Little Flower Academy

Through class, liturgy, formal curriculum, a wide range of extracurricular activities, sports and performing arts, students at Little Flower Academy are educated to be healthy, challenged to achieve, and are encouraged to enjoy learning. LFA builds confidence and enhances self-esteem in every girl so that their spiritual, intellectual, physical, and emotional potential is realized.

With 480 students from Grades 8 through 12, Little Flower Academy is unique in the Lower Mainland. We offer the very best high school education, in an all-girls environment, with a Catholic, value-based curriculum. The combination is the only one of its kind in British Columbia.

Our academic record reflects our community’s steadfast commitment to excellence. Over the past decade, LFA’s graduation rate is 100% with typically higher than 95% achieving provincial honours. Not surprisingly, nearly every graduate chooses their prefered post secondary education choice.

Little Flower Academy is owned and operated by the Jane Rowan Society, which was established for this purpose by the Sisters of St. Ann. The Sisters of St. Ann are the pioneer congregation of Catholic educators in British Columbia. This community, founded in 1850 by Blessed Marie Anne Blondin in Vaudreuil, Quebec, sent Sisters as missionaries to British Columbia in 1858. Over the next 160 years the Sisters of St. Ann opened and operated schools, hospitals and care facilities throughout British Columbia. All who are associated with the school are privileged to share in the mission and the rich tradition of the Sisters of St. Ann.

As visionaries, the Sisters of St. Ann and their associates have been and are committed to enabling students to reach their full potential. At LFA, education is designed especially for girls and the way they learn and curriculum is delivered within a culture that truly empowers girls to excel. The all-girl environment creates a strong sense of community.

There are many advantages in an all-girls education: enhanced leadership opportunities, instruction tailored to girls, and the increased confidence and desire to succeed. We have the distinction of blending all of those advantages with the nurturing, faith-based curriculum of a Catholic education. The combination is critical in creating an immensely successful model for purposeful, meaningful education.

At LFA, it is about more than simply separating girls and boys. We offer an education designed especially for girls and the way they learn, and we have a culture that truly empowers girls to excel. The all-girl environment creates a special, sister-like bond among students and a strong sense of community. We have many links with boys' schools so that the girls learn to interact, work with and have fun with boys, but we believe that from grades 8-12, girls learn and thrive best in single-sex classrooms.

In the finest tradition of the Sisters of St. Ann, it is girls that make LFA an outstanding school. Girls lead student government, initiate community service opportunities, and encourage one another to greater heights in academics, arts, athletics and extra-curricular activities. They know they will be tomorrow’s female leaders. The evidence clearly demonstrates the advantages of an all-girl educational environment. Studies show that girls find it easier to excel and become more confident learners in an all-girl setting. It's a more comfortable environment that encourages girls to speak up in class, to express their opinions, and to take initiative in everything from academics to the arts to athletics.

Spiritual development in the Catholic tradition is at the heart of the LFA experience. Throughout, our students will discover and explore their faith and how each individual is called to live her life. Little Flower Academy will prepare every girl for university. It gives athletes the real possibility of playing at a provincial championship and artists the opportunity to sing and perform in front of crowds. It will offer the chance to model the UN and lead through student government. It will give each person the experience of quiet reflection through liturgy and retreat. Through the diversity of an LFA experience, the goal is to instil a spirit and an attitude that will guide the rest of one’s life.

Little Flower Academy offers more than 50 student-led organizations and clubs. There's an activity for just about every interest, as well as the brilliant opportunities to make new friends and develop leadership skills. We will challenge every student to stretch and discover about themselves how she might make a difference in the world, whatever her talents, interests or dreams for the future.