Via Vita Academy is a small independent school in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, focused on the development of each student. We offer small classes and hands-on delivery of Nova Scotia Department of Education Curriculum for Grades Pre-Kindergarten to nine.
We provide a welcoming and safe educational experience that offers:
-Integrated daily physical, arts, and life skills education;
-Enhanced theme-based curriculum in a student-centered and hands-on learning environment;
-A small, family-focused school dedicated to low student-teacher ratios.
Via Vita, meaning 'way of life', sums up every aspect of our school. Learning is natural and purposeful throughout our lives, therefore we offer a school learning experience that does just the same. Lessons are catered to meet the varying interests and abilities of each student and are delivered in a student-centered structure - where students are interested, engaged, and making meaning out of their learning. Creativity, collaboration, movement,
HLNAPrior to 1994 a group of community people held meetings in an attempt to identify and address literacy needs in Hants County, Nova Scotia. This group was originally known as the Literacy Committee and was made up of interested individuals, tutors, learners, and representatives from other community groups with a desire to promote literacy.In January 1994, the NS Department of Education introduced the Community Learning Initiative (CLI) with a mandate to enhance the skills of community members and to answer communitylearning needs through local learning networks. The Literacy Committee began meeting monthly and actively solicited participation from additional community organizations and individuals who were prepared to provide organizational and administrative leadership.In March 1994 a daylong organizational meeting was held which resulted in the formation of the West Hants Learning Network Association. It was incorporated as a nonprofit organization with the Registry of Joint Stocks in June 1995.