Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Education at UBC has served the international education community through leadership in research, service, and advocacy for more than 50 years. One of the leading faculties of education in the world, the Faculty of Education prepares professionals for practice in a wide range of education-related fields, from preschool through adulthood.
The Faculty of Education prepares more than 45% of the elementary teachers, the majority of secondary teachers, and a significant proportion of the special needs teachers, counsellors, school administrators, school psychologists, vocational rehabilitation counsellors, and First Nations teachers in British Columbia.
The School of Kinesiology is a part of the Faculty of Education and provides an exceptional, student-centered learning environment in the study and practice of human movement.
Featured Projects
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Dean of Education Endowment Fund
The Faculty of Education at UBC has served the international education community through leadership in research, service and advocacy for more than 60 years. As one of the leading education more
Student Learning
Priority Project
Creating a stronger generation of BC Youth
The Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia aims to make a real difference to high-risk youth living in BC. This commitment has led to the creation of two youth development initiatives: the Struggling Youth Research Network and the Social Emotional Learning program. Both aim to help children and youth face learning and life challenges, so they can more
Community Engagement
Special Appeals
Support the UBC BodyWorks Fitness Centre
Support the UBC School of Kinesiology’s BodyWorks Fitness Centre to continue providing popular programs to improve the health and fitness of the community. more
Community Engagement, Student Learning
Priority Project
UBC project Globe in Peace is making lasting peace possible in post-genocide Rwanda
The genocide of 1994 in Rwanda was one of the bleakest moments in African history. 800,000 Tutsis were killed by Hutu extremists and, just nine years later, 63,000 convicted killers more
Community Engagement
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The Dr. Eleanore Vaines Scholarship
Home Economics Education – Preparing Students for Everyday Life. The Dr. Eleanore Vaines scholarship is awarded to a UBC Bachelor of Education student preparing to be a home economics teacher. more
Student Learning
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Graduate Student Fellowships
The Faculty of Education has launched a new initiative to increase the number of Fellowships available to PhD students. The program aims to bring the best and brightest doctoral students from across Canada and around the world to the hallowed halls of UBC. more
Student Learning
Priority Project
Dean of Education Scholarship
UBC’s Faculty of Education offers BC’s largest teacher preparation program—the only one that includes all areas of specialization for secondary teaching, two options for elementary teaching, and more
Student Learning
Priority Project
Adapted Physical Activity at the School of Kinesiology
The University of British Columbia’s School of Kinesiology is seeking to create a Chair in Adapted Physical Activity to support research, teaching, undergraduate & graduate student learning and more
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Faculty of Education Bursary
Students today need more than drive to succeed—they require a combination of hard work and educational funding. Thanks to the ongoing efforts of UBC alumni and other supporters, the Faculty more
Student Learning
Priority Project
The History Education Network/Histoire et éducation en réseau (THEN/HiER)
Research Informed Practice: Practice Informed Research. Do you want to see real change is how history is taught and learned across Canada? The mandate of the History Education Network/Histoire et more
Community Engagement
Special Appeals
Support Kinesiology student learning at the PARC (Physical Activity Research Centre)
The Physical Activity Research Centre (PARC) is dedicated to giving members of the local community, who have suffered spinal cord injury, the opportunity to work towards leading active and healthy more
Priority Project
Morita Evaluation Research Grant
In 1994, the ethnic Hutu extremists in Rwanda initiated a genocidal attempt against Tutsis and other minorities and slaughtered over 800,000 in just 100 days. The captured and imprisoned perpetrators more
Research Excellence
