Swedes in BC: The Life & Times of Early Swedish Settlers in BC

Photo Exhibit

Come and see this one-of-a-kind photo exhibit of the early Swedish set­tlers to BC. It is fas­ci­nat­ing to see how those who trav­elled from Scan­di­navia to such a far away coun­try as Canada, in those days, lived and made a place for them­selves right here, in the area we now call home.

Where: Scan­di­na­vian Cen­tre
Date: Sat­ur­day &…

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The Centre is Getting A Royal Treat!

Swe­den House Soci­ety is hon­oured to announce that as part of their royal visit to Van­cou­ver dur­ing the 2010 Win­ter Games, the King and Queen of Swe­den — Carl XVI Gustaf and Sil­via Bernadotte — will be com­ing for a visit to the Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Centre!

On Thurs­day Feb­ru­ary 25th, King Carl XVI Gustaf and Sil­via will be attending…

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Swedish

Adult classes are offered in both Fall and Win­ter and run for 10 weeks. Children’s classes fol­low a reg­u­lar school year schedule.

Chil­dren & Youth Classes

Preschool (ages 3 – 4): Sat­ur­days 10:00am – 12:00pm
Kinder­garten with prepara­tory teach­ing in read­ing (ages 4 – 5): Sat­ur­days 10:00am – 12:00pm
Pri­mary Edu­ca­tion (ages 6 – 8): Sat­ur­days 10:00am –…

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Language Classes

If you want to con­nect with your Scan­di­na­vian roots, brush up on your exist­ing skills or are look­ing for a new chal­lenge, we have the class for you!

The Scan­di­na­vian Com­mu­nity Cen­tre offers both chil­dren and adult lan­guage classes for begin­ners, inter­me­di­ates and advanced speak­ers in all Scan­di­na­vian lan­guages. National hol­i­days, cel­e­bra­tions and tra­di­tions form a large part of the…

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