PARTNERS
At Purcell Collegiate School, we believe in partnerships as an extension of our commitment to collaboration, cooperation, and community. We need to work together to realize progress and achieve success.
Scroll down this page for more information on these important partnerships:
🧡 ?aq’am Community
✨ Purcell Foundation
🖍️ Purcell Preschool + Daycare
📚 Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School
🎓 Royal Roads University
🎓 Vancouver Community College
🏫 St. Eugene Mission
⛷️ Kimberley Alpine Resort
⛳️ Purcell Golf
🏥 StudentVIP
🍁 Maple Immigration Services
🌎 College Hockey Showcases
🌎 Student Management Group
We value and appreciate the organizations listed below for their support of and contributions to PCS, in particular its vision, mission, and values.
Interested in becoming a PCS partner? We are actively seeking partnerships with organizations that can help us extend and enhance programming at PCS, particularly:
🌱Carbon Clawback
📈LeaderSHIFT
🧡First Person
✨Sparx
🧭Club Navigator
🗺️CanXPLR
🎯Purcell Points
Email partnerships@purcellcollegiate.ca for more information on cooperating with us for mutual benefit and toward shared goals.
INDIGENOUS
The Honourable Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has repeatedly highlighted education as the key to reconciliation. As he once succinctly put it, “Education got us into this mess and education will get us out of it.”
Purcell Collegiate School (PCS) is committed to working with Indigenous partners to take up this mantle in support of Canada’s 94 Calls to Action and the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and in pursuit of a better future that values and benefits from Indigenous engagement and inclusion.
ʔaq̓am Community
British Columbia, Canada
Purcell Collegiate School (PCS) sits on the traditional, ancestral homeland of the Ktunaxa peoples. Our neighbours, friends, and corporate partners are members of the ʔaq̓am Community.
The ʔaq̓am Community owns shares in Purcell Collegiate Incorporated (PCI) and holds a seat on its corporate Board of Directors per the landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) the community and PCI signed in 2021. For more information on this lighthouse partnership including how it supports Truth and Reconciliation and how it will contribute to decolonization, click here.
NON-PROFIT/SOCIAL ENTERPRISE
Purcell Collegiate School (PCS) is proud to partner with non-profit groups and social enterprises that contribute to its social-purpose mission and goals.
Purcell Collegiate School Foundation
Kimberley, British Columbia
The Purcell Collegiate School Foundation was founded in 2023 to extend and enhance the educational opportunities afforded by Purcell Collegiate School as follows:
- by providing educational resources to students attending Purcell Collegiate School or participating in its extra-curricular programs;
- by providing publicly available scholarships, bursaries, and other forms of financial assistance for students to attend Purcell Collegiate School and/or participate in its extra-curricular programs; and
- by providing scholarships, bursaries, and other forms of financial assistance to students graduating from Purcell Collegiate School and/or advancing from its extra-curricular programs to attend post-secondary institutions.
For more information including how to become a donor, click here.
Purcell Preschool + Daycare
Kimberley, British Columbia
Purcell Preschool + Daycare is a certified social enterprise. It was conceived to apply an entrepreneurial approach to British Columbia’s childcare crisis and founded to address community need in Kimberley and area. Its mission is to create accessible and inclusive early-learning and childcare programs in a safe, respectful, and engaging environment. Guided by BC’s Early Learning Framework, it is dedicated to creating a foundation for children to successfully transition into the K-12 education system.
Purcell Preschool is open to children aged 6 months – 5+ years in three cohorts: a Conventional Preschool/Daycare Program, a Forest Preschool Program, and an Infant-Toddler program.
K-12 SCHOOLS
Purcell Collegiate School (PCS) is committed to collaboration and cooperation in support of cultivating and activating relationships that create opportunities for all school stakeholders, particularly students and staff. Sister-school agreements and other school-to-school partnerships are ideally suited to this purpose and are priority for PCS to negotiate and activate.
STRATHCONA-TWEEDSMUIR SCHOOL (STS)
Okotoks, Alberta
Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School (STS) is a premier, co-educational, independent day school that traces its roots and traditions back over 110 years. STS develops well-balanced students for a life of purpose by inspiring excellence in scholarship, leadership and character.
