Academics+

At UNISUS, Academics+ is more than a curriculum — it’s a philosophy.Our foundation is built on delivering the gold standard of academics, ensuring every student receives a future-ready, globally recognized education. But we don’t stop there.

We offer our students Academics+, where the “plus” in represents the pathways and opportunities we layer on top of academic excellence — tailored to each student’s interests, strengths, and ambitions.

Academics plus can include:

• The Scholar-Athlete Program including Hockey, Snowsports, Motorsports and Soccer
• Enrichment Programs that explore innovation, creativity, and leadership through fine arts, music, entrepreneurship, outdoor education, leadership, multi-sport and more
• The IB Diploma Pathway, where students graduate with both the International Baccalaureate and the British Columbia High School Diploma, or "The Dogwood Diploma"

Academics+ allows students to grow their passions alongside a strong academic foundation, and our school days are designed around supporting this.

This is a Pathway Enablement Program — where your child will be guided toward top universities, professional opportunities and market readiness with confidence and purpose. By the time they graduate, your child won’t just be academically strong, they’ll be prepared to thrive in whatever path they choose.

In Kindergarten-Gr. 5, Enrichment opportunities are built into their day (music, art, drama, outdoor education, technology...etc) so students are exposed to all options.

Beginning in Grade 6, academic classes are scheduled in the mornings for three days a week of their weekly schedule, with those afternoons dedicated to discovering and pursuing passions (see below). For those 3 afternoons a week, students can choose from our Scholar-Athlete programs in Soccer (partnership with Everton FC in the UK), Ice Hockey, Snowsports or Motorsports, or, they can explore Enrichment Programs within the areas of fine arts, music, outdoor education, entrepreneurship, multi-sport, leadership, and world languages. Students have the option to stay with their Enrichment Programs, or change with each new term (3 times per academic year).

Once students are in Grades 11-12, students may be able to continue to pursue their Enrichments or Scholar-Athlete programs depending on their academic schedule.

The most valuable skills - the soft skills - which ultimately lead to fulfillment in life, are rarely taught deliberately. Instead, they are often learned by accident, through trial and error, failure, and hardship.

Many of history’s greatest leaders and innovators, from entrepreneurs to change makers, developed these skills not in a classroom, but through struggle, setbacks, and perseverance.

What if students could learn these essential skills intentionally, instead of leaving them to chance?

Research conducted by Harvard University, the Carnegie Foundation and Stanford Research Center has all concluded that 85% of job success comes from having well‐developed soft and people skills, and only 15% of job success comes from technical skills and knowledge (hard skills).These statistics were extrapolated from A Study of Engineering Education, authored by Charles Riborg Mann and published in 1918 by the Carnegie Foundation.

It should also be noted that research conducted with Fortune 500 CEOs by the Stanford Research Institute International and the Carnegie Melon Foundation, found that 75% of long-term job success depends on people skills, while only 25% on technical knowledge. (The American Management Association)

The UNISUS Future Ready Program is designed to prepare students for success in an evolving world.

Integrated into learning are socio-emotional skills, inner mastery, digital literacy and physical self-care, which are all skills required to navigate life, ensuring students develop self-awareness, ethical grounding, and practical competencies.