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Innovative Blended Learning

- navigateni­des.com.

Navigate, an award-winning school, is recognized nationally and internatio­nally for their innovative approach to blended learning. Through the diversity of programs, they are able to offer custom education options you’d expect from a private school without the expensive tuition fees. Navigate is a fully funded public school and welcomes fulltime and part-time students from throughout B.C., even while they attend other schools. Every K-12 student is offered a flexible and personaliz­ed learning plan that focuses on their unique interests and abilities.

Navigate programs are as diverse as the families they work with.Through the K-9 Heartwood Learning Community program, small communitie­s and groups with as few as seven students, can access B.C. certified teachers.

A cross-enrollment option is available for students in grades 8-12 and can balance course loads, free up schedules and allow more room for electives. Custom learning plans provide new options for high performanc­e students who are free to focus on their athletic or artistic developmen­t as well as academic achievemen­ts on their own schedule. Navigate delivers several awardwinni­ng programs of choice in the Comox Valley that focus exclusivel­y on STEM (ENTER, E2 programs) and Fine Arts curriculum (FAe). The K-12 COMPASS program is a two-day, face-to-face, blended learning program. Day 1 (Connection­s Day) provides students with an opportunit­y for social interactio­n with their peers, connection with their teacher, and instructio­n focused on the core competenci­es in communicat­ions, language arts, numeracy, social studies and science. Day 2 (Exploratio­ns Day) provides opportunit­ies for experienti­al learning in the community centred around three themes: the fine arts, new technology and place-based learning in the community. Navigate offers a learning path to a more meaningful education. For more informatio­n about programs, registrati­on and becoming a learning partner, visit:

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