VISST VANCOUVER INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SOCIETY

VISSTS OFFER THE FULL BC CURRICULUM AUGEMENT WITH ADDITIONAL STEM OFFERINGS THE PROGRAM INVOLVES A MIX OF ACCELERATION AND ENRICHMENT. OUT CURRICULLUM STARTS FROM THE END OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY ACCELERATED OR ENRICHED STEM PRIOR TO VISST. MATH IS ACCELERATED WITH MATH 8/9 COMPLETED IN GRADE 8. THIS CREATES TIME FOR COURSES LIKE AP CALCULUS AND STATISTICS IN THE LATER YEARS FOURTHERMORE VISST'S MATHEMATICS COURSES ARE ENRICHED BEYOND THE BC CURRICULUM WITH INQUIRY PROJECTS AND HANDS-ON 'MATH APPRECIATION 'ACTIVITIES THAT EXPLORE THE PLAYFUL SIDE OF MATHEMATICS AND PROMOTEA POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SUBJECT VISST STUDENTS CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL MATH CONTESTS BOTH INDIVIDUALLY AND AS A SCHOOL TEAM. SCIENCE IS ACCELERATED WITH SCIENCE 8/9 COMPLETED IN GRADE 8. THIS AFFRDS TIME FOR STUDENTS TO TAKE ALL THREE MAIN SCIENCE ( BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS) TO THE GRADE 12 LEVEL AND OPTIONALLY THE AP LEVEL. VISST STUDENTSMAY ALSO PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL SCIENCE FAIRS AND EVENTS. OUT TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM IS INITALLY DELIVERED TRHOUGH THE APLLIED DESIGN SKILLS AND TECHNOLOGIES COURSES. THESE COURSES ESPECIALLY EMPHASIZE COMPUTER SCIENCE BUT ALSO ENETERPRENEURSHIP. IN LATER YEARS WE OFFER DEDICATED COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES INCLUDING THE OPTION OF AP COMPUTER SCIENCE. VISST STUDENTS MAY PATICIPATE IN CODING COMPETITIONS AND ROBOTICS EVENTS AS WELL AS A MACHINE SHOP CLUB LED BY RENOWNED ENGINEER AND INVENTOR DAN GELBART.