Claren Academy is a progressive, future-focused independent school, located in downtown Vancouver. Founded with the changing world in mind, Claren Academy focuses on creativity, practical uses of technology, and entrepreneurship. With small classes, individualized learning plans, and dedicated educators, students receive strong fundamentals, enriched curriculum, and exposure to forward-looking areas of study such as programming, game development, VR, digital art and music, robotics, film making, and more.
Technology is increasingly providing a way into the core curriculum, certainly in ways that it couldn’t 50 or even 20 years ago. Claren was founded in with that in mind, principally using technology as the spark that will create and inspire children to engage with the curriculum and with their peers. There is an awareness of the skills that children will need in their adult lives, though they include working together, organizing their interest around projects, and employing a range of tools to communicate their ideas, and to develop them. The ideal student is one able to thrive in an active, diverse learning environment, and whose interests tend toward a hands-on engagement with technology.
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DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
Claren Academy offers no/limited support for students with learning difficulties or special needs.
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: This information is not currently available.
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
In grade Gr. 2, Claren Academy students perform an average of No homework of homework per night.
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Claren Academy | 0 mins | 0 mins | 0 mins |
Site Average | 6 mins | 15 mins | 17 mins |
Habits and behaviour reporting | K to Gr. 3 |
Parent-teacher meetings | K to Gr. 3 |
This information is not currently available.
This information is not currently available.
K | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Day (Domestic: in province) | $15,450 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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2nd child (sibling) | all students | 5% |
This information is not currently available.
This information is not currently available.
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | K to Gr. 5 | Coed | Day | 45 |
Total enrolment | 45 |
Average class size | 10 to 15 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | N/A |
Number of different nationalities within student population | N/A |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | K - 3 | |
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
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Entrance Essay |
Day students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry: Yes
Application fee: N/A
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit: N/A
Please visit our admissions page to learn about our requirements and process.
Claren Academy is accepting applications for kindergarten to grade two in 2017, with grade three added in 2018. Children born from 2010 to 2013 are eligible to apply. We will add one grade each subsequent year, up to grade twelve.
Application steps:
Interviews and play evaluations take place on a rolling basis. Placement decisions will be announced within two weeks of your interview and observation. Successful applicants will then be asked for a deposit to secure enrollment.
Please visit our admissions page to learn about our requirements and process.
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 10 (100%) | 10 (100%) | 10 (100%) | 0 |
April 12, 2019
Claren Academy Students Host Market Day
All are welcome at Claren Academy's Market in downtown Vancouver on April 14th
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January 7, 2019
Visit Claren Academy in downtown Vancouver
Claren Academy to hold Open Houses at 11am and 1:30pm on January 27th
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October 5, 2018
Claren Academy To Hold Open House
Visit Claren Academy on November 4th to learn about this downtown Vancouver school.
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