Register for School of Life Program

By Ms. Kirsten Bowles, Junior School Counsellor 

Would you like to capture your child's aspirations on film each year? Be sure to register for this one-of-a-kind opportunity by October 8.
By Ms. Kirsten Bowles, Junior School Counsellor

What if you had a video time capsule of your child growing up? And what if that video time capsule included your child, on a yearly basis, answering key life questions, questions that helped your child become more self-aware, confident and introspective? What would this be worth to you--and to your child?

WPGA is the first school in Canada to offer The School of Life Project, and is now the most documented school in the world. This revolutionary program is the brainchild of filmmaker Rick Stevenson (also a WPGA parent) and is featured in schools and organizations in countries worldwide, including the U.S., Mexico, Australia, Russia and Germany. Click here to watch a short video that captures the program's concept. 

How to Participate:
There are two ways to participate in this program.

Video Journal Program: Students use an automated video monitor (provided) to answer age-appropriate questions each year until they graduate. The cost of the video journal program, which includes cloud-based storage, is $100 a year.

Ambassador Program: Students can also audition to be a School of Life Project Ambassador (there are 300 worldwide). In this program, student interviews are filmed live each year with Mr. Stevenson or a member of the School of Life Project team. The cost of this program is $1000 a year and includes the edited footage and a collection of outtakes. Ambassadors' stories may be used in a School of Life Project Film. To watch a clip of a School of Life Project film that captured brothers Liam and Jonathan Carson over 10 years at WPGA, click here. Click here for an incredible story about four years in the life of a School of Life Project Ambassador from Chile (password: school). 
Note: Scholarships are available for the Ambassador Program.

Registration: To apply for these programs, click here. There is no risk to apply; if, within one week of the first interview, families change their mind, full payment will be refunded.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, October 8.

Questions: Please email Rick Stevenson with any questions about this program.
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