Faculty of Education at UBC’s Okanagan Campus

Educating the minds and hearts of children prepares them to become responsible local and global citizens. Our faculty members share in this role of cultivating understanding and knowledge in their students. They create inclusive learning environments for prospective educators and practitioners, which encourages mindful engagement and a deeper inquiry into teaching and learning. Our undergraduate students engage in immersive research, community service-learning, and practicum placements, including in international settings. Our communities, province, and country benefit from innovative educators who guide our learners of all ages, to become caring individuals and responsible global citizens.

How can you impact the lives of our future educators and students?

BARK program
Centre for Research and Mindful Engagement

Projects and Impact Stories:

  • Impact Story

    Andrew Clunas family

    New bursary endowment honours family’s legacy while supporting Okanagan’s future educators

    Andrew Clunas passed away half a century ago, but his constant championing of the importance of education has reached across the generations to benefit students in the Okanagan School of Education. His family’s gift of a $100,000 endowment will create, in his name, two bursaries of $2,000 each annually for students in the Okanagan School of Education. more

  • Impact Story

    Kiwanis and UBC Okanagan

    Kiwanis makes $125,000 investment in Okanagan’s future educators

    Inspired by its 100-year commitment to improving the lives of children, the Kiwanis Club of Kelowna-Summit has established the first major entrance award endowment in the Okanagan School of Education. The endowment will provide $10,000 annually to a student pursuing a career in primary/elementary school education. more

  • Priority Project

    Building Academic Retention through K9's - B.A.R.K

    Building Academic Retention through K9’s – B.A.R.K

    Building Academic Retention through K9’s (BARK) brings together university students and trained therapy dogs and handlers in an effort to reduce stress, combat homesickness, foster interpersonal more

    Community Engagement

  • Priority Project

    The Centre for Mindful Engagement

    The Centre for Mindful Engagement

    How do we better engage the minds of our students? The Faculty of Education at UBC’s Okanagan campus is interested in researching how to better engage learners and how to more

    Research Excellence

Contact Us

Development and Alumni Engagement
Tel: 250.807.8565
E-mail: invest.okanagan@ubc.ca