
CMA Is Growing Even More
News And EventsA few months ago we announced the exciting news that CMA would be adding a second grade 7 class starting September 2021. Due to the ever-increasing demand for our middle school, we have decided to add a second grade 8 class as well!
Our students…

CMA is Growing
News And EventsAfter an incredible year of growth and increased interest, we are thrilled to announce that Coast Mountain Academy will have two grade 7 classes for the first time ever this coming September. Big thanks to all of our families who continue to…

‘Thinking Classroom’ Mathematics
Academics - featuresThe mathematics program at CMA focuses on conceptual understanding and problem solving; with 'procedural' approaches as a last resort.
Students are provided opportunities to collaborate when problem-solving, going beyond procedures to explore…

INQubator
Academics - featuresThe INQubator program at Coast Mountain Academy is an expression of the school's core academic philosophy that curiosity and wonder are the best teachers.
In grades 7-9, students take part in a year-long course to learn how to explore questions…

Online Gradebook
Academics - featuresOne of the most important aspects of creating self-aware students is ensuring that they know where they are on the journey of learning. While report cards have been traditionally focused on grades and performance, Coast Mountain Academy has…

Hybrid Timetable
Academics - featuresThrough years of development, Coast Mountain Academy implements an exciting 'hybrid' timetable that brings the best of different course-lengths and a varied weekly schedule to subjects that benefit from them.
Year-long "linear", semester,…

Formative Assessment Model
Academics - featuresCoast Mountain Academy is proud to comprehensively implement the assessment approach promoted by the 2018 Ministry of Education curriculum redesign: a philosophy of classroom assessment that emphasizes student self-awareness and repeated efforts…

LEAD
Academics - featuresCoast Mountain Academy's Leadership Expeditions for Academic Discovery has been a cornerstone of the school since its conception. Our situation in one of Canada's outdoor recreation meccas affords us remarkable access to an incredible diversity…

Interdisciplinary Humanities
Academics - featuresCoast Mountain Academy takes a 'blended' approach to the subjects traditionally labeled "English Language Arts" and "Social Studies". At all grade levels these subjects areas are taught in a single course over the entire year. In a nutshell:
We…