Canada, Toronto
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The school provides state-of-the-art pedagogical facilities, including modern classrooms with smartboards and a digital system for assignment submissions and teacher feedback. An art center with a variety of instruments and multimedia facilities supports visual and performing arts. A commodious cafeteria with microwaves, refrigerators, water fountains, and snack bars, private lockers, and a well-equipped library support student life and study. The building also houses a swimming pool, an ice rink, and a gym to support sports and physical education.
A gym with three standard courts for basketball, indoor soccer, tennis, volleyball, and badminton; an ice rink for hockey and ice skating; a swimming pool located in the school building.
Technologically equipped classrooms with smartboards and a digital system for assignment submission and teacher feedback; a well-equipped art center with musical instruments and multimedia facilities; a well-stocked library.
Clubs are organized into Arts, Engineering, STEM, and Sports streams: Visual Arts Club; Broadcasting/Media Club; Drama Club; Bioengineering Club; Coding Club; Chemical Engineering Club; Math Competition Club; Neuroscience/Psychology Club; Basketball Club; Badminton Club; Soccer Club; Swimming Club; Skating Club; Volleyball Club; plus Student Council and school-wide events.
Urban International School (UIS) is a private high school in Canada for students aged 12 to 18. It follows the Canadian Curriculum with Middle School (grades 7–8) and High School (grades 9–12). Middle School covers eight subject areas—Arts, Core French, Health and Physical Education, Language, Science & Technology, History, Geography—and a daily schedule of Language Arts, History/Geography, Math, Science & Technology, and French. High School offers courses in Arts, Business & Management, Canadian & World Studies, Computer & Technology, English, Mathematics, Social Sciences & Humanities, and Sciences, with electives such as Visual Design and Introduction to Computer Programming. UIS provides University Stream and College Stream pathways, guided by an Academic Tracking System and offering options in Engineering, Science & Math, Arts, and Business, plus arts, languages and drama electives. Students pursue the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD): 18 compulsory credits, 12 optional credits, 40 hours of community involvement, and the OSSLT/OSSLC literacy requirement. Scholarships totaling over $1.266 million were awarded in 2024–25, with 2025 offers to Canadian universities.