"Brookes Westshore is an IB World School offering the International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma Programmes. We are fifteen minutes from downtown Victoria on beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Our small class sizes, engaging teachers and caring community support students in a personalized learning environment that develops critical thinking skills and a passion for life-long learning. Students have the opportunity to graduate with both the IB Diploma and the BC Dogwood Diploma."
Brookes Westshore teaches all students the International Baccalaureate curriculum. We believe this is the most comprehensive curriculum available and provides students with the knowledge and skills to be their best selves in an increasingly globalized world. Students graduate from Brookes Westshore with the IB Diploma as well as the BC High School Diploma (BC Dogwood). The global perspective of the IB is enhanced through our commitment to having 50/50 local and international students.
Brookes Westshore focuses our resources on a relatively small number of academic courses ensuring that we can provide the excellence in teaching and individualized learning opportunities that best support our students. This means that we do not offer, for example, vocational courses, and that our facilities support academic subjects as a priority.
In 2016 we dissolved our partnership with Dwight School NY - creating Brookes Shawnigan Lake School in the process. This moment marked the beginning of the expansion of Brookes schools worldwide - leading to affiliated schools in Moscow, the UK, India and the US. Brookes Shawnigan Lake moved to our current site in the Westshore of Victoria BC in 2018 - opening our purpose built, modern campus and enabling us to expand our offering to include Grades 4 and 5. Our global connections are at the heart of our school as we encourage students to broaden their horizons, connect with our international students, and develop the global mindedness that is central to the IB curriculum.
Students who get the most out of Brookes Westshore tend to be academically inclined, particularly those who have an interest in the wider world and a desire to learn more about global events and issues. Students who thrive with us also tend to enjoy the small school atmosphere - building deep connections with their peers across the grades, having strong relationships with teachers and staff, and being part of a close knit and engaged community.
Brookes Westshore may not be the best fit for students who do not plan to attend university after graduation. The IB curriculum is demanding and may not be a good fit for students whose passions and interests are not aligned to academic subjects. Also, as a small school we do not have the resources and capacity to support students who have extensive learning needs.
Families choose Brookes Westshore for our small class sizes, excellent teaching, and the International Baccalaureate curriculum. With a maximum of 300 places available we are able to maintain a strong sense of community, where students are noticed and recognized for their unique attributes, and are given individualized support in areas where they need it.
Brookes Westshore is noted as a locally based international school that has high academic standards coupled with a strong community feel. Our neighbours and community see our students as polite and respectful, and our staff as warm and engaging.
Our international teaching staff. As an IB school we attract teaching staff who are highly qualified, motivated to support student excellence, and who have lived and worked around the world. Our diverse teaching staff bring a range of skills and perspectives to the classroom that directly benefit students, and build on the global mindedness at the heart of the IB curriculum. Our senior teachers mentor our younger staff, and our younger staff bring new ideas and energy into our community.
One of the things that we consistently hear from our families is surprise at the breadth of afterschool activities we offer, despite our small size. Students are able to take part in ASAs every day of the week and can choose new activities each term. We take advantage of the many facilities available in our community, as well as the stunning natural environment of Vancouver Island. Students can choose to go rock climbing, play tennis, take action on the environment, create music and much more.
In 2022 we opened our grade 4 and 5 classes - a first step in our goal of being an IB continuum school offering classes from kindergarten to grade 12. In 2024 we partnered with Royal Roads University to offer classes on their neighbouring campus for our Diploma Students - strengthening the connection our students have with university life and expanding the range of spaces available for our students.
A key goal for the next five years at Brookes Westshore is to solidify and extend our connections to our other Brookes schools around the world. We have an annual exchange with our school in the UK and have plans in place to extend the available exchanges to our school in India. Combined with this goal we are also renewing our commitment to having 50% international students in our school - we believe that this creates a unique learning environment for our students and builds the core value global mindedness that is at the heart of an IB education.
Hear directly from Brookes Westshore families and alumni as they share insights.
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