St. John's School (Vancouver)
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2215 West 10 Avenue , , Canada | |
| Coordinates | 49°15′46.9″N 123°9′20.4″W / 49.263028°N 123.155667°W |
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| School type | Independent |
| Motto | "Ad Futura Cum Spe" (To the Future with Hope) |
| Established | 1986 |
| Head of School | Stephen L.M. Hutchison |
| Faculty | 70 |
| Grades | JK-12 |
| Enrollment | 500 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Black and Burgundy |
| Mascot | Bald eagle |
St. John's School, located in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an independent, IB World School for boys and girls Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12.
St. John's School is accredited by the British Columbia Ministry of Education and is a member of the Federation of Independent Schools Association (FISA). St. John's offers the International Baccalaureate's Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and the Diploma Programme.
History and Future Expansion
St. John’s was founded in 1986 as St. Andrew’s School Society with fewer than 100 students from Grades 3-10. In 1996, St. John’s School purchased the present school facility in Kitsilano and, as part of the school's growth and expansion, land adjacent to the current location has been acquired and developed. The building of a new Senior School facility was completed in September 2011. The building includes 11 classrooms and the largest gym of any independent school in the Lower Mainland,[citation needed] in addition to the older gym next door. The school eventually plans to build a connecting building for the junior and senior school.
The Students
The student body at St. John's School has 562 students in Grades Junior Kindergarten to 12, with the Junior School running from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 5 and the Senior School from Grades 6 to 12.
Academics
St. John’s School is an IB World School offering the International Baccalaureate’s Primary Years Programme (JK to Grade 5), Middle Years Programme (Grades 6 to 10) and the Diploma Programme (Grades 11 & 12). As of September 2013, St. John’s School is a candidate school* for the Primary Years Programme.
St. John's is a university preparatory school. Full-time university advisors provide students with support as they apply to university.
Athletics
St. John's athletics teams compete in the Greater Vancouver Independent Schools Athletic Association (GVISAA), which is recognized by BC School Sports, the Independent Schools Association (ISA), the Independent Schools Elementary Association (ISEA), the Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and provincially at the Single A level.
St. John's has a variety of sports teams including:
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cross-country running
- Golf (team and recreational)
- Soccer
- Ski and snowboard
- Track and field
- Volleyball
St John's also has academic clubs such as debate.
Calendar
The school year runs September through June and is composed of three terms. Most courses are linear (year-long) in nature. The first term begins in early September and ends at the end of November, the second term from the beginning of December until Spring Break, and the third term from the first day after spring break until mid-June.
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