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Canada, Toronto
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The school has a Total Care Education System designed to nurture international students in four areas essential to growth and achievement: Total Care Learning, Total Care Development, Total Care Living, and Total Care Communication. This framework supports social and emotional development through experiential learning, character education, and leadership opportunities.
The ESL Program offers five levels from Beginners to Advanced and provides up to 33 hours of ESL instruction per week, with small classes of 15–20 students. It includes TOEFL training, serves as an official TOEFL iBT test centre (and MELAB centre), and uses diagnostic testing at orientation to place students in appropriate classes. ESL courses are offered with six start dates (January, March, June, July, August, October) and can run in 4-week or 8-week blocks.
The school emphasizes holistic student wellbeing as part of TOTAL CARE, supporting students academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. Residential life and student programming include after-school activities and leadership opportunities, with on-site wellness features (e.g., Wellness Station) and staff-supervised tutoring to support wellbeing in and around the residence.
Staff promote awareness of bullying and harassment, healthy living, and ethical global conduct as part of the school's safeguarding and character-education initiatives within the Total Care Education System.
Columbia International College (CIC) is a private Canadian boarding high school for students aged 12 to 18, delivering the Canadian curriculum across Grades 7–12. The school operates the Total Care Education System, supporting students in four areas: learning, development, living, and communication. CIC serves students from over 100 countries and is accredited by the Ontario Ministry of Education. The campus includes five residences (Oak Hall and Arkledun Hall for boys; Linden Hall, Pine Hall, and Pine Girls for girls), multiple cafeterias, and a Living Wall Lounge with a Study and Tutoring Centre. Facilities span an indoor pool, gym, squash courts, dance studio, games room, and outdoor BBQ terraces. Academic offerings include ESL and Learning Support, University Preparatory courses, and University Placement Office support with Dual Admissions. A broad range of clubs covers arts and film, leadership, service, and cultural activities, alongside university pathways through diagnostic assessments and a Success Plan.
