Welcome from the Founders

It is essential that parents, students, teachers, and society, in general, recognize the difference between schooling and education. Schools are for all and follow a prescribed curriculum that is established by the federal, provincial, or municipal governments in every country. Such schools base their programs on “knowledge” and the acquisition of basic skills; information that can be recalled and tested in order to measure the effectiveness of programs or of instruction.

This creates generations of children who go out into the working world ill equipped to face the realities of a society that desperately needs thinkers. Such limitations thwart the innate thinking skills of every student, reduce the opportunities for risk taking, and immobilize the natural problem-solving skills inherent in every human being. 

Canadian Independent Micro School (C.I.M.S.) is an independent micro school that far surpasses the programs offered in traditional schools. The curriculum is designed to give students the opportunity of developing skills which are too often minimized in other educational environments due to curriculum restrictions. These skills include advanced reading, writing, thinking, communication, problem-solving, and risk-taking. Students are consistently asked to organize, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate information. It is an expectation, particularly with the older students, to challenge the instructor in a respectful manner. Only through such opportunities do students recognize their full potential as learners and allow themselves far more possibilities as they approach the university selection process.

Canadian Independent Micro School expands the minds of its students and views each participant as an individual, unique in his/her learning style. C.I.M.S. gives each participant the confidence and the skills that he/she will find necessary in a university education. By doing so, your child will find post-secondary challenges less stressful and far more meaningful.

創辦人之問候： 

家長、學子、教師和普羅大眾有必要認清就學和教育的差別。學校設立的目的是容納各種學生，並遵循各國依據地方所制定的不同規章。此等學校根據「知識」以及得到基本技能的需求而訂定課程，所灌輸的資訊僅限於可背誦、考試的內容，以評斷學生上課、老師教導的成效。

因此一代又一代的青年學子在準備不全的狀況下踏入社會，缺乏足夠的思考能力面對真實世界。這種教育體制扼殺學生與生俱來的思考能力、減少他們冒險的機會，使其漸漸失去解決問題的本能。

寰宇博雅國際學苑（C.I.M.S.）是一所獨立微型學校，提供的課程遠超過傳統學校，旨在提供機會，幫助學生培養不拘泥受限於傳統教育的所有素養。這些能力包括深度閱讀、寫作、思考、溝通、解決問題以及面對挑戰。我們時時要求學生組織、分析、整理、評估各種資訊；尤其期待年紀較大的中學生，在維持禮貌與尊重的同時，勇於質疑、提問。唯有透過這些機會，學生才能認清自己的學習潛能，在選擇大學的過程中，持續探索各種可能性。

C.I.M.S. 拓展學生的心智，觀察個人特質，因材施教。我們培養孩子的自信，在他們進入大學之前，都能具備必要的能力。學生接受高等教育時，才不會備感壓力，大學生涯也更具意義。

Headmaster’s Message

As Headmaster of CIMS, it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to our website. As you peruse this site, you will soon recognize that an educational experience for students encompasses the academic, social, emotional, physical, and ethical development of the individual.

With over 40 years of experience as a teacher and administrator in top-ranked independent schools across Canada, I bring a unique understanding of the methods by which we prepare students to become creative thinkers, active risk-takers, and outstanding members of a dynamic learning environment.

At CIMS we are proud of our success in preparing our young men and women for outstanding post-secondary colleges and universities. Through active participation in athletics, the arts, and community service our grads are primed to meet the challenges that await and to actively participate within their communities in a positive manner.

I invite you to visit our school and learn, firsthand,  about the opportunities that can be attained within our school environment.

Stephen Hutchison