Email: info@vc.bc.ca Phone: 604 261 4285

Student Services

Resources and support for all students

The Learning Centre

The goal of Vancouver College's Learning Centre is to provide a supportive, individualized learning environment for students with unique learning styles in accordance to the school's Special Education Policy.

What we can do for our students:

IEP Planning
Support for student's learning and homework
Liaise with teachers and professionals in connection with the IEP
Assist with peer tutoring
Facilitate organizational skills
Help build student's self-advocacy skills

The Learning Centre offers a variety of tutoring options designed to assist students with their learning, organizational, and study skills.

The Homework Club is being offered to elementary students from 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. daily with Mrs. Sonia Misley, Learning Assistance Teacher.

Lunch and Learn provides one-on-one and group lunch time tutoring to middle and senior students needing assistance. The Tuesday and Thursday sessions are group sessions with an emphasis on mathematics and the sciences from 1:00 – 1:45 with Julian Dean, VC Grad, and Wednesday sessions are one-on-one tutoring and editing sessions with Christian Vella and David Cavey, grade 12 students.

These programs are being offered in addition to the Peer Tutoring Program, which is also coordinated by the Learning Centre. Peer tutors are student volunteers who are proficient in a subject or subjects and wish to volunteer to assist their fellow students. Students can make a request for a peer tutor through any of the Learning Centre staff. Peer tutoring is offered after school.

Accomodations for professional tutoring are also made for students with Individual Education Plans, during and after school hours.

If your son is experiencing difficulties with his learning, organization, and/or study skills, please contact either Ms. Cliona Ryan-Glennon, Director of the Learning Centre, or Mrs. Monica Beck, Department Head of Student Services, who will assist you with the steps to take and what support, both at home and at school will be most helpful. Teachers are the first line of support and are generous in offering their extra time to support students both in the classroom and with extra help when needed.

2011 BC CEC Yes I Can! Awards

The BC Council for Exceptional Children is once again honouring students with the BC CEC Yes I Can! Awards program. The BC CEC would like to acknowledge the achievements of children and youth with exceptionalities throughout the province. Students can be nominated in any one of the following categories: academics, arts, athletics, community service, employment, extracurricular activities, independent living skills, technology, and self-advocacy. Award winners in each category will be given special recogniation at the BC CEC Yes I Can! Awards celebration to be held in Vancouver on June 4th, 2011. All nominees for the Yes I Can! Awards will receive a certificate of achievement. Nominations can be made by teachers, principals, related service providers, friends and parents. Nominees must be 2-21 years of age at the time of nomination. Copies of the nomination package are available from The Learning Centre.

For information about learning differences and helpful links and resources, please visit the following links:

LD OnLine

BC Council for Exceptional Children

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network

All Kinds of Minds

Misunderstood Minds

American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

New definition of Mental Retardation Council for Exceptional Children

Content standards for Special Education Dragon Naturally Speaking

Assistive Technology Kurzweil Reader

Assistive Technology Learning Disabilities Association of America

Discussion of RTI Schwab Learning