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Partnerschulen in Kanada British Columbia – Vancouver Island PARTNERSCHULEN IN KANADA BRITISH COLUMBIA – VANCOUVER ISLAND Türkenstraße 104 80799 München Telefon 089 / 35 73 79 77 [email protected] www.map-highschoolyear.com MAP MUNICH ACADEMIC PROGRAM GMBH [email protected] HIGH SCHOOLS IN KANADA (BRITISH COLUMBIA – VANCOUVER ISLAND) Schuldistrikt Schule Ort Seite Campbell River Carihi Secondary School Campbell River 1 Timberline Secondary School Campbell River 1 Comox Valley G.P. Vanier Secondary School Courtenay 3 Highland Secondary School Comox 4 Mark Isfeld Secondary School Courtenay 4 Cowichan Valley Chemainus Secondary Chemainus 5 Cowichan Secondary Duncan 5 Frances Kelsey Secondary Mill Bay 6 Lake Cowichan Secondary Lake Cowichan 6 Gulf Islands Gulf Islands Secondary School Ganges, Saltspring Island 7 Nanaimo Ladysmith Dover Bay Secondary School Nanaimo 8 John Barsby Secondary School Nanaimo 8 Ladysmith Secondary School Ladysmith 9 Nanaimo District Secondary School Nanaimo 9 Wellington Secondary School Nanaimo 10 Pacific Rim Alberni District Secondary School Port Alberni 11 Ucluelet Secondary School Ucluelet 11 Qualicum Ballenas Secondary School Parksville 13 Kwalikum Secondary School Qualicum Beach 13 Saanich Claremont Secondary School Cordova Bay (Victoria) 14 Parkland Secondary School Sidney 14 Stelly's Secondary School Saanichton 15 Sooke Belmont Secondary School Langford 16 Edward Milne Community School Sooke 17 Royal Bay Secondary School Sooke 17 Victoria Esquimalt High School Victoria 18 Lambrick Park Secondary School Victoria 18 Mount Douglas Secondary School Victoria 19 Oak Bay High School Victoria 19 Reynolds Secondary School Victoria 20 Spectrum Community School Victoria 20 Victoria High School Victoria 21 Privatschule Glenlyon Norfolk School (GNS) Victoria 22 Shawnigan Lake School (Internat) Shawnigan Lake 23 MAP MUNICH ACADEMIC PROGRAM GMBH [email protected] HIGH SCHOOLS IN KANADA (BRITISH COLUMBIA – VANCOUVER ISLAND) BRITISH COLUMBIA / VANCOUVER ISLAND Die Provinz British Columbia liegt im Westen Kanadas an der Küste des Pazifischen Ozeans. Sie ist die drittgrößte Provinz Kanadas und ihre Küstenregion wird von zahllosen Regenwäldern gesäumt. Im gemäßigten Klima des Landesinneren ziehen sich die endlosen Bergketten der Rocky Mountains und Coast Mountains durch die Provinz. Neben dieser unvergleichlichen und teilweise noch unberührten Natur findet man auf dem Festland von British Columbia aber auch die Weltstadt Vancouver. Eine abwechslungsreiche Metropole, die 2010 Austragungsort der Olympischen Winterspiele war. Vancouver Island, die größte nordamerikanische Pazifikinsel, liegt im Südwesten der kanadischen Provinz British Columbia und ist ca. 2,5 Stunden mit der Fähre von Vancouver entfernt. Die Hauptstadt von British Columbia, Victoria, liegt auf Vancouver Island. Victoria, Hauptstadt von BC MAP MUNICH ACADEMIC PROGRAM GMBH [email protected] HIGH SCHOOLS IN KANADA (BRITISH COLUMBIA – VANCOUVER ISLAND) MAP MUNICH ACADEMIC PROGRAM GMBH [email protected] HIGH SCHOOLS IN KANADA (BRITISH COLUMBIA – VANCOUVER ISLAND) High School Lage und Besonderheiten der Schule Auszug aus dem Fächerangebot Fremdsprachen