West Island College
| West Island College | |
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| Canada | |
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| School type | Private preparatory school |
| Motto | Praestatantiam Consectemur (The Pursuit of Excellence) |
| Established | 1974 (first location) |
| Founder | Terry D. Davies |
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| Accreditation | Canadian Accredited Independent Schools |
| West Island College Montreal | |
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| Location | |
| 851 Tecumseh, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Québec | |
| Information | |
| Mottoes | The Pursuit of Excellence |
| Established | 1974 |
| Team name | Voyagers |
| School fees | $4,322 CAN + $200 Contract Signing |
| Website | ww.wicmtl.ca |
| West Island College Calgary | |
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| Location | |
| 7410 Blackfoot Trail S.E. Calgary, Alberta | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private Preparatory School |
| Mottoes | The Pursuit of Excellence |
| Established | 1982 |
| Status | Operational |
| Grades | 7-12 |
| Houses | Davies, Bedard, Goodall, Grant |
| Team name | Wolves |
| School fees | $15,200 CDN for Alberta Residents |
| Website | www.westislandcollege.ab.ca |
The West Island Colleges (WIC) is a set of private Canadian, non-religious, English and French language, junior high and high schools, one of which is located in south-east of Calgary and the other in Montreal's West Island. Both schools consistently score as the top schools in their provinces. The school briefly opened a branch in Ottawa but it was later closed. The school offers a program known as Class Afloat that provides students with an educational experience while sailing around the world.
There are 3 schools in the West Island College family. The most recent school is West Island College Calgary which was founded in 1982. Prior to that in 1980 the West Island College of Ottawa was formed, only to be later closed. The original College was opened in 1974 by Terry D. Davies in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, located on the West Island of Montreal. The Montreal campus has since moved to Dollard-des-Ormeaux.
In 1984 the United Nations, under the banner of "International Youth Year", invited schools and agencies worldwide to interpret the themes of "participation, development, and peace". Founder Terry Davies interpreted those themes by taking a group of WIC students and teachers on an extended field trip aboard the chartered Sailing Vessel Pogoria to visit other students in countries around the world. Students may sail for one or two semesters during which time they learn seamanship and work as crew members while earning high school credit with help from their on board teachers. Port programs in the cities visited provide the students with an opportunity to meet and interact with other cultures, giving them an international perspective on their education. Since that date, more than 1,500 West Island College Class Afloat alumni have continued to commit themselves to those original themes. They have sailed more than 700,000 nautical miles to over 250 ports of call worldwide. Any student from grades 11, 12, university or gap year may take part in Class Afloat so long as they pass the application process. In 1992 the school commissioned the building of their own ship, the S/V Concordia.
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