Shawnigan Lake School
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Description of Shawnigan Lake School
- Location: Canada, British Columbia, Shonigan Lake
- Age of students: 12+ years
- Educational programs: High School, Program 8 - 12 classes, AP courses (15 advanced programs), ESL program
- Number of students: 450
- Year of foundation: 1916
- Type of studying: mixed
- Type of accommodation: residence
- Price: from $ 28,200 per term with full board accommodation
- Ranking: Canada's largest boarding school, ranked among TOP-30 prestigious secondary schools in the country.
Shawnigan Lake School is one of the most popular schools in British Columbia and Canada in general. More than 450 students from 30 countries are studying here. 100% of Shawnigan Lake School graduates enter selected universities in Canada, the USA, and other countries.
The school offers standard programs and increased intensity courses. Children learn and live in an atmosphere of friendship, mutual respect. This contributes not only to their academic, but also personal development.
The school has all conditions for revealing talents of students. The school provides developed sports infrastructure. At school there are more than two dozen circles of creative direction. They are visited by students who are passionate about vocal, music, theatrical art, photography, poetry, design and applied art. Competently organized entertainment programs of the school do not allow children to miss their free time.
Why are Canadian schools so popular with families around the world?
Canadian schools are distinguished not only by the quality of their education, but also by their approach to respectful personal development. In a Canadian school, you will not hear rudeness or shouting, which, unfortunately, are so familiar to our schools, they are great at preparing for Western universities.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Shawnigan Lake School
8 - 12 classes
Shawnigan Lake School's general education program provides for the study of compulsory and optional subjects. The list of disciplines includes subjects:
- Mathematics;
- Natural, social sciences;
- English, modern languages ​​(Chinese, Spanish, French);
- Physical education;
- Art;
- Planning and business.
In total, the program offers 73 subjects.
Motivated and successful high school students can attend an advanced educational course in 15 subjects of the AP program. Successful passing examinations in priority subjects increases the competitiveness of applicants when enrolling in the world's ranking universities. At the university level, languages ​​(English, Spanish, French), English literature, French culture, US history, EU countries, mathematical analysis, physics, chemistry, geography, biology, and studio art are taught at Shawnigan Lake School.
Accommodation, meals, prices
Students are offered accommodation in 9 residences. High school students live 3-4 people per room, high school students - 1-2. In general, residences have cozy living rooms, lounges, laundries and kitchens.
Boarding school students are provided with board meals. The Marion Hall serves daily Canadian, British, European cuisine. Also, the chefs of the school restaurant prepare national dishes of some oriental cuisines.
Subjects, specialties
Advantages
- Impeccable reputation - high-quality academic preparation of students is confirmed by 100% of graduates entering the world's leading universities.
- Individual approach to each student is practiced. There are 1 teacher for 8 children, providing an opportunity for quality control of academic success and timely correction of individual curricula.
- The school has a convenient location. It is located not far from one of the most touristy megalopolises of the country - Vancouver. The province of British Columbia, where the school is located, is ecologically safe, mild climate and picturesque landscapes.
- School programs are aimed at children with different potentials and ambitions: advanced courses of advanced complexity are offered, many optional courses for those who want to study art and humanities in depth.
- Sports achievements of its students. The school is the leader in British Columbia and Canada in terms of coaching staff and the number of victories of teams in national competitions.
Facilities and equipment at Shawnigan Lake School
The Shawnigan Lake School campus covers an area of 300 acres. It is recognized as one of the largest in Canada and beautiful in the world. The campus includes academic buildings, residences, sports infrastructure, recreation areas and natural areas. The school also has a rich library with thousands of printed and electronic funds, a scientific center, computer classes, a theater studio with a chamber hall for 500 seats. There are several Wi-Fi points on the territory.
Sports infrastructure of the school is represented by:
- 2 gyms
- Fitness center
- 4 squash fields
- Golf course
- Several fields for playing football, rugby
- Field hockey.
Also on the campus there are docks for kayaks, rowing boats, slipways.
Admission dates and extra charges
Studying period lasts from September to June.
Additional fees:
- Application fee $ 200 (not refundable)
- Registration fee $ 2,000 (not refundable)
- Full prepayment is required upon acceptance of entering invitation.
Extras:
- Registration fee (for a programme/course) 3200 CAD
- Application fee 250 CAD
Literature and references
Institution on the map
Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about Shawnigan Lake School
In Canada, they know how to teach children. We acted on the advice of my colleague, and the Shonigan school itself was also chosen from his submission. The agency approved our choice, collected all the documents-applications-tickets - it was not quick, but, on the other hand, our manager did everything, for which she thanks a lot, we would deal with such a mountain of pieces of paper for a long time.
The school is prestigious, because the children here are not accidental - it’s not easy to do, and everyone is studying, trying. Teachers primarily draw on subjects that you know best - this is in contrast to our schools: we have more attention to those who are lagging behind, and in Canada we also strengthen strengths so that you look more prestigious for a university. And the fact that weak, just at a decent level, and this is enough.
The conditions for accommodation are excellent, the son does not complain about food.
There are few representatives of East and Asian peoples, if this is important for someone.
My brother and I go to school Shawnigan Lake School. My parents chose studying in Canada on the advice of their friends. In the office of Smapse we liked the description and pictures of the school (beautiful and modern), parents considered ratings and reviews of parents and students, an acceptable cost. At first they even thought that we had a discount! But everything is more prosaic: Smapse, they say, work as direct representatives, so they do not charge an agency commission of intermediaries.
Frankly speaking, we chose the school correctly. So it turned out that we have quite a different schedule: I have more exact sciences, and my brother took a bias in biology and chemistry, so we meet in general lessons and during sports classes. By the way, there are a lot of opportunities to play something after the lessons: the Canadians are obsessed with sports, so they give us all the conditions - choose, take inventory and play, if that, ask the coach and instructor. Classical excursions: the nature is very beautiful, and the cities are alive, large, noisy - you can go shopping, go to the amusement park, and go to the cinema. There are at least 5 kinds of popcorn there!).
Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
