Bioregional School
Oak and Orca is a small elementary school in Victoria, B.C. Our programs cater to all types of families who are looking for an alternative program to educate their children. Children are provided with many choices and options so that they can be free to make educational decisions for themselves.
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Our Guiding Principles
- We believe in children's intrinsic ability and need to learn.
- We trust the children to choose what, how and when they learn within the learning environment.
- We strive for education of the whole child: body, mind, heart and spirit.
- We strive to create a safe and inclusive environment where children, parents, teachers and mentors can teach and learn together.
- We value democracy: children and adults participate equally in age-appropriate decisions.
- We strive to create an educational culture which is tolerant and supportive of individual expression.
- We support cooperative learning and cooperative play above competition.
- We value simplicity and support local, ecologically sound economies.
- We respect the integrity of the natural environment in which we live.
- We strive to connect children to nature and to a diversity of people in their community.
- We believe that a bioregional focus will give children the tools to work toward a more sustainable and fulfilling society
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