Probably one of the best schools in Burnaby! They have hot lunch programs, carnivals and lots great…read morestuff. There is a bank program for kids that go to this school done through Van City bank and ever once in a while children can deposit money into there accounts.

'Stoney Creek Community School' is located within a lovely, and very environmentally-friendly,…read morelocal neighbourhood of Burnaby -- an area I (we) have enjoyed for walks, to catch / absorb the many natural sights and sounds for several years. The school, and grounds, have often been a sort of focal point to walks, and other activities -- as either the starting point, or ending point of such, and especially so when they have included portions of the adjacent 'Stoney Creek Park'. Located on the school grounds at the upper end, are the 'Jennifer Atkinson Environmental Centre', and the 'Creek Side Youth Centre' (active in school, and neighbourhood activities). Walking inland from there, alongside the large playing field out back, is an entrance trail to a portion of 'Stoney Creek Park', which connects to a large walking trail upstream and downstream along the 'Creek'. Walking inland, around the lower end the school, there's an entrance to some steps down into the trail leading to others, throughout a major portion of that end of the 'Creek and Park'. Wow, a school located alongside a small, producing, salmonid-stream, and some lovely, well-maintained, and protected natural green spaces. Such a pleasure to see and experience!!

Both my children currently attend Berwick. Before deciding that Berwick was the school for my…read morechildren, I had an orientation with the head teacher Diane. During orientation, I was able to observe different classrooms ( each class has an 'observation room' which has a two way mirror that allow parents to see the kids and teacher interact but teachers and kids can't), I was able to ask questions, meet some of the teachers and talk with parents who have kids in the school too. Berwick definitely is NOT a money driven place at all. Their fees are quite low in comparison to what you get at other schools. Class starts at 9am and ends at 2pm (that's FIVE hours!). The school provides a healthy snack( nachos, mac & cheese, soup, cream cheese and jam to name a few ) and milk. Kids are asked to bring in a fruit/ vegetable to donate that can be shared with the class at snack time. On different days of the week each class as different activities. There is baking, music, gym time in addition to outside play time. How many preschools do you know have baking?? I agree with RC 110%. Berwick teachers and the admin staff are FABULOUS. They truly love and enjoy what they do and it shows! Berwick is a PLAY BASED school so the kids will do a lot of playing and exploring. Every kid will have at least ONE hour of outside playtime rain or shine. If you are a tiger parent and want your kids to enter high school at age 10 (or younger) and focus only on academics, don't send them here. Kids ages 2-5 should enjoy being a kid. play out side in the sun (teachers will always make sure kids have sunblock on as well as a hat before heading out), make a mess, splash in rain puddles etc, Berwick teachers let the kids be kids in a safe and loving environment. After all, kids only have a short period of time to just be a kid before it's all academics and studying. Berwick IS the BEST preschool! But don't take my word for it. Give the school a call and arrange for a tour. Take a look, ask questions and see for yourself. Any kid who is able to attend this school is very lucky. I just wished ALL schools, and not just preschools, have teachers as caring and devoted as the ones at Berwick.

My twins attended Berwick 5hr/day, and 5days/week for two years. It was great place for both…read morechildren and parents. All staffs are well trained and treat us with respect. They provide great support for children with or without special needs.

Great school. It was very cool and noice. New building is cool. It is a little overcrowded but it…read moreis great. Noice curriculum. This is like the second review of this school or something

Small class sizes, experienced administration and convenient location in Vancouver's west side.read more

i dont recommend your child to attend this school. there…read moreare kids who vape (smoke in the bathrooms) marijuana and get high. teachers are also eh not that great

First class all the way! A beautiful Catholic school with…read moretop notch staff and teachers that help form the great minds of the future. Excellent athletics program

This review is for Oakridge Montessori School. My child went through most of the Junior…read moreKindergarten year. Unlike teacher communication at OMS, this review was written 100% without the use of AI. OMS, if you would like to respond, please consider not using AI. Prospective parent: Unless you are ultra-wealthy and have at least one caregiver who does not need to work, stay away! (You might also like to own a Tesla). You will need all of the above to shuttle your child back and forth to many field trips and special events (not on the school calendar) that last ~2-3 hours in lieu of actual school, plus you will need to pay extra for every single one of them (plus up to $10k more for auctions...as the principal said, "It's Report Card Season!"). Essentially this is an (aspirational) feeder school for elite private schools in the area, and tries to behave like one. Oh, and you should also read/write Mandarin and have the WeChat app in order to participate in the parent group. This school has absolutely nailed their target demographic. I don't think the school needs to change, because it works well for said population. I'm writing this review so that those who don't fall within this particular demographic can go in with eyes wide open. We didn't, clearly - because who can really be that choosey about childcare in Vancouver? - but I think a heads up might have helped. OMS is a self-proclaimed "organic Montessori" school. They do screen time, and they seem a bit light on some other parts of Montessori (my kid reports that they don't really clean their environment, for e.g., though I take their report with a grain of salt). What concerned us early on was the use of reward/points systems to motivate behavior in the classroom through their ClassDojo App (which, btw, suits the school well - always asking for money - and which we hate with a passion). To the school's credit, when I raised this issue with the teacher, the school principal(?)/"Director of Education" called me and addressed it, claiming it was a communication error and that the points were not to be used with this age group, only Grade 1 & up. They did seem to stop using it after this. (Though are points really appropriate for Grade 1 & up in a Montessori school?) Continuing to give credit where it is due: Teachers and staff have taken the time to answer our concerns, and have called us during what I am guessing are their lunch breaks. While the AI responses really rub me the wrong way - because these are the people teaching my child to read and write - I acknowledge that being in charge of 16 4ish-year-olds is really no mean feat. I do believe that the staff and teachers care about the students. Moreover, my child did learn to read and write quite willingly during their time at OMS. IN SUM: Our family is an outlier at OMS - we don't own a car, we aren't trying to send our kids to elite private schools, and having to pay $55 per adult to attend my child's "Spring Tea" concert (which is 1.5 hours long with no regular school) is a bit painful. And so attending this school has been a bit awkward and logistically burdensome for us. You might say there was a mismatch in values, but of course no daycare or school is going to mesh with our family's culture completely. No irreparable damage was done, we did our best to make a few friends among the parents, my child has been mostly happy......but we will not be continuing our "OMS journey".

Expensive! 2.5 hours a day! 3 programs running a day. No wonder the teacher turnover is high. It…read morefeels like a prep school for private schools with charges for every extra detail. Fees are going up $5000 next year, insane.

I'm happy with Oxford Learning Center. My daughter is a good student but wasn't excelling at level…read moreI expected until I enrolled her at Oxford. Special thx to Kim for facilitating my daughter's learning program

Oxford Learning Kitsilano staff is very warm and helpful. We were recommended by our friends and…read morethey sure were right. Love the programs. Have been sending my kids for over 2 years now. Great progress and kids love it. Thanks Oxford.