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Go to child profileWoodland is a vibrant community of learning where students are equipped for lives of Christian faith and service. Each student's abilities and interests are encouraged. Students come from Kitchener/Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph, Drayton, Listowel and surrounding areas (including international students). Students receive an excellent education which prepares them well for university and/or college. Students receive opportunities in varsity sports, music, drama, and international service trips.
What learning looks like now: Whether in person or online, classes will be continuing and the academic program being offered will focus on core essentials, skill development, and concept mastery. Students will be expected to keep pace with their cohort and with teacher encouragement and assistance complete the essential content of each course as outlined in the Ministry of Education documents. Safety protocols in place include physical distancing, increased cleaning and sanitizing, regular HVAC inspections, directional hallway traffic, clear physical barriers in some classes, staggered break times to reduce student interaction, and designated eating spaces. Face masks are mandatory on buses and when physical distancing is not possible. Students must wear masks when moving, but may if they so choose to remove their masks when sitting for instruction, eating, socially distanced or behind physical barriers. Most co-curricular activities will be operational with the exception of the choir or those requiring close contact and sports will continue for training purposes with recommended modifications by sports associations.
Curriculum delivery for 2020/21:
Grades | Living Arrangement | Delivery Model | Frequency |
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Day | Gr. 9 - Gr. 12 | Hybrid/blended | Full-time |
What Woodland Christian High School says: We encourage most of our students to attend full time with the necessary safety protocols in place at the school. However, we realize this is not possible or desirable for all students and families. Therefore, we will be offering synchronous online learning with classroom instruction. Cohorts are kept to Grade numbers (less than 80) and class sizes are limited to 15 on average. Courses are divided into three semesters, students take 3 courses per semester between 90 - 110-minute classes with staggered breaks.
View recent COVID-19 updates from WoodlandCHSWoodlandCHS offers bus transferring. Service options offered are regular rider, regular rider AM only, regular rider PM only, occasional rider.
The regions WoodlandCHS offers busing from are:
Additional notes: Student may have to walk to a centralized bus stop. We try and keep the distance under 1 KM from the student home when possible. There are also later after-school busing shuttles to our supporting communities.
John van Pelt, the principal at Woodland, is a graduate of the school, and that’s telling. Community is an important aspect of Woodland, and van Pelt, having experienced it both as student and staff, offers a nice continuity to the life of the school. Community, of course, extends to the faith community, including service opportunities within local churches, something that is a primary draw for the families that enroll here. The student population is just north of 300, which is a nice place to be, one that allows a rich program of extra-curricular programming, while also maintaining a small-school, inclusive feel.
This 50-page review of Woodland Christian High School, published as a book and available to read in full, here on OurKids.net, is part of our series of in-depth accounts of Canada's leading private schools. Insights were gardnered by visiting the school and interviewing students, parents, faculty, and administrators.
Focus | Religious-based |
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Academic | Christian (Non-denominational) |
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Subject | offered |
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
Subject | offered |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
Expressive | |
Disciplined |
Subject | offered |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
Subject Type | offered |
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
Subject Type | offered |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
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Program | offered |
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Full-time gifted program (parallel to rest of school) | |
Part-time gifted program (pull-out; parallel to rest of class) |
Curriculum delivery: Enrichment (The main focus is on enrichment. This means that while students may work at a marginally quicker pace than public school peers, the primary aim is to study subject in broader and deeper ways.)
Program | offered |
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
In grade Gr. 12, WoodlandCHS students perform an average of 1.5 hours of homework per night.
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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WoodlandCHS | 90 mins | 90 mins | 90 mins | 90 mins |
Site Average | 69 mins | 80 mins | 97 mins | 106 mins |
This school frequently "flips the classroom": asks students to learn material at home and do the "homework" in-class (with teacher support).
Lettered or numbered grades | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Prose (narrative)-based feedback | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Academic achievement reporting | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Habits and behaviour reporting | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Parent-teacher meetings | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 |
Competitive sports: 6
Recreational sports: 15
Woodland Christian High School offers 16 clubs and extracurricular programs.
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Day (Domestic) | $17,850 | |||
Day (International) | $18,175 |
Discounts
Discount Type | Enrolment Type | Amount |
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2nd child (sibling) | Day (Domestic) | 20% |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | 9 to 12 |
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid | 20% |
Average aid package size | $2,500 |
Percentage of total enrolment on financial aid | 20% |
Total aid available | $300,000 |
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Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 330 |
Group 2 | Gr. 9 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Homestay | 30 |
Total enrolment | 360 |
Average class size | 20 to 24 |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 10% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 14 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Day Enrollment | 74 | 91 | 85 | 85 |
Homestay Enrollment | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Class Size | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | 9 - 12 | |
SSAT | ||
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | 9 - 12 | |
Entrance Essay | 9 - 12 |
Day students: Rolling
Homestay students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
N/A
Application fee: N/A
Registration fee: N/A
Deposit:
N/A
Woodland Christian High School exists primarily to educate the children of Christian parents and to assist them in fulfilling their responsibility to nurture their children according to the teaching of God’s Word. Therefore, it is expected that parents who send their students to Woodland wish to see their children educated in accordance with the school’s basis and purpose, and that they will fully support the aims of the school’s policies and programs.
The admission of a student will be determined by:
All forms of inquiries may be submitted by mail, fax (519-648-3402) or by email to [email protected]
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 - 80 (100%) | 0 - 10 (100%) | 0 - 10 (100%) | 0 - 10 (100%) |
Homestay Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Average graduating class size | 80 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | 95% |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | 5% |
Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | N/A |
Redeemer University College | 30% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Waterloo | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wilfrid Laurier University | 10% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McMaster University | 5% |
Woodland Christian High School Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | |
Internships | N/A |
Mentorship Program | N/A |
University counseling |
What WoodlandCHS says:
Alumnus | Grad Year | Accomplishment |
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Michael Van Pelt | 1984 | President and CEO of Cardus, a public policy think tank, has more than 30 years of experience in public life, including advocacy with the CFIB and different federal government agencies. |
Carmen Douma-Hussar | 1996 | Carmen Douma-Hussar (born March 12, 1977) is a Canadian middle-distance runner. 2004 Olympics Games. |
John Van Pelt | 1986 | John has a BA in History and B.Ed as well as an M.P.Ed. in School Leadership. He is also the current principal of Woodland. |
Christian VanderGeest | 2008 | After attending Harvard Law School, Christian has become a law associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in New York, NY USA. |
Michael Palmer | 1999 | Former CFL Pro Football Player with the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders. Runs Champions in Life Canada. |
Dana Marie Hoekstra-Storrs | 2007 | Independent Canadian Music Recording Artist and Worship Leader. Attended Hillsong in Australia |
Alumni Highlights
Welcome to Woodland Christian High School. For over 44 years Woodland has offered an excellent academic program that seeks to integrate learning and the Christian faith. As an alumnus of Woodland and now as the principal I have seen how an education that aims to equip our students for lives of Christian faith and service can benefit individuals, church communities, and the broader civic community. I encourage you to take a few minutes to explore our website to become familiar with the diverse curricular and co-curricular programs that we have developed to meet the needs of our students. If you have any questions about our school please feel free to contact me.
February 21, 2020
Students Give Back to Community
Woodland raises over $12,000 in 10 days for the ministry of Ray of Hope in Kitchener. Lunch auctions, "slimings" and pancake breakfast.
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