und Clubs Auszug aus dem Sportan- (nicht akademisch) * (variiert von Jahr zu Jahr) gebot (oft saisonabhängig) BRITISH COLUMBIA: Campbell River Campbell River liegt an der Ostküste von Vancouver Island umgehend von wunderschöner Natur. Die Kleinstadt mit ca. 40.000 Einwohnern erstreckt sich entlang des Wassers und bietet alle Annehmlichkeiten einer größeren Stadt und hervorragende Freizeitmöglichkeiten, wie z.B. Skifahren, Fischen, Wale beobachten und Golfspielen. Das Skigebiet Mount Washington liegt ca. 45 Minuten entfernt. Die Großstädte Vancouver und Victoria sind ebenfalls gut erreichbar. Campbell River besitzt einen eigenen Flughafen, der von Vancouver aus gut zu erreichen ist. Zweimal pro Monat bietet der Schuldistrikt organisierte Ausflüge/Events an: Camping- u. Kanuausflug (3 Tage), Skifahren/Snowboarden, Schneeschuhwandern, Wale und Delfine beobachten, Kajakfahren, Klettern, Reiten, Quadra Island Erkundung, Cooking-Night, Ausflüge nach Victoria, Vancouver (Aquarium), Miracle Beach oder Surfen in Tofino oder nach Hornby Island. Am Mittwochnachmittag gibt es zusätzliche Angebote wie z.B. Töpfern, Mountainbike Tour, Backkurs, Fischen, Robotik etc. Carihi Secondary School Die Schule liegt im Zentrum von Campbell River. Computerkurse (u.a. Computeranimation) Fremdsprachen: Basketball http://www.sd72.bc.ca/school/carihi Digitale Fotografie Französisch / French Immersion Baseball Schüler: ca. 860 (9. bis 12. Klasse) Earth Science Spanisch Fußball (Mädchen/Jungen) Internationals: ca. 27 (derzeit 11 Deutsche) (Astronomie/Geologie/Ozeanologie) Geländelauf Ernährungskunde Clubs: Golf Sonstiges: First Nations Studies Teen Flight (Bau eines 2-Sitzer Leichtathletik Man kann an verschiedenen "Community Service 72 Fly Fishing (Fliegenfischen Flugzeugs inkl. Testphase) Ringen Activities" teilnehmen (freiwillige, gemeinnützige (Lachse) in Kombination mit Improtheater Rugby Arbeit). Englisch – 2 blocks, Anfänger und Jahrbuch Schwimmen Fortgeschrittene) Student Leadership Tanzen „Sports Program“ für Leistungssportler. Forstwirtschaft Theater Tennis Hausbau/Zimmerei Jazz Band Volleyball (Mädchen) Holzbearbeitung/Tischlern Chor Kunst (z.B. Bildhauerei) Außerdem: Outdoor Adventure (grade 12) für Hockey Academy Fortgeschrittene (4 credits – kein Baseball Academy klassischer Unterricht) Volleyball Academy Schmuckdesign Basketball Academy Musik/Chor/Band *** Fußball Academy Technologie (u.a. Robotertechnik) Textilkunde Im Ort möglich: Martial Arts Schwimmen Karate Timberline Secondary School Die Schule liegt in einem südlichen Stadtteil von 3-D Computer Modelling & Fremdsprachen: American Football www.sd72.bc.ca/school/timberline Campbell River in einem Naturschutzgebiet. Sie Animation Französisch / French Immersion Basketball befindet sich im gleichen Gebäude wie das North Digitale Fotografie Spanisch Fußball Island College. Programmierung von Videospielen Geländelauf AI (Künstliche Intelligenz) Clubs: Golf Schüler: ca. 850 (9. bis 12. Klasse) Earth Science Teen Flight (Bau eines 2-Sitzer Leichtathletik Internationals: ca. 31 (derzeit 7 Deutsche) 72 Fly Fishing (Fliegenfischen Flugzeugs inkl. Testphase) Ringen (Lachse) in Kombination mit Organic Gardening Club Schwimmen Alle Angaben