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The safety and wellbeing of children in our school is of paramount consideration.  Children deserve to be protected from abuse, neglect, bullying, harm or threat of harm.  Therefore, Flex Academy staff and teachers will ensure that children attending our schoo...

For the protection of Flex Academy, our staff, our teachers, our parents and our students, we have the following safeguards in place: Leadership may at any time request to see any and all email correspondence teacher to teacher, teacher to parent, and teacher...

Supervision Before and After School and during Breaks At the beginning of the school day, parents and guardians are asked to drop off students between 8:15-8:30am so that students can go directly to their classrooms. Parents and guardians are asked to pick u...

The School’s Commitment to You Safeguarding personal information of parents and students is a fundamental concern of Flex Academy. The school is committed to meeting or exceeding the privacy standards established by British Columbia’s Personal Information Pro...

Rationale At Flex Academy, we believe students are reflective and adaptable thinkers who act with honesty, integrity, and transparency, walking in the wholeness that comes from an authentic relationship with Jesus Christ. Our expectation is that students will...

Flex Academy Acceleration and Retention Policy Acceleration Policy "Acceleration is the practice of placing students at a higher than normal level of instruction to meet their learning needs. It occurs when a teacher provides the student with an advanced cur...

Heads of School, Flex Directors and Flex Administrators will be evaluated as they near the end of their first year of employment with Flex Academy. This evaluation will be comprised of two parts: Administrator’s Self-Evaluation and Supervisor's Evaluation. The...

Flex Acadamy follows HCOS policies regarding cash payments, which can be found here

Flex Academy will make every effort to meet the following protocols in their communication to parents and students as well as between other Flex Academy teachers, staff and administration: Communicate in a positive, polite and supportive manner, always consid...

At Flex Academy we have five different people groups involved in the process of providing education: Children Parents Educators: Teachers, Education Assistants and Learning Coaches Administration Staff and Leaders School Committee & Kelowna Christian Cent...

Course Challenge Policy To challenge a course is to prove the student has undocumented prior learning. Students are entitled to challenge in order to receive credit for Ministry Authorized or Board Authority Authorized Grade 11-12 courses. Before engaging in...

At Flex Academy we strive to offer flexible course solutions for our students. We recognize that students and parents/families change their minds regarding courses after enrolling, even when a significant amount of the coursework has been completed. Student R...

Policy Statement Students may earn credits toward graduation in a variety of ways. In addition to earning credits by successfully completing courses delivered by a B.C. public or independent school, students will be awarded credits through this policy for dua...

Rationale Outline the procedures that determine how learning resources are chosen and how Flex Academy will address concerns or challenges.   Definition of Learning Resources Learning Resources are texts, videos, software, and instructional materials that t...

This policy describes how students earn credit towards graduation through external credentials approved by the Ministry. External Credits refer to Ministry-approved documented prior learning.  An official list of External Credits approved by the Ministry is p...

This policy guides how Flex Academy addresses the Ministry of Education & Child Care curricular competency benchmarks for grades K-9 with regard to grade promotion and retention. Grade Promotion/Retention Promotion through the grades is determined through te...

Flex Academy aims to work within the guidelines provided by the BC Ministry of Education in relation to homestay locations for its international students. BC K-12 International Student Homestay Guidelines (2018) As per the guidelines, Flex Academy provides a ...

Overview Under Flex Academy teacher supervision, students can earn additional Independent Directed Study (IDS) credits by pursuing curriculum in more detail of a course they’re enrolled in or by focusing on the learning outcomes of a course that they’re not t...

The policy applies to international students studying in British Columbia who wish to earn a British Columbia Certificate of Graduation (Dogwood Diploma) and who have not had their educational program instructed in one of Canada’s two official languages for at...

The parent or guardian's role is to support the teacher in partnering with the education plan for the learner. The role of parents should be to: Have primary responsibility for the child’s well-being, growth, and development. Recognize that teachers have pr...