Ideal Mini School

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Ideal Mini School
Address
855 West 59th Avenue Vancouver, British Columbia, V6P 6H7, Canada
Information
School board	School District 39 Vancouver
School type	Secondary school(Mini School)
Grades	8-12
Language	English
Area	Vancouver
Enrollment	115 (2007)
Homepage	http://www.idealmini.shawbiz.ca/

Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School (Vancouver) is the "steward school" of Ideal Mini School which is located a few blocks away. Although Ideal Mini School does not have its own principal and is funded by Churchill Secondary, it runs as a separate school under the leadership of head teacher Mr. Jim King.

An application test covering both IQ and EQ is required to be eligible to attend Ideal Mini School.^{[citation needed]} There are 6 classrooms in the school, which is currently attended by 115 students. Students at Ideal may join elective classes, sports teams, theatre programs or clubs at Churchill Secondary.

Ideal differs from Churchill (other than for its size), because of its Integrated Arts Program. Ideal is a small school that is very personalized and offers an intimate and creative environment where teachers and students are treated as equals. Ideal offers an informal teaching style where the teachers are addressed by their first names and trust is highly regarded. Integration among grades, artistic expression and diplomacy is extremely common and definitely promoted.