UNISUS Golf Academy by Unisus School

UNISUS GOLF ACADEMY INNOVATIVE EDUCATION + HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETICS

THE UNISUS SCHOLAR ATHLETE PROGRAM The UNISUS Academic + Academy program combines innovative education with rigorous pursuit of a personal passion. Programs are designed to nurture students for success in the real world. Our tailored academic schedule meets the learning outcomes of the B.C. Ministry of Education and the International Baccalaureate Program (IB) while providing the freedom for students to pursue dedicated and rigorous training in a competitive sport. Academically, the IB program aims to do more than other curricula by developing a student’s ability to become life-long learners who are reflective, collaborative, caring, and motivated. As an IB World School, UNISUS offers IB programs beginning in Kindergarten with the Primary Years Program (PYP) and culminating with the academically rigorous IBDP for Grade 11 and 12 students. IB World School students develop strong academic, social, and emotional characteristics and they are also likely to perform better than students from other academic programs. Research has shown that IBDP graduates are better prepared for post-secondary education and are preferred by admissions offices at leading universities.

• Open-minded • Caring • Risk-takers • Balanced • Reflective

UNISUS Scholar-athlete Profile

• Inquirers • Knowledgeable • Thinkers • Communicators • Principled

IB Learner Profile

UNISUS scholar-athlete program combines an IB education with a holistic and focused approach to sports for students who are pursuing sports to high performing or advanced levels. Studies have shown that students who participate in competitive athletics at school develop more essential skills that will have positive life-long benefits; furthermore, students who pursue an extra-curricular passion to high levels tend to perform better in academics. In addition to academic performance, these students also develop essential skills such as overcoming adversity, greater accountability, and unwavering dedication to achieving various goals and objectives.

UNISUS GOLF ACADEMY UNISUS Golf Academy (UGA) combines a world-class International Baccalaureate (IB) education with a comprehensive and holistic approach to the sport of golf. The academy aims to develop scholar-athletes striving to excel in both academics and golf as a passion or competitive sport. UGA offers a junior program for grades 8-9 and a senior program for grades 10-12. Golf instruction is provided by certified coaches from the Canadian Professional Golf Association (CPGA). In addition to golf instruction at the golf course, student-athletes engage in physical training to improve balance, flexibility, posture, core stability, strength and power. Both the junior and senior programs follow a similar schedule:

November-February

March-June

• Working with golf-pro on variety of swing training

• Play 9 or 18 holes - Tues/Thurs/Sat • Classroom and video instruction on strategy and game play • Practice range or dry land training - Evening

F O C U S AC T I V I T Y

S E AS O N

September-October

- Mon/Wed/Fri

• Physical and endurance training • Dry land training on golf simulator • Mental and nutritious training • Practice Range • Maple Leaf tournament play begins • BC Schools Championships • Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (BC) • Maple Leaf Junio Golf Tour National Champions (Oct)

March-October

Scholar-athletes have the opportunity to play in Okanagan Tournaments, High School Tournaments, along with the Maple Leaf Junior (MJT) Tournaments depending on desired level of commitment. The MJT is Canada’s most played Golf tournament tour, which is the road to College Golf, ran exclusively by PGA Golf Professionals.

Schedule Gr. 8 to 10

SAMPLE WEEKLY SCHEDULE Time

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

8:30-9:00

Career Planning

9:00-10:10

Math

English Language Arts

Social Studies

Science

Spanish/ESL

10:10-10:25

Recess

Break

10:25-11:35

ADST

Science

Spanish/ESL

Math

English Language Arts

Social Studies

Science

Flex

Reflection

11:35-12:45

Spanish/ESL

Math

Thursday

Friday

Lunch

12:45-1:15 1:15-1:30

House or Assembly

Flex

1:30-2:30

Social Studies

PE/OE or Academies

ADST

Elective or Academies

ADST

2:30-3:30

ADST

Elective or Academies

SUMMERLAND GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB The Summerland Golf and Country Club is a 6,656 yard, 18-hole links style located on Paradise Flats in Summerland. The golf course is located 10 minutes from UNISUS School. The course offers quite a contrast in layout between the front and back nines. The front nine is characterized by generous fairways. Relatively flat, smooth, fast running, and a combination of links style as well as tree lined holes. The back nine moves into a wonderful grove of Ponderosa Pines, and features rolling fairways, elevation changes and undulating greens. The training facilities feature a 300+ yard practice range including a sizable natural and synthetic grass tee areas, practice bunkers, chipping green and putting green. Summerland Golf Course is a semi-private golf club, welcoming public and tournament play on their challenging and well conditioned golf course. Summerland Golf and Country Club is teaming up with UNISUS as the golf provider to train scholar-athletes looking to pursue golf as a sport or passion. Qualified PGA of Canada Professional instructors offer a holistic approach to the sport of golf.

UNISUS SCHOOL UNISUS is an IB World School located in beautiful Summerland, British Columbia. The 17-acre campus overlooks Lake Okanagan and is surrounded by vineyards and orchards. The campus has over 40,000 sq.ft of learning space and a state-of-the-art boarding facility that offers a safe and secure environment for learning. UNISUS provides innovative education from early childhood to Grade 12. The school offers week-day or full-time boarding to students from the local areas as well as from countries around the world. The school was founded by a group of experienced and passionate educators who shared a unified vision to nurture leaders and innovators of tomorrow. The inquiry-based and STEAM-focused (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) curriculum provides scholar-athletes an opportunity to pursue an academic program that prepares them for education beyond primary and secondary years. The International Baccalaureate (IB) program provides a solid academic foundation for scholar-athletes pursuing collegiate athletics with leading universities worldwide.