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A university-style high school serves more purposes than only education. In addition, St. Regis serves as a location for community involvement and a breeding ground for moral qualities, which are fundamental principles of equality, compassion, and generosity that are at the heart of Canadian culture. St. Regis is an inclusive high school that follows the model of a university.
Through our renowned Bursary Education Program, we provide the full extent of our educational opportunities to those who possess the talents and qualities, but not the financial means to invest in quality independent school education. We operate one of the largest and most dedicated bursary education programs in BC where over 75% of our student population benefit from our Bursary Education Program. We open our doors to a wide range of recipients including war refugees from Ukraine and Eritrea, as well as surviving families of the residential school system. We hope to break down economic barriers to quality education that have been one of the leading factors to generational cycles of poverty.
Our school community stands behind important social causes such as Truth and Reconciliation, substance abuse and peace for Ukraine. We actively do our part by dedicating the strength of our school community to act in these crisis – to advocate for awareness and to provide help. With events and programs such as our 2022 Truth and Reconciliation Recital, 2023-2025 Substance Awareness Campaign and 2024 Ukrainian Art Exhibition, we help our next generation to become more aware of the people, environment and needs around them.
To achieve these objectives, St. Regis also works in close collaboration with our community partners of leading NGOs and INGOs, such as Visioneer Learning Network (VLN), MOSAIC Hillel BC and Humanity Rising. For example, our strategic partnership with the VLN in collectively promoting global citizenship and the United Nations’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals resulted in the delivery of the first Global Citizenship course in BC. This program afforded our students with unique opportunities to initiate and organize various student-led projects in environmental sustainability and community support.
Hannah and Selena are inspiring young artists who dedicate their talents to their First Nations’ heritage as well as important social justice issues to our community in BC. Serving as key members of Wraparound Programme’s (Surrey School District) community mural projects, Hannah and Selena completed their latest work, titled Stolen Sisters, in summer 2022.
The Stolen Sisters was unveiled on June 21, 2022, Canada’s National Indigenous People’s Day, at King George Hub. This meticulous and powerful creation aims to promote public awareness about the missing and murdered Indigenous women across Canada.
Bearing the phrase, “May we stand with our sisters and never forget”, the vibrant integration between the cry for greater social justice and the ironic symbol of silence portrays the perseverance, determination, and inner-strength of the Indigenous women. The lush vegetation depicted in the background represents the intimate connection between Indigenous women and their roots in nature. Hannah and Selena harbour plans to pursue a bachelor’s degree in fine arts at the Emily Carr University.
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