Southridge School

Specialties

Southridge is a co-​ed, private, university preparatory day school situated on 17 acres in South Surrey. Southridge offers an enriched curriculum to 650 students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. The Junior School, Grades K — 7 is an IB World School. The Senior School offers an enriched curriculum and a number of Advanced Placement offerings. Southridge weights equally the development of academics with the development of character. We not only educate our students about knowledge and how to think in the 21^st century, we also educate them about the importance of goodness and how to at ethically and morally. Southridge graduates attend universities around the world. The school’s mission is to develop well-​rounded graduates with the knowledge, integrity, character and confidence to realize their full potential and to make a difference in the world. The school provides students, parents, teachers, staff and alumni a sense of community that is rarely experienced in schools.

History

Established in 1995.

Southridge School had its beginnings in a group of families who wanted to create educational alternatives for their children. They were committed to the idea of creating a school community that would develop people who contributed to each other’s success — and the betterment of the wider world. A teacher’s strike in 1993 provided the impetus to take action. A series of meetings, including an inspirational talk by Alan Brown, a former headmaster at St. George’s School, energized the families to pursue the goal of a creating a new independent school in the South Surrey area. In October 1995, the Southridge Great Trek took place. Some 181 students, parents, teachers and staff joining Alan Brown, founding Head of School, in the march from the rented premises to the new facilities on our current site. At the opening assembly in the new school, students sang the Southridge song, written by our music teacher. It was a uniquely emotional moment for the founding parents.