INFORMATIONAL SUPPLEMENT

Originally established as a universitypreparatory school, Meadowridge has enjoyed a 100 per cent post-secondary acceptance rate since 1999. While there is a strong focus on academics, the staff know the students they are sending off to university need to be well-rounded once they leave the halls of the school. With anticipated accreditation of the Diploma Programme in September 2012, Meadowridge will be one of only four schools in B.C. accredited to offer the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme, Middle Years Programme and Diploma Programme. These IB programs are tailored to help students create a better world through education while growing as an individual based on the IB learner profile. Located on 16 acres of land in Maple Ridge, B.C., east of Vancouver, the school accommodates over 540 boys and girls from junior kindergarten to Grade 12 in their spacious 103,000-square-foot facility.

Q&A: Daniel Le Page
Daniel Le Page, director of admissions, talks about Meadowridge’s full IB World School program, the importance of community, and university preparation. 

How does Meadowridge ensure each IB student embodies the learner profile? 
The learner profile is something that is woven into our culture and students begin to embody from the onset of their education at Meadowridge. Even the youngest children in our school are familiar with these attributes. Some of the dispositions that we help our students develop include being knowledgeable, caring, open-minded, principled and balanced. These are things that we find very important for children to live and reflect upon throughout the years. We think they are inherent values that have been embedded not only in the academic side of the school, but also in our athletics, arts, co-curriculars, and our community service.

How is the school’s mission statement, “Learning to live well, with others and for others, in a just community,” woven into the student experience at Meadowridge? 
Meadowridge is a community within a greater community and we emphasize an understanding of our responsibilities as global citizens. As lifelong learners in a constantly changing world, we prepare people who can affect this change in positive ways and leave lasting impressions with those people they meet along the way. There is a great sense of pride in belonging to our community and with that, an equal amount of respect for the other members in it.

What does Meadowridge do to help students with university preparation? 
Students are introduced to the thought of going to university and the many opportunities that exist from the moment they begin at Meadowridge. Application to at least five post-secondary institutions is strongly encouraged — something that we consistently accomplish through mentorship and counselling. Along the way we work very closely with our students both academically and personally to help tailor their choice of university to suit each individual’s educational endeavours. In addition to visiting the campuses nearest our school each year, we also host representatives from many notable universities across Canada in a community event. This allows our students to make informed decisions with regards to the choices that will affect their future. Beyond this, the continued success of our graduates as alumni of Meadowridge is equally important.

IB Programmes
Meadowridge is a candidate for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme for Grades 11 and 12, with an anticipated start date of September 2012. The school currently offers the IB Primary Years Programme designed for elementary school students from junior kindergarten to Grade 5, and the IB Middle Years Programme for students Grades 6 to 10.

“We will be one of only four schools in British Columbia to offer the full IB World School continuum of programs from junior kindergarten to Grade 12 and one of eight schools throughout Canada that have this full accreditation,” says Daniel Le Page, director of admissions.

Through its inclusion of the IB Programmes, Meadowridge is part of a worldwide community of educators with the common goal of providing students with the best well-rounded education and skills to be future leaders.

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