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Pearson College UWC

Canada, Victoria

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A waterfront campus on the shores of Pedder Bay, Vancouver Island, surrounded by forest and ocean. The campus includes residential houses, academic buildings, and extensive outdoor spaces.

Sports Facilities

Gymnasium, basketball courts, waterfront access for kayaking and swimming, and extensive outdoor spaces for hiking and adventure activities

Academic Facilities

Marine sciences building, observatory with telescope, theatre and auditorium, art centre, music rooms, dark room, pottery studio, and a medical centre staffed by two full-time nurses, a nurse practitioner, and clinical counsellors

Extra-Curricular Activities

Basketball, badminton, football, kayaking, scuba diving, swimming, yoga, music, drama, photography, robotics, Model UN, TED talks, beach cleanup, food bank volunteering, and work with refugees and elderly community members

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The school at a glance
Instructs in English
Fees CA$79,250 - 80,500
Ages 16 - 19 years
Pupil numbers 200
Type Co-educational (boarding)
Opened 1974
Bus Service No

Pearson College UWC is one of eighteen United World Colleges worldwide, located on the shores of Pedder Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Founded in 1974, the two-year pre-university boarding college serves approximately 200 students aged 16 to 19 from around 90 countries. Students pursue either the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme or the Climate Action Leadership Diploma (CALD), an innovative IB Career-related Programme. The campus sits on the traditional territory of the Sc'ianew (Beecher Bay) First Nation and features purpose-built facilities including a marine sciences building, observatory, theatre, and ten residential houses. With an average class size of 13, the college combines rigorous academics with experiential learning, community service, and outdoor education.

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