Word From The Principal
Dear BCCIS East Families,
As we embark on a new academic year at BCCIS East, I am brimming with excitement and gratitude for the journey ahead. Since my arrival at BCCIS in 2016, this school has truly become my second home. I am proud to share this journey with such a dedicated
community of families, staff, and students. Our school, with its unique blend, is more than a place of learning; it is a family where every child is valued, supported, and encouraged to shine. The BC curriculum equips our students with the tools to think critically, create, and grow into confident global citizens.
We are equally committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and supportive environment where students not only learn, but also develop confidence, resilience, and a strong sense of global citizenship. Whether through academics, athletics, arts, or leadership, our learners are encouraged to follow their passions, make discoveries, and embrace every challenge as an opportunity to grow.
We firmly believe that education is a shared journey. Your involvement and partnership as families are not just important, but integral to the success of our students. We warmly invite you to stay connected with teachers, participate in school events, and celebrate the many achievements of our learners throughout the year. Your role in this journey is invaluable.
Thank you for entrusting us with your children. I am eagerly looking forward to a year filled with growth, discoveries, and joyful memories for all. Together, we will make this year
a memorable one!
Yours in Education,
Ms. Engy Abdallah
Word From The VP
The moment you arrive at BCCIS you know that we operate as a collective team to provide exceptional service: security greets you with a smile, matrons assist with resources, support staff ensure students do their best, reception personnel direct your needs, and our nannies deliver excellence with cleanliness. We are a family that works together. At BCCIS our teaching staff fosters and facilitates a passion for learning and challenges our students to reach their goals. BCCIS teachers also engage the students in various clubs, school field trips at a national and international level, as well as coaching sports teams throughout the year from basketball to soccer. BCCIS students, staff, and parents foster a sense of community through various fundraisers organized throughout the year to teach students the merits of leadership, citizenship, and empathy. When you arrive at BCCIS you become part of an extended family that supports one another to excel beyond personal boundaries and celebrate each other’s successes along the way. Our high expectations will ensure that you are an independent learner with aspirations to demonstrate excellence through dedication and quality work ethic. Best Regards
— Justin Brydges
The British Columbia Curriculum
The British Columbia curriculum has been designed for teaching and learning in the 21st century. The goal is for our BCCIS students to graduate with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they will need once they leave our schools.
The B.C. Ministry of Education overview of the curriculum is as follows:
Key features
At the heart of British Columbia’s redesigned curriculum are the Core Competencies, essential learning, and literacy and numeracy foundations. All three features contribute to deeper learning.
Core competencies
Core Competencies underpin the curricular competencies in all areas of learning. They are directly related to the educated citizen and, as such, represent what we value for all students in the system.
Essential learning
The curriculum for each subject area includes the essential learning for students, which represents society’s aspirations for B.C.’s educated citizen. The redesigned curriculum develops around key content, concepts, skills, and big ideas that foster the higher-order thinking demanded in today’s world.
Literacy and numeracy foundations
Literacy is the ability to understand, critically analyze, and create a variety of forms of communication, including oral, written, visual, digital, and multimedia, in order to accomplish one’s goals.
Numeracy is the ability to understand and apply mathematical concepts, processes, and skills to solve problems in a variety of contexts.
Literacy and numeracy are fundamental to all learning. While they are commonly associated with language learning and mathematics, literacy and numeracy are applied in all areas of learning.
Curriculum model
All areas of learning are based on a “Know-Do-Understand” model to support a concept-based, competency-driven approach to learning. Three elements — Content (Know), Curricular Competencies (Do), and Big Ideas (Understand) — work together to support deeper learning. The British Columbia Ministry of Education has done an excellent job of describing and defining the curriculum, competencies, classroom assessment, and provincial assessments for each grade level. This information is available by grade and course at https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca.
Graduation
Grades 10–12 are referred to as the Graduation Program, in which students are required to complete 80 credits in both required and optional courses. They are also required to successfully complete several B.C. Ministry of Education assessments. BCCIS administrators, counselors, and teachers work with our students to guide them through these years. The B.C. The Ministry of Education describes the specifics of the Graduation Program at: Certificates of Graduation