Mini School Online registration

District Specified Alternative Programs (Mini Schools)  

Students seeking placement for the 2010 /2011 school year have earlier dates this year to apply and take the District wide test.

Online Registration for district wide test: Nov. 27-Dec. 6, 2009

• Click here for Online registration

District wide Test Dec. 10, 2009

• 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. VSB Students
• 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Out of District Students (e.g. Private School Students, non-VSB students)

Program application deadline Dec 17, 2009

For more information on Mini Schools: OPTIONS BROCHURE 2010
 

PLEASE READ: Important Information for Parents

Please note that all academic Secondary classes in the Vancouver District provide students with excellent learning opportunities which can lead to university entrance.  Please contact your Secondary Counsellor for assistance in selecting appropriate courses to fulfill academic requirements for university entrance.

There are also programs such as TREK, City School and the International Baccalaureate programs which begin at Grade 10 and 11.

Mini School FAQ

• Read through our FAQ.

Programs Beginning at Grade 8

Please contact the programs directly for information.  Contact information is listed in each program's fact sheet.  Just click on the Mini School program name below to be linked to the program websites where you will find contact information and application forms.

• Britannia Venture Program
• Britannia Hockey Academy
• Byng Arts Mini School
• David Thompson Odyssey Program 
• Gladstone Mini School
• Hamber Challenge Program
• Ideal Mini School (Sir Winston Churchill Secondary)
• John Oliver Tech Immersion Mini School
• Killarney Mini School
• King George Technology Immersion
• Montessori Program (Gladstone Secondary)
• Point Grey Mini School
• Prince of Wales Mini School
• Synergy at Churchill
• Templeton Mini School
• The VSB University Transition Program
• Tupper Mini
• Vancouver Technical Flex Humanities Program
• Vancouver Technical Summit Program   
• Windermere Leadership
• Windermere Athena Arts Program

Grade 10-12 Programs

• City School at King George Secondary School

International Baccalaureate Program Information

• Britannia Secondary
• Churchill Secondary

TREK Outdoor Education Program

• Enriched Education plus Wilderness Adventures and Education for Sustainability
• Through Prince of Wales Secondary
• TREK website

VSB Transition Program

• Transition program application

Information Nights Calendar 2009

All Parent Information Nights are held at the program’s home school at 7pm

Parent Information Nights run from Oct. 5 to Nov. 27, 2009

Mini School 

October 2009

Oct 6               University Transition    

Oct 27             Killarney Mini  

Oct 28             King George Tech Immersion

Oct 29             Hamber Challenge

November 2009

Nov 2              Templeton Mini

Nov 3              David Thompson Odyssey

Nov 4              Point Grey Mini

Nov 5              Prince of Wales Mini

Nov 9              Synergy

Nov 9              Tupper Mini

Nov 10            Summit

Nov 12            Gladstone Mini

Nov 16            Gladstone Montessori  

Nov 17            Byng Arts

Nov 18            Athena & Leadership Windermere

Nov 19            Ideal Mini        

Nov 23            Britannia Hockey Academy

Nov 24           Flex Humanities

Nov 25           John Oliver Tech Immersion

Nov 26            Britannia Venture

International Baccalaureate

Churchill's IB Info Night will be Thursday, 7 January 2010 at 7:00pm.

Britannia’s IB Info Night will be Thursday, 21 January, 2010 at 7:00 p.m.