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Vancouver Hebrew Academy is located in the Marpole neighborhood of Vancouver, on West 62nd Avenue, half a block west of Granville Street (map). It is within an easy commute of Richmond and is a short distance from the Vancouver Jewish Community Centre and other amenities. Vancouver Hebrew Academy is a family comprised of its students, parents, educators, administrators, and supporters. This notion of family informs everything we do, whether it is in communication between teachers and parents, promoting respect for the diversity of Jewish practice and customs within our school community, or in celebrating our own students’ achievements and those of Jews worldwide. We believe that our success depends on understanding how our family works together to achieve our goal of preparing our students academically, socially, and spiritually. We know that our children are our future and we must ensure that they are ready to take on the challenges of today-tomorrow-and beyond. We feel privileged to share in their journey. Vancouver Hebrew Academy is a warm and inclusive elementary school serving the diverse needs of Jewish students and their families in Greater Vancouver. Our mission is to teach Torah Judaism and values through a strong and balanced curriculum of Jewish and General studies. We believe that Torah education inspires the pursuit of academic excellence and provides children with the foundation skills to fortify their Jewish identity and ignite in them a passion for a lifetime of exploring their Jewish heritage and the world. View full school

At the Vancouver Waldorf School, students learn from an early age to engage in their learning process. The imaginative play and grace of the Kindergarten years evolve into an experience of meeting the beauty and complexity of the world with sensitivity and hope. This foundation leads to a rich academic high school experience that supports young men and women in realizing their full potential as students, as people, as members of the human community. In addition to imparting knowledge, the school intends to foster in children a sense of reverence and respect for life. The close relationships between students and teachers enhance learning and the ability to explore new interests and take on new challenges. Students are engaged in a learning experience both artistic and academically challenging. After over forty years of existence, we are very pleased to host our programs for young children in our Early Childhood Centre, erected in 2004 to serve the needs of young children. Our center was designed and built following principles of healthy and sustainable living, including non-toxic Vancouver Waldorf School | Early Childhoodpaint and non-off gassing cabinets to reduce toxic compounds and improve indoor air quality, energy-efficient lighting design and natural daylight scheme, energy star rated appliances for reduced use of natural resources, and recycled wood flooring and high use of local and regional material. Our landscaping offers ample opportunities for age-appropriate exploration, providing scented flowerbeds, gardens for planting and digging and plenty of space for crawling, running and climbing. The Vancouver Waldorf School Early Childhood Center has fully licensed our staff to meet all licensing requirements and is experienced child-care providers with Waldorf training. The Vancouver Waldorf High School offers an alternative to high-pressure education. Our classes are small and personal with a focus on supporting the development of confident and creative thinkers. Our unique curriculum integrates the beauty of the arts into rigorous academics and experiential learning. At the Vancouver Waldorf School, we prepare students for more than just university or college. Adolescents long to know the truths of the world, and they rightfully question everything and everyone. Waldorf teachers recognize that behind their questions stands Vancouver Waldorf School | High School's inner quest for meaning and self-knowledge. The interdisciplinary curriculum in a Waldorf High School provides a unique framework to meet this quest. For example, students extend their understanding of scientific concepts through drawing, modeling, or poetry, they discover the evolving relationships of science, art, and religion in their study of history, and reading and discussing the medieval legend of Parzival, they engage in an examination of the roots of core cultural values. At the heart of the Waldorf approach is the recognition of the physical and emotional changes that occur as a child matures. In grade school, our teachers take care to introduce skills, subjects, and concepts at a time that is appropriate to the child’s physiological, emotional, and spiritual development. We use a multi-sensory approach, integrating the arts into each subject to engage the whole child in the learning process rather than simply imparting intellectual information. From their lessons, the students develop their own “Main Lesson” books, filled with rich self-expression and academic content. In grade school, the students are given a classical education in reading, writing, mathematics, literature, and the sciences. The class teacher stays with a class to teach the core curriculum from first grade to eighth grade, allowing the children to grow in confidence and security as their teacher’s understanding of them deepens. Specialty teachers provide instruction in areas such as music, French, physical education and movement, and handwork. The Grade school key: We do not teach students “a set of facts” they will need for high school. We help each child to develop a set of skills learned in relationship to that child’s individual experience. Anything learned purely through memorization is not enough. Real learning and understanding occur when you have internalized the experience and made it your own. We strive to support our grade school students in the unfolding of their emotional lives by nurturing their growing sensitivities and feelings through every step of our curriculum. View full school

This is a place of acknowledgment and fair access, achievement, and personal attention – a unique blend of a caring, nurturing environment sets VIU apart from other universities. It is an essential ingredient for a values-based education that creates an environment balancing academic accomplishments to develop students' social and relationship skills to last a lifetime, make a difference, and model others to do the same. In doing this, VIU is making an invaluable contribution to more energetic and healthier communities and a better world. Students and alumni tell us all the time how VIU's small classes and caring support from faculty and staff have made a difference for them in finding success in their studies. The attention to every student's needs goes far beyond a number. The result? Students can become graduates who are confident, motivated, and prepared to take on the world as they step into future careers. Students go above and beyond in programs that provide a match for their passion, their ambition, and their future career aspirations. The focus at VIU is on helping students meet their goals, prepare for careers, and attain the success they may not have imagined when they started. Students experience hands-on learning, individual attention, and many opportunities for undergraduate research. Students can find the right VIU program to help them prepare for a multitude of careers. Advisors are with them from day one, whether they start with fundamental upgrading for university entrance or a top high school scholar attending on scholarship. Students experience an active, exciting west coast BC lifestyle as they explore the region, taking advantage of world-class recreation while studying at VIU. Surfing, hiking, scuba diving, camping? Yes, please! Authentic cultural and art experiences? You will find it all at VIU and beyond at our campuses in Nanaimo, Cowichan, Powell River, and Parksville-Qualicum. We invite you to explore the possibilities of a career with Vancouver Island University. Known as a center of excellence, Vancouver Island University (VIU) produces quality graduates in demand by employers across the country and around the world. VIU offers a supportive campus community focused on innovative teaching methods, undergraduate research opportunities, and creating an exceptional learning experience for our students. VIU's rich history and connection with its communities date back to 1936 when Nanaimo's first vocational training school opened its doors. Today, VIU offers an extensive range of programming, from industry-responsive trades and applied training to academic undergraduate and graduate degrees. VIU has evolved into a university that supports a student population of over 16,000 learners, including 2,100 international students, over 1,500 Aboriginal students, and employs over 2,000 faculty and staff. Located on British Columbia's spectacular West Coast, VIU offers the opportunity to live and learn in one of Canada's most beautiful university settings. Located on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, VIU's main campus in Nanaimo hosts an ocean-view campus, spanning 92 scenic acres, including lush stands of forest and Japanese gardens. Walk nature trails located a few minutes from campus on foot, or take a quick city transit ride to Nanaimo's harbourside downtown center for eclectic dining, pubs, coffee shops, and shopping. 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