Private School Fair Returns to Vancouver

Vancouver, BC – July 15, 2008 – (PressReleasePoint) This year the Our Kids Private School fair will return to Vancouver.

“Now more than ever, it is important for Vancouver parents to take advantage of the opportunities presented to them at the Vancouver Private school fair,” says Andrew Stawicki of Our Kids Publications. Private schools are a popular alternative today more than ever.

According to statistics from the Canadian Association of Independent schools, over the past decade, enrollment in independent schools has risen over 35%, from 30,023 to 40,551. By contrast, public school enrollment has increased less than a percentage point in the same period. In fact, most provinces’ public school enrollment has declined. Our Kids has benefited from and helped that trend by educating parents about alternatives to public education.

“In the past few years, we have expanded to a national publication that promotes and provides information about all Canadian private schools,” says Andrew Stawicki, owner of Our Kids Publications, Ltd. “Our website and other media are sought out by people from all over the world searching for private schools and boarding schools in Albert and British Columbia. It makes very good sense for us to hold a Vancouver private school fair.”

The Vancouver Private School Fair will be held Saturday, November 15, 2008 from 11:00 to 3:00 at the Empire Landmark Hotel, 1400 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC.

School fairs are part of a trifecta of media offered by Our Kids, including a magazine published nationally once a year, distributed through the Globe And Mail along with a website that receives over 20,000 visits per month. Our Kids benefits parents searching for schools as well as the schools themselves. According to Murray Marran of West Island College, we’re “very pleased with [Our Kids. We] have had direct admissions because of parents looking at this magazine.” Over the years, thousands of parents have used Our Kids magazine, website and fairs to inform education decisions for their children. The fairs are overwhelmingly praised as “well-planned, well-organized, and well-presented.”

Advice presentations at the fair will include:
• How to choose a school
• Financing your child's education
• The truth on Boarding schools

Exhibiting schools
For a complete list visit: http://www.ourkids.net/fairs
For top questions parents ask: www.ourkids.net/school/fair_topquestions.pdf

About Our Kids Publications
With more than nine years of experience, Our Kids Publications Ltd. has become a leading publisher of magazines dedicated to assisting readers make informed decisions for their families. Started by award-winning journalism, photography and design veterans in 1997, Our Kids now publishes three annual publications — Our Kids Go To School, Our Kids Go To Camp and Comfort Life — and an annual education journal, Dialogue. Our Kids is dedicated to providing readers with the most comprehensive information about private education, leisure time and senior care options by bringing together top-notch Canadian photographers, writers and artists to create informative and engaging magazines.

In 2002, Our Kids launched its first annual private education School Fair, a one-day event designed to connect schools with parents seeking a superior education for their children.

In 2008, there are three annual private education school fairs. The fairs will provide an expected 2,000 families from the Greater Toronto and Halton and Vancouver areas with even more choice for their children.