In a shifting world, one thing is certain – our children are our greatest and most treasured asset.
Although today’s students must navigate an increasingly
complex and changing world, we believe students:
should live
meaningful lives,
can curate and cultivate
a better world.
will lead us
well into the future.
Woodland Star is known for small class sizes, integrated curriculum, individualization, personalization, innovation, project- and inquiry-based investigation, multi-age learning groups, inclusive practice and a guiding environmental ethos.
Woodland Star Secondary Years will continue building on that same strong foundation, offering a North American secondary years accredited diploma, and exploring core content and elective areas and beyond through elements such as:
- Thematic Interface: We make learning interdisciplinary by framing it around one unique theme per term.
- Self-paced Instruction: We know that students learn best when they learn at their own pace.
- Career Preparation: We prepare leaders of tomorrow with solid professional foundations today.
- Self-directed Learning: Our educators are specialized in designing content for individual needs.
- Field Study: We apply lessons to the real world, gaining invaluable contextual grounding.
- Service Learning: We develop a sense of purpose through community empowerment.
We will participate with students as we prepare for the future by developing and furthering individual and collective competencies in modern literacy, including:
- Responsibility
- Self-regulation
- Character Education
- Empathy
- Adaptability
- Creativity
- Design Thinking
- Global Citizenship
- Ethical Decision-making
- Financial Literacy
- Digital Citizenship
- Multi-modal Communication
- Collaboration
- Media Literacy
- Entrepreneurship
Woodland star secondary is where to be!
Discover what makes Woodland Star Secondary Years special! Watch this short video, created by our talented students and Ms. Taylor.
At Woodland Star, our Secondary Years graduates embody the values of being confident, belonging in community, and becoming change-makers.
Through developing a growth mindset, self-awareness, and problem-solving skills, they grow into socially aware, globally-minded, and environmentally conscious individuals, ready to make a positive impact in a complex and changing world.
