Vancouver School Board

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学校简介：The Vancouver public school district gives students from outside Canada the opportunity to study together with local students in the beautiful city of Vancouver, Canada. In Canada, the academic year begins in early September and ends in late June. All Vancouver secondary schools follow a semester system of 2 semesters of 5 months each. Students study 4 courses per semester. All public schools in Vancouver are co-educational and no uniforms are required. Vancouver schools offer excellent support for international students, including a detailed orientation, advisors and counsellors for international students and homestay orientation. There are district field trips including a ferry day trip to Victoria, Sea to Sky Skyride, Vancouver Canucks hockey, Vancouver Whitecaps soccer, Hallowe'en amusement park event and Christmas lights event at VanDusen Park. Students also participate in school events, music, sports and arts clubs as desired. Vancouver secondary schools offer exciting elective courses including art, music, strings, drama, theatre production, robotics, fashion design, dance, film studies, photography, French, Spanish, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese, Advanced Placement (AP) courses and many others. School activities include ski clubs, sports, outdoor education, chess and community service. Students may enroll in a wide variety of excellent academic, fine arts, language and computer studies programs. Credentials earned in the Vancouver School District are recognized worldwide. Homestay accommodation is offered through several homestay agencies, including long-term partner Langara Homestay. Agents are also welcome to work with their own homestay partners directly. Local host families welcome international students, and students travel to school by local bus with discounted student passes. Please contact our office at intered@vsb.bc.ca for further details and application information.