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The Central Okanagan School District serves citizens living in four communities (Kelowna, District of Peachland, District of Lake Country and the District of West Kelowna), near the midpoint of the Okanagan Valley. The District stretches for 60 km along the shores of Lake Okanagan. Although the regional adult population is growing, the number of new students entering the School District in Kindergarten has shown a slight decline over the past 10 years. In School District No. 23, the Board is comprised of seven elected citizens. Trustee elections are held every three years in conjunction with municipal elections.
School District 23 – 2008/2009 Financial Report Quick Facts:
· Educators 1,447 HC
· Non Teaching Staff 1,164 HC
· Operating Budget $ 157 Million
· Capital Budget $ 26 Million
· Special Purpose $ 5 Million
Aberdeen Hall is a co-educational and non-denominational independent University Preparatory school offering classes from Preschool and Kindergarten through Grade 8.
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POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
UBC Okanagan opened in September 2005 as a distinctive, small university campus. The institution calls it an intimate learning community – a place where students interact with one another and their professors on a daily basis, while becoming global citizens through interaction with their community and the world. Destined to quickly become a respected centre of learning and research, UBC Okanagan also offers a campus life rich with opportunities to build cultural and social connections.
With a goal of enrolling 7,500 students by 2009, UBC Okanagan is growing to serve the needs of our region, increasing access to the internationally recognized UBC degree. As student numbers increase and the campus master plan becomes reality, UBC Okanagan will continue to feature small class sizes, experiential learning, community involvement, and direct access to research activity.
Okanagan College is a vibrant, growing institution with four established campuses – Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kelowna and Penticton – and several other educational centres located in leased space in Revelstoke, Salmon Arm, Vernon, Kelowna, Summerland, and Oliver. Okanagan College offers a wide variety of career, continuing education, degree, developmental, trades and technologies, university transfer, and vocational programs.
The campuses of Sprott-Shaw now train over 4500 students each year All locations feature small class sizes, qualified instructors, hands-on training and a friendly, appropriate learning environment for adults of all ages. Sprott-Shaw Community College has built a solid reputation with both the private sector and government. This reputation is based not only on training excellence, but also on Sprott-Shaw graduates’ enviable record of securing successful jobs after training. The College’s goal is to help students to obtain employment at the conclusion of their studies and to open the door for life-long learning.
Vancouver Career College provides high quality, intensive, instructor led programs in the areas of high tech, business and healthcare with a view to helping clients gain employment in their chosen field of study.
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For over forty years, BCIT has been educating career-ready graduates. Today, they are British Columbia's largest post-secondary institute. BCIT offers programs with a variety of levels of certification: certificates, diplomas and advanced studies, including degrees. Many programs lead to professional certification and some provide course exemptions that allow graduates to write qualifying exams to meet professional designations. Unique offerings include a new 300,000 square-foot state-of-the-art Aerospace Technology Campus, featuring a fleet of 20 aircraft including a Boeing 737, and airport control tower simulation technology, a full-equipped radio and television studio, an automated manufacturing robotics lab, the only Prosthetics and Orthotics training program in Western Canada , a Technology Centre dedicated to applied high tech research and development,
Western Canada's only Marine Engine Room Simulator, which provides true-to-life training for marine engineers, Canada's first Confucius Institute, awarded by China's National Office, teaching Chinese languages and culture to increase trade and tourism, The Centre for the Advancement of Green Roof Technology , an interactive fire simulation theatre , a fully operational pulp mill, a salmonoid enhancement facility developed by BCIT students on the Seymour river , and the Telus Call Centre of Excellence, featuring advanced telecommunications equipment for leading-edge industry training.
The Centre for Arts and Technology is a Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA) accredited school offering a suite of accelerated professional diploma and certificate programs in Animation (2D and 3D), Digital Media Design, Event Management (for Entertainment and Digital Arts Industry), Digital Film, Information Technology, Recording Arts, Video Gaming and Visual Effects and other emerging digital media technologies.
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In seven months to one year students can earn a Diploma of Applied Psychology and Counselling or a specialized certificate. Graduates choose from a wide range of career opportunities in private practice and community mental health agencies. The specially designed curriculum provides practical knowledge and skill training, applicable to all types of counselling settings.
Okanagan Fashion Institute Inc. offers an enriching education in the artistic realm of clothing construction and Fashion Design. Modelled after the traditional one-room School house, Okanagan Fashion Institute is a funky, creative, and personable School, designed around the philosophy of "Hands on Learning."
M.C. College Group strives to educate trainees in the practical skills necessary for a career in the salon industry while teaching the life skills of confidence/self-esteem, communication, financial and business management, problem-solving and marketing in order to establish a higher quality of life as a professional Hairstylist, Esthetician or Nail Technician.
Okanagan Mountain Helicopters is known for a high standard of flight training and instruction. Located in Kelowna BC, Okanagan Mountain Helicopters Training and Instruction school offers the most comprehensive helicopter pilot training in the industry.
Okanagan Valley College of Massage Therapy is committed to creating and maintaining the highest possible standards of education in professional massage therapy, and education in relaxation massage and spa modalities. We provide a dynamic, positive, safe and supportive environment where students can develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes essential to becoming Registered Massage Therapists or spa practitioners. The curriculum will emphasize the integration of academic content, practical skills and application with the art and ethics of professionalism.
THEO BC provides training, education and job placement services to British Columbians so that they may achieve employment, independence and personal growth. Their programs serve the mental health and disabled communities and people in need of employment-related assistance or training.
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