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About Cortes Island Academy

The Cortes Island Academy (CIA) is high school education outside the box. Founded by the Cortes Island Community Foundation, Campbell River School District 72, and the people of Cortes Island, the CIA offers a 20 weeks (one semester) program using the place and people of Cortes Island as both campus and curriculum. The 2023-2024 CIA semester runs September 2023 through January 2024 with an overarching theme of Forest Ecology. The CIA has teamed up with Dr. Suzanne Simard and her UBC Mother Tree Project to join with the local facilitators and knowledge-holders and SD 72 teacher to provide a deep dive into the secret world of these ancient trees, how they communicate, their role in fighting climate change, the relationship between forests and soil, and much more.