Urban Academy

Welcome to Urban Academy

Our New High School Program is now accepting applications for 2010!  Every grade 10 student registered and accepted for fall 2010 receives an IPAD!

Now over $130,000 in scholarships being offered; competition date August 27th! Register now.

Established in 2001, Urban Academy is an affordable, not-for-profit, academically enriched, arts-infused independent private school that is a destination where students are encouraged to meet important academic goals, and can achieve self-respect and dignity without threat or intimidation.

Urban Academy's alternative teaching method aligns the teaching environment to each child's individual ability to master new skills.

Urban Academy students receive consistent personal attention, are supported to meet important academic goals and build lifelong friendships.

At Urban Academy, understanding a child's learning habits enables teachers to customize each student's lessons to maximize their learning. The school's low student-teacher ratio supports these goals.

Urban Academy's mission is to encourage and challenge its students to take a leadership role in their studies; to develop confidence in their abilities; to assess and improve their own learning skills; and to develop a sense of personal and school pride.

Students receive an enriched academic curriculum by interacting with several core subject and specialist teachers.

Urban Academy values the arts as equal in importance to the core subjects and provides trained specialists in the areas of Art, Music, Drama and French.

We believe that the skills and opportunities these subjects bring to the classroom go beyond those achieved by stand-alone subjects. By intensifying and expanding on the core subjects, the arts-infused program provides for a rich, engaging learning environment.

With a student to teacher ratio of 14:1 (K to 2) and 16:1 (Grade 3-5) your child will receive all the personal attention they need. Hear what our parents say being here does for their children.

Urban Academy offers a full day kindergarten program, offering an enriched curriculum right from the beginning of their education.

Urban Academy moved to its current location (formerly Robson Manor) in the Queen's Park area of New Westminster in the spring of 2007, entering a new phase in its exciting growth and development.

We appreciate and understand that you are in the process of making one of the most important decisions in your child's life - to attend private school!

We encourage you to explore this web site and to make an appointment today for a walk-through of our new facility. We welcome and anticipate your inquiry into Urban Academy's outstanding school program.

Students' Ability To Learn Is Only Limited By Their Effort!

More questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.