Total Learning^®

Columbia International College recognizes that a healthy environment promotes a healthy mind. Our boarding facilities and services are designed to cater to the physical, social, emotional and nutritional needs of our junior boarding students. Meeting these needs ensures that our junior boarding students adjust to their new environment smoothly and are optimistic about the future.

Residential Living

Columbia has the well-being of each student at heart. We therefore provide a positive and supportive environment where boarding students can learn essential life skills through structured and interactive residential programs. This makes their boarding school experience purposeful, safe and fun.

Designated Housemother Nurtures Students' Wellbeing

• A specially designated house mother provides our junior boarding students with pastoral love and guidance
• Our experienced and professional staff provides our junior boarding students with on-going coaching and nurturing, support and attention for personal growth
• Our dedicated house mother supervises and supports our junior boarding students during homework time
• The house mother takes special care to plan and supervise all weekend and monthly highlights enriched with activities that focus on learning and leisure

Quality Living Conditions

• Furnished, comfortable and modern bedrooms
• Brand-new comforter and pillows provided to new junior boarding students upon arrival
• Air-conditioned rooms and heated buildings
• Carpets vacuumed weekly and fresh linen provided every week
• Door-to-door school bus from residence to school

Safe and Secure Residence Management

• Computer-controlled residences permit entry to students with proper access cards
• 24-hour monitored security system (Closed-circuit TV) in all residences
• Centrally-controlled smoke and heat detector in every bedroom
• Nightly curfew and room checks enforced by house mother in all residences

Special Care for Sick Students

• Columbia has a registered nurse stationed at the medical clinic in the school
• A nurse also makes rounds in the residences to check on students who are sick
• Wellness rooms – places where students can rest, relax, and have their condition monitored by a medical professional – are available in each residence.

Make Friends from All over the World

• Students from 11 countries represented in Columbia's junior high school
• Junior high school students have opportunities to develop lifetime friendships and learn new cultures or languages

Weekday Schedule

MONDAY TO FRIDAY	ACTIVITY
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast
8:45 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.	Assembly
9:05 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Academic Classes
11:00 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.	Lunch
12:20 p.m. - 12:50 p.m.	Activity Period
12:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.	Academic Classes
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Student Development Programs & Activities
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.	Social Time - Visiting, Reading and Emails
5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.	Dinner
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Homework / Assignments
8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Snack Time, Preparations for next day
10:00 p.m.	Bed Time

Weekday Schedule

Saturday	ACTIVITY
8:30am	Wake-Up Time
10:00am - 11:00am	Music Lessons
11:00am - 11:45am	Brunch
12:00pm - 1:00pm	Library & Homework
2:00pm - 4:00pm	Swimming
4:30pm	Return to Residence
5:00pm - 6:45pm	Dinner
7:00pm - 10:00pm	Social Time in Common Rooms
10:30pm	Bedtime
SUNDAY	ACTIVITY
10:00am	Wake -Up Time
11:00am - 12:45pm	Brunch
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Laundry Time
5:00pm - 6:45pm	Dinner
7:00pm - 10:00pm	Preparations for School

Delicious and Nutritious Meals Prepared Fresh Daily

Sodexo – Quality Food Service Guaranteed

Sodexo is the leading food and facilities management in North America. Sodexo provides food and hospitality management services to companies like Hewlett-Packard, GlaxoSmithkline, Nokia and Microsoft. Sodexo serves educational institutions such as Queen's, York and Brock Universities.

Delicious & Nutritious Meals

All residences and the school have on-site kitchens managed and operated by close to 100 Sodexo staff Eighty different types of soups, entrées and desserts originating from every continent are served for lunch, students have the option of having a:

1. Hot Western Entrée
2. Hot Oriental Entrée
3. Pizza with Salad
4. Japanese Sushi
5. Cold-cut Sandwich

Special Meals for Students

• Special meals menu is designed by a qualified dietician on staff
• Special meals are provided to vegetarian students or students with religious or special dietary needs
• Special meals are provided to sick students

23 Meals a Week

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
B	B	B	B	B	All-you-can-eat Brunches
L	L	L	L	L
All-you-can-eat Dinners
S	S	S	S

B: Breakfast 7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
L: Lunch Service 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
S: Night snack 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

All-you-can-eat

• Dinner: 5:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
• Brunch:11:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.