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Academic Year 2027/28: Now accepting applications.

Admissions Information Webinar: November 13, December 16

Open House: November 17

Kindergarten application deadline: November 18, 2026 (born in 2022)

Grade 1–12 Early Application Deadline: January 29, 2027

Junior Kindergarten application deadline: February 12, 2027 (born in 2022)

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Weekly Update | October 30, 2026

Our Finance Team has fielded a number of questions lately with regard to UA’s Annual Giving Campaign. So we thought we should take the opportunity to highlight a foundational aspect of Urban Academy that is not always widely realized: Urban Academy is an independent, non-profit organization. Operating as a non-profit…

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Weekly Update | October 23, 2026

When we ask students to stay curious, take intellectual risks, and embrace challenges, the most compelling lesson comes from walking that journey alongside them. During today’s Professional Development Day, our educators step into the student seat. Across dozens of specialized conferences running throughout BC, UA Staff immersed themselves in learning…

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Weekly Update | October 16, 2026

We likely don’t need to tell you as parents, but raising and educating children today involves navigating a rapidly changing landscape! The UA vision centres on preparing students for whatever the future holds. Achieving this requires an active partnership between school and home, as learning naturally extends beyond the classroom.…

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Weekly Upload | October 9, 2026

On Monday, Urban Academy celebrated World Teachers’ Day! On this special day, it is a tradition for members of the Senior Leadership Team to take the morning and visit each classroom to share our appreciation for our incredible staff with a chocolate apple. It is an opportunity to take a…

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Weekly Update | October 2, 2026

You would have already seen that this week we have launched UA’s Annual Giving Campaign! This is a time that allows us to celebrate all the wonderful things that we were able to add to the school and program this past year, and look ahead to what is next. Because…

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Weekly Update | September 25, 2026

At Urban Academy, we strive to integrate diverse perspectives across our planning and classes. Honouring Indigenous cultures is essential to Canadian history and central to our school’s mission to be ‘connected through learning’. As a Grade 4 Teacher and Indigenous Education Team Lead, my role is to embed these perspectives…

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Weekly Update | September 18, 2026

Hume Park field was awash with UA House team colours today as students from K–Grade 12 participated in the annual Terry Fox Run this afternoon. Before the run, classes discussed Terry’s message of hope and came together to raise funds for cancer research. What a wonderful day it was as…

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Weekly Update | September 11, 2026

What an incredible opening week it has been! The energy across campus with all the students returning has been extraordinarily positive. Our staff are energized, making plans for all the learning and experiences that are to come; students are smiling, making new friends and connecting with old ones; and the…

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Weekly Update | September 4, 2026

We haven’t even started the first day of school, and our parent leaders are already in full swing with planning for the year! Thank you to all of our parents who have, are, and will step up to help make the community spirit side of UA so dynamic and full.…

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Children learn to harness their imaginations, explore their surroundings and form critical opinions.
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