New BC K-12 International Student Homestay Guidelines
New BC K-12 International Student Homestay Guidelines Last week, the British Columbia Ministry of Education released the updated BC K-12 International Student Homestay Guidelines. This document was compiled by a group of K-12 school district, independent school and Ministry of Education representatives, and is a result of the hard work developed between October 2014 and June 2015. It provides international students and their parents with some guidelines to help them understand how k-12 homestays operates in BC. You can download the Guidelines directly from the Ministry of Education’s...
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2014 Summer Semester Activity Day On July 18th, Pattison School staff and students enjoyed a day of fun filled with games, rides, food and more! Playland is BC’s most famous amusement park. This 15-acre amusement park has been around since 1910. Playland features over 35 rides and attractions including haunted mansion, adventure Golf, a climbing wall, and the arcade. Our staff and students had a great time riding Wave Swinger, Hellevatore, Pirate, Enterprise and more! It was a wonderful day to...
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2014 Summer School Every summer Pattison School proudly runs a summer school program. This program allows students to complete courses they are missing for Graduation, re-take courses to improve their marks or even prepare for the September semester. Our 2014 Summer School was a success. We welcomed a total 72 new students, divided into the following programs: English 10, English 11, English 12 and Social Studies 11. We thank all our partners for the support and success of this program. To learn more about the benefits of Summer School click...
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Summer School Session The 2014 Summer School has been a success. Students from Canada, Japan, Korea, Iran, Vietnam, Mexico and China have joined our Summer School program that started this past July 2nd. Pattison School is running 6 classes in total, distributed in the morning and in the afternoon periods: English 10 (2 classes), English 11 (2 classes), English 12, and Social Studies 11. Classes will finish on August 8th. Students who meet the required learning outcomes and minimum average grades will receive full credits for their courses. To learn more about the advantages of Summer School,...
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Summer School Summer is approaching and the academic year is getting close to an end for many kids attending schools in Canada. Kids are happy, of course! After a full year of hard work at school, responsibilities, home work, assignments, tests, they will finally get their well deserved time-off to enjoy their friends, families, and hopefully good weather. But this is also the time of the year when parents are questioning whether Summer School is a good idea for their kids. Will summer school benefit their kid’s development? Or is it pushing them too much? Well, we went looking for some...
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2014 Summer Semester The Summer Semester will start on April 28, 2014 with an Orientation. We still have seats available for some courses and new students are welcome to join us. You can click here to learn more about our Programs, or send us an email with any questions.
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