Bodwell High School

Bodwell High School is a private, co-educational boarding school offering grades 8 to 12, and university preparation.  Located in beautiful North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Bodwell's campus overlooks the Burrard Inlet and the beautiful Vancouver skyline. Recognized as a leader among Canadian boarding schools, the school’s diverse student population of both local and international students makes it a rich and exciting place to learn, study, play, and build life-long memories and friendships.

In September 1991, Bodwell High School embarked on its journey to educate students from around the globe. There were only six students in the first semester before growing over four years to 250 students, representing a dozen countries. In 2003, Bodwell's rich school atmosphere and community pride were brought over to its new harbour-front campus in North Vancouver. The new facilities, including a full-size gym, an indoor swimming pool, and full-service cafeteria, allowed for 400 students. Over the years, Bodwell High School has grown to over 450 students and 100 staff. 

Everything Bodwell does is rooted in the concept of the "6 Ls." "Learn", "Liberate", "Live", "Lead", "Look", "Love" are the words that guide Bodwell's academic and boarding programs. The 6 L's are meant to create well-rounded students by inspiring a sense of community and teamwork while developing skills and talents in a range of disciplines. Its wide variety of classes and extracurricular programming builds creative minds, healthy bodies, and courageous spirits.

Why Bodwell High School

• Learn to excel through English: Through its Academic and English Preparation program, Bodwell students are given a solid foundation in English that allows them to not only participate in its regular academic programs but thrive in postsecondary study and beyond.
• Liberate the academic mind: Bodwell's regular academic program is rewarding as much as it is challenging.  It tests students to think critically about the world around them and apply classroom learning into real-world applications.
• Live an active & healthy lifestyle: Bodwell students are given many opportunities to pursue physical activity and exercise, in school and out.  Combined with a healthy diet and rest, students are able to fully engage in the Bodwell curriculum.
• Lead for positive change: It's not enough to do well in school.  Rather, Bodwell students are encouraged to turn their success into opportunities for leadership.  By fostering a sense of responsibility and volunteerism, they learn how to be effective leaders.
• Look inward & forward: Bodwell's University Prep team helps students look through their own personality and passions to choose the best postsecondary path.  By self-assessing their own strengths and weaknesses, students will be able to tie ambitions to future success.
• Love the Earth & one another: Students learn to appreciate and respect the complexity and power behind their relationship with the natural environment and the social cultures that form the human experience.