PCS and STS have signed an MOU to partner together to create extended and enhanced learning opportunities for students at both schools. This partnership includes particular focus in the areas of international education, Indigenous engagement, and outdoor learning.
POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS
Purcell Collegiate School (PCS) is open to collaboration and cooperation with post-secondary institutions interested in creating pathways for students to transition from high school at PCS to college or university.
ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY
Victoria, BC
You come to Royal Roads to learn, study and achieve. And you will. But what you may not expect is how much you’ll learn about yourself. How much your time at Royal Roads will transform your life. Our goal is to make your Royal Roads education a valuable and fulfilling experience. Your distinct life experiences, academic background and personal history will enrich every class you’re part of. Like us, you’re different, and that’s why we want you here. Our educational approach isn’t just about deep knowledge of subject matter, but an even deeper knowledge of self.
VANCOUVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (VCC)
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver Community College (VCC) is a public post-secondary located in the heart of Vancouver, B.C. offering academic, cultural, and social environments that inspire relevant real-world training. Since 1965, VCC has earned a strong and well-deserved reputation for our commitment to community, student-centred approach, award-winning faculty, and wide range of academic and applied programs. VCC has among the highest graduate placement rates in the province, and plays a key role in helping industries meet their needs for highly-skilled employees. VCC’s commitment to access, community, advanced skills training and industry connection ensures our students are well-positioned to break new ground in their chosen fields after graduation.
Purcell Collegiate Grade 12 students applying to Vancouver Community College (VCC) may be eligible for conditional admission in the majority of programs.
AMENITIES & FACILITIES
The partners listed below provide PCS students and staff with access to exceptional amenities and facilities in support of providing a world-class international boarding school experience.
St. Eugene Mission Resort
Cranbrook, BC
Kimberley Alpine Resort
Kimberley, BC
Located in the Purcell Range of the Canadian Rockies, Kimberley offers stunning scenery and a laid-back, relaxed atmosphere that lets you make the most of your winter getaway. On North Star Mountain, your skiing experience includes a newly enhanced beginner’s area, enjoyable long intermediate trails, and exciting glades and steep terrain for the advanced skier and rider. Other incredible activities include cross-country skiing and snow shoeing – just a few of all the favorite and exciting winter activities that Kimberley has to offer.
Kimberley Alpine Resort functions as a satellite campus for PCS students and includes Kootenay Haus, the highest high-school classroom in Canada!
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Purcell Collegiate School works closely with a variety of service providers to ensure the best possible care, support, and service for its students and their parents/guardians.
StudentVIP
Health Insurance
All international students studying at Purcell Collegiate School are covered by StudentVIP’s International Health & Wellness Program. Upon arrival to campus, students receive their health insurance package which includes their health card for use when they visit the doctor, pharmacy, or dentist.
Maple Immigration Services
Visa/Study Permit Processing
Maple Immigration Services offers a comprehensive range of Canadian immigration services to clients, students and employers in Canada and worldwide. With almost 15 years of experience, their team is equipped to handle the most complex immigration cases. Based in Toronto, they provide personalized support to help you smoothly navigate the Canadian immigration system. PCS works with Maple Immigration Services to provide visa/study permit processing support to students and families requiring this service.
EDUCATION AGENTS
PCS works with a variety of agencies to recruit and support students placements in our school. The agents listed below qualify for special mention as founding agents whose dedicated support of PCS’s initial engagement of the international student mobility market is appreciated and valued.
College Hockey Showcases
Bethel, CT
College Hockey Showcases (CHS) is a global leaders in female hockey showcases and camps. CHS has vast experience and relationships in the female hockey coaching world which translates into exceptional opportunities for participating players at CHS events.
Student Management Group
New York, USA
Student Management Group is one of the premiere student exchange services organizations in the world. They specialize in fostering incredible educational and cultural experiences that provide students from all around the world memories for a lifetime. SMG has facilitated over 1,000 student enrollments in Canada over the last 8 years.