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Lower Mainland is a region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia. It has two regional districts: Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Read more
Langley, British Columbia — Whytecliff is a safe, empathetic & supportive place for teens with a diverse range of learning needs / personal challenges. Our positive community & high-growth environment pulls each child up to be their very best! View School Profile.
Grades:
8 to 12 (Coed)
Type:
Progressive
Tuition:
$4,900 to $19,500
Living:
Homestay/Day
Enrollment:
47
Avg. Class:
3 to 6
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Meadowridge is an IB Continuum World School that supports the development of the whole child in a safe, supportive and challenging environment.
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Windsor Hall, an IB MYP Candidate school, is the only school in Richmond, BC to offer the IB MYP Programme starting in grade 6. We will be opening in 2021 with our first cohort of grade 6 students.
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MLWS offers a unique high school model - a high school located on a university campus. We offer “dual acceptance” that allows for students in grades 11 and 12 to receive conditional acceptance to our partner university.
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We understand the importance of developing a well rounded individual. Our Tech, Art and Sport Expert Streams are integrated with the Academic curriculum to amplify our students’ growth into capable and confident adults.
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Authentic Montessori Preschool. Students completing our 3 year program at The Maria Montessori School test extremely well. We balance academics, exploration and skills guided by your child's natural interests.
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We emphasize critical thinking, as well as innovation, inspiring joy, and curiosity.
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WRCA exists to inspire and cultivate citizens of Godly character who transform their world for Christ. We do this through integrated faith based teaching and the International Baccalaureate programme for JK - grade 12.
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Like other parts of BC and Vancouver, the Lower Mainland is home to many different kinds of private and independent schools. This includes alternative schools, such as Waldorf, Reggio Emilia, and Montessori. It also includes special needs, boarding, language, and IB schools.
Make sure to research prospective schools carefully. Check out OurKids.net’s comprehensive school profiles, visit many schools, and ask lots of questions.
You’ll want to consider several different factors while searching for the right school for your child. Among other things, you may want to consider a school’s cost, curriculum, extracurriculars, programs, class sizes, location, and community.
Child-specific advice on school choice
For child-specific insights on choosing a school, read our guide. We explore how school choices crucially depend on kids' unique traits, such as their mental and academic focus, social tendencies, activity level, academic interests (such as art and STEM), and other attributes (such as giftedness, special needs, learning disabilities, and social issues).
To customize over 350 school profiles with insights unique to your child's traits, create a child profile through your user account
On this page, we list private and independent schools in Lower Mainland, BC. Click on a school profile to learn more about it, and connect directly with a school to set up a visit, tour, and learn how to register your child.
In Canada, participation in AMI (Canada’s) MQA program ensures that a school is committed to the principles of Montessori pedagogy while aligning with current child development research (through the AMI Scientific Pedagogy Group). [Read more]
Rosthern Junior College High School has been answering that question for more than 100 years. [Read more]
From the moment a student walks onto the 50+ acre campus in Hamilton, Ontario, their journey begins. They grow up in a strong, healthy community whose members share their zest for learning. [Read more]
We spoke with Tara Silver about what girls need, how girls learn, and how the Linden School has pioneered in all of that. [Read more]
