Kenneth Gordon

About

Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School (KGMS) is located at 420 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver, BC V7H 1S8. KGMS describes itself as a supportive, empowering school community providing inclusive, individualized education for neurodiverse learners and students with learning differences. The school emphasizes individualized instruction, small class sizes, and a caring, connected community, combining academics, arts, and outdoor learning opportunities to help students build confidence, independence, and skills toward their goals.

At a Glance

School type: Independent School (North Vancouver)

Education language: English

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: 1-12

Phone: 604 985-5224

Email: smacleod@kgms.ca

Principal: Sarah Coates

Programs and Services

Music / Band KGMS highlights its music program as a meaningful part of student life and learning. Social-Emotional Learning The school places a major emphasis on social-emotional learning, using explicit modelling, prompting, and one-on-one guidance to support social understanding, peer relationships, self-confidence, and interpersonal skills. Professional counsellors also support students in reflecting on issues such as bullying, body image, and healthy living. Student support / special education KGMS provides an integrated student services approach and is designed for students with neurodiverse learning profiles and learning differences. The school states it offers support services through counsellors, a developmental specialist, an occupational therapist, and a speech language pathologist, and emphasizes individualized instruction supported by a low student-to-educator ratio. Educators adapt B.C. curriculum, instruction, and assessment to student strengths and needs, guided by Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and using Orton-Gillingham methodologies.

School Culture and Expectations

KGMS emphasizes inclusion, belonging, and celebrating student differences, with a focus on building confidence, independence, and self-advocacy. The school presents itself as a place where students are supported, challenged, and celebrated, and where educators adapt instruction to each learner’s strengths and needs. KGMS also highlights creating learning spaces that cater to the sensory needs of its neurodiverse students and fostering calm, meaningful connection.

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

KGMS offers bus service for morning and afternoon transportation, arranged through Lynch Bus Lines, with routes serving areas including Coquitlam/Burnaby/New Westminster, Vancouver, and North Vancouver. The school notes that its bus program helps make commuting from outside North Vancouver convenient. The campus is described as being in the quiet, tree-lined Maplewood neighbourhood near the Seymour River, about 20 minutes from downtown Vancouver.

Enrollment

KGMS invites families to start by submitting an Inquiry Form or contacting the Admissions team by email ([email protected]) or phone (604) 985-5224. Families can then book a school tour or attend an open house, submit an online application, and provide documents such as a psycho-educational assessment/diagnostic report, report cards, and any current IEPs or learning plans (plus relevant specialist reports if available). The admissions process may include an application review, a student visit opportunity, a parent meeting, and then an admissions decision. The school also notes it offers rolling admissions when space is available.