of each student. Our faculty works closely with students to develop critical 21st-century skills. Students learn to understand and maximize their unique learning styles, advocate capably for their learning differences, and lead with their strengths. Our graduation program focuses on providing students with the preparation to succeed as self-advocates and independent learners in the post-secondary arena of their choice. Class size is, on average, seven students. Our goal is to teach and encourage senior school students to lead with their strengths and do so with confidence. We prepare our students to be lifelong learners who communicate clearly, think critically, solve problems creatively—and advocate capably for their learning differences. Over 90% of our graduates continue to post-secondary education. All our high school students follow the designated provincial curriculum, which leads to the BC Dogwood diploma. The core curriculum covers English, maths, science, social studies, and physical education. We offer an impressive selection of academic elective subjects and experiential learning through the science program and international learning opportunities. We also offer a feature Outdoor Education program for a cohort of grade 11 students called Odyssey. Courses are taught in a multisensory fashion and accommodate the specific academic needs of each student. Our faculty works closely with students to develop critical 21st-century skills and help bring core reading, spelling, writing, and maths skills to age-appropriate levels. View full school

Fraser Coast Anglican College is well known for consistently strong academic results and adherence to high standards inside and outside the learning environment. Academic performance can open many doors for our students, but at FCAC, we understand that many other factors are required to make a student successful in modern society. FCAC's focus is on the holistic development of each of our students. This philosophy's essence is captured in our College motto – 'Enriching Body, Mind and Spirit". This approach is evident in our modern learning programs and the range of engaging extra-curricular activities we offer students to assist with the development of their character and areas of personal strength. We believe in investing in our students so they become confident and creative individuals who are active in our community and develop them as successful learners who can apply their skills to whatever challenges are placed before them. Our community is one of inclusion, relying heavily on positive relationships between students, parents, and staff for the best outcomes for FCAC students. Our Mission We provide a supportive Christian community and a high-quality learning environment that enriches the body, mind, and spirit, challenging each student to develop a love of learning, build their confidence, serve others, have options for the future achieve their best. Our Vision aims to be the school of the first choice for families in the Wide Bay region, achieving outstanding academic results and renowned for our innovative K -12 curriculum, which engages all students. The history of the College has its roots in the parishes of Maryborough and Hervey Bay. It was a vision that began back in November 1991 and began to be formed into reality through 1992 with parishioners from Maryborough and Hervey Bay. That Vision was to see the Anglican Church establish a school in the Fraser Coast district to contribute to the education and development of young lives in the local communities in an environment founded and shaped by the Christian faith. View full school