unter Vorbehalt! Diese Liste erhebt keinen Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit. * Die abschließende Fächerwahl erfolgt individuell nach Absprache mit MAP bzw. vor Ort. Pro Semester werden z.B. in B.C. 4 Fächer gewählt – zzgl. Extra-Curricular Activities bzw. Elective Classes. Eine Schulstunde dauert zwischen 75 und 90 Minuten. Seite 1 ** Advanced Placement-(AP) Kurse oder Honours Kurse = Leistungsfächer mit höherem Niveau (teilweise Prüfungsgebühr) *** Viele Musikkurse werden am Nachmittag als Extra-Curricular Activity angeboten. Stand: Aug. 2021 MAP MUNICH ACADEMIC PROGRAM GMBH [email protected] HIGH SCHOOLS IN KANADA (BRITISH COLUMBIA – VANCOUVER ISLAND) High School Lage und Besonderheiten der Schule Auszug aus dem Fächerangebot Fremdsprachen und Clubs Auszug aus dem Sportan- (nicht akademisch) * (variiert von Jahr zu Jahr) gebot (oft saisonabhängig) Sonstiges: Englisch – 2 blocks, Anfänger und Outdoor Education Club (Sport Tennis Die Schule organisiert neben den oben erwähnten Fortgeschrittene) mit Fokus auf Outdoor-Sport- Volleyball Ausflügen einen 2-tägigen Snowcamping-Trip und (Astronomie/Geologie/Ozeanologie) arten, z.B. Klettern, Wandern, einen 5-tägigen Kanu-Ausflug. Ernährungskunde Disc Golf etc.) nur im 1. Semester Außerdem: Holzbearbeitung/Tischlern Student Leadership Outdoor Adventure Program Kunst (z.B. Bildhauerei und Töpfern) Theater (grade 11/12) Metallkunst und Schmuckdesign Global Issues Musik/Chor/Band *** Schach Stream to Sea Psychologie Gamers Guild (Meeres-Biologie im Freien, Technologie (u.a. Robotertechnik) Wälder, Flüsse) Im Ort möglich: Martial Arts Schwimmen Karate Alle Angaben unter Vorbehalt! Diese Liste erhebt keinen Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit. * Die abschließende Fächerwahl erfolgt individuell nach Absprache mit MAP bzw. vor Ort. Pro Semester werden z.B. in B.C. 4 Fächer gewählt – zzgl. Extra-Curricular Activities bzw. Elective Classes. Eine Schulstunde dauert zwischen 75 und 90 Minuten. Seite 2 ** Advanced Placement-(AP) Kurse oder Honours Kurse = Leistungsfächer mit höherem Niveau (teilweise Prüfungsgebühr) *** Viele Musikkurse werden am Nachmittag als Extra-Curricular Activity angeboten. Stand: Aug. 2021 MAP MUNICH ACADEMIC PROGRAM GMBH [email protected] HIGH SCHOOLS IN KANADA (BRITISH COLUMBIA – VANCOUVER ISLAND) High School Lage und Besonderheiten der Schule Auszug aus dem Fächerangebot Fremdsprachen und Clubs Auszug aus dem Sportan- (nicht akademisch) * (variiert von Jahr zu Jahr) gebot (oft saisonabhängig) BRITISH COLUMBIA: Comox Valley Comox Valley liegt an der Ostküste von Vancouver Island direkt neben dem Schulbezirk Campbell River. Die Gegend ist neben Victoria eine der schönsten Gegenden auf Vancouver Island. In der Region befinden sich die Orte Comox, Courtenay, Cumberland und einige kleinere Orte. Es gibt hervorragende Freizeitmöglichkeiten, wie z.B. Skifahren/Snowboarden am nahegelegen Mount Washington, Fischen, Whale- watching, Kajakfahren, Zelten, Surfen und Golfspielen. Das Skigebiet Mount Washington liegt ca. 30 Minuten entfernt. Vancouver ist mit der Fähre in ca. 4 Std. erreichbar. Es werden pro Schuljahr 2 Skiausflüge
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