Fountainview Academy
Address
7615 Lytton-Lillooet Highway

Lillooet
,
British Columbia
,
V0K 1V0

Canada
Coordinates50°32′00″N 121°46′00″W / 50.5333°N 121.7666°W / 50.5333; -121.7666
Information
School typePrivate high school
MottoBuilding Character
Religious affiliation(s)Seventh-day Adventist
Established1975[1]
PresidentScott Richards
PrincipalBaird Corrigan
Faculty9
Grades10-12
Enrollment60
LanguageEnglish
CampusRural
AccreditationProvince of BC, Ministry of Education
Diploma awardedProvincial "Dogwood" diploma
Websitewww.fountainview.ca

Fountainview Academy is parochial boarding secondary school, located 17 miles south of Lillooet, British Columbia, Canada.[2] It enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 10–12,[3] primarily from the United States of America and Canada, but students also come from other countries, such as Korea, Germany, Iceland, and Papua New Guinea.[4] It has a youth orchestra and choir[5] and all students participate in one and/or the other.[6] The school is closely affiliated with, but not owned or operated by, the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[7]

Philosophy of education

The book Education by Ellen G. White provides the principles which guide the Academy.[8] "Fountainview Academy strives to achieve its mission through a balanced program of vocational training[9] and study. Each student is required to attend approximately 25 hours of classes and 18–20 hours of career and technical training each week as a means of translating theory into practice in the individual’s life."[10]

Work experience and service activities

The high school includes an organic carrot farm[11] which in 2008 was the largest producer of organic carrots in the province of British Columbia.[12] The Adventist Church historically strongly advocated that students gain vocational training experience as part of their education. The carrot farm provides the students with such practical work experience. Students also meet their weekly career and technical training requirement by being assigned to various departments in campus development and upkeep, digital media, janitorial, cafeteria, or the office.[13]

Controversy

In 2018, a previous student posted allegations on Medium that Fountainview Academy had engaged in the discredited practice of conversion therapy on LGBTQ+ students.[14] A 2019 Parliamentary report from the University of British Columbia showed that 1-in-3 Canadians who had undergone conversion therapy later attempted suicide.[15] In 2021 another student came forward with similar conversion therapy allegations.[16] On January 7, 2022, Canada outlawed conversion therapy on minors and adults nationwide, with violations carrying up to 5 years in prison for "everyone who knowingly causes another person to undergo conversion therapy", according to the Canadian Criminal Code Section 320.101.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Fountainview Academy at OCI (outpostcenters.org). Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  2. ↑ District of Lillooet webpage Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2011-05-30.
  3. ↑ School Information, District 074 BC Ministry of Education website. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  4. ↑ Watah, Natasha (29 June 2023). "Local violinist dreams of performing in an orchestra". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Fountainview Academy Orchestra and Singers". Fountainview Academy. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  6. ↑ Music Dept. Strings and Choir page Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Fountainview Academy website. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  7. ↑ Mumford, Robert Wayne (2020). Go North Young Man, Go North!. FriesenPress. ISBN 978-1-5255-5987-7.
  8. ↑ Fountainview Academy Student Handbook 2009-2010 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 4
  9. ↑ Michael Dunbar VP Fountainview Academy
  10. ↑ Fountainview Academy Student Handbook 2009-2010 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 5
  11. ↑ "Fountainview Farm". fountainviewfarm.ca. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  12. ↑ Advantage Lillooet Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine study prepared by Wendy Fraser for the District of Lillooet, March 2008, p.26. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  13. ↑ Fountainview Academy Student Handbook 2009-2010 Archived 26 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine p. 26
  14. ↑ Neil, Mason (19 June 2018). "Queer Belonging: Finding Community Alone". Medium. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Evidence - HESA (42-1) - No. 138 - House of Commons of Canada". web.archive.org. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Episode One: an Interview with Jake by Seventh-Gay Badventist". web.archive.org. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  17. ↑ Branch, Legislative Services (10 January 2022). "Consolidated federal laws of canada, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy)". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

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