Vedanta Middle School

For many students Middle School is part of a life turning process and at Vedanta Academy students are confident in making the choices that will guide their learning and their life. This confidence comes as a result of comfort in learning, useable learning strategies, organization skills, ability to make choices and caring staff mentors.

Students feel welcome and understand it is alright to be an individual...to be different. In fact, because we celebrate differences students begin to take carefully calculated risks in showing who they are and what they can do. This happens in class, in performances, in community work, in art, in music and on the playground. Truly understanding each other goes beyond tolerance to acceptance of who we are and believe.

Academically students are challenged to take on their task with confidence, knowing there is teacher and teaching assistance help available all the time. Asking questions and saying I don't know are good things.

Students are shown how to critically read and write, which takes them beyond just the words and deeper into the comprehension and meaning of the written word. You do not have to believe everything you see or read and you certainly do not have to agree with it. Critical and active reading and writing skills are taught in all subject areas.

The Math program teaches problem solving skills and working in Accelerated Math focused students on individual complex skills in Geometry and Algebra. With a teacher and assistant in the room there is help for those who need it, when they need it. No one is sent home with homework they do not know how to do.

Students explore a variety of subject areas in more depth like music, art, video, technologies, performance, language, physical education and community service. School and community projects are worked into the curriculum and service to others is emphasized.

The Vedanta Grade 8 and 9 classes have formed one of only two Builder's Clubs in British Columbia which, sponsor by Kiwanis, is a youth service club. Students run their own meetings, decide on their own projects and give their service. Teacher and Kiwanis members are there only for support and advise when needed. Check out http://www.buildersclub.org/builders/

Vedanta Academy Middle School is a that space needed to comfortably and safely spread those wings to get set to take off into the secondary school world and beyond.