May 29-31, 2026
Victoria, BC, Canada
This May, join us in Victoria, BC as we offer 5 official IB workshops designed to deepen understanding, strengthen practice, and support high-quality teaching and learning within the IB framework. This boutique experience offers focused time to engage with IB philosophy, pedagogy, and programme expectations, while collaborating with fellow educators in a stunning setting.
What We’re Offering
Explore the workshops we’re offering in Victoria this May by clicking on the programme tabs below. A full description of each workshop can be found in the IB Workshop Catalogue here.
Making space for learning (Category 2)
Managing assessment: Leaders of learning (Category 3)
History (Category 2) *new curriculum as of April 2026
Agency, action and engagement (Category 3)
Building teacher competencies (Category 3)
The Workshop Venue & Schedule
Our boutique Victoria event will take place at the Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion. This stunning building can be accessed on foot or bicycle via park pathways, or by car/taxi. It features 86 parkings spots and 4 EV charging stations.
The Esquimalt Gorge Park Pavilion is a 12 minute taxi from downtown Victoria, or a lovely 60 minute walk along the Galloping Goose paved trail.
Hotel Partner – Hotel Grand Pacific
The Hotel Grand Pacific is located in downtown Victoria, beside the Parliament buildings.
Our room block includes a choice of traditional standard or signature standard room for $245/$295 + taxes nightly.
Reservations can be made by email at reserve@hotelgrandpacific.com or by phone at Toll Free: 1-800-663-7550 or Local: (250) 386-0450. Be sure to reference the group code to access BCAIBWS room rates: MAY26WORKSHOP
Hotel Partner – Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites
The Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites is located in downtown Victoria beside the Empress Hotel.
Our room block includes traditional rooms and one bedroom suites for $264/$308 + taxes nightly.
Our room block in this hotel is now SOLD OUT.
Registration fee: $1420CDN or $1050USD. A portion of this fee is paid to the International Baccalaureate Organization for that allows us to make these workshops possible. Payment can be made by credit card at the time of registration, or by cheque, direct deposit, or wire transfer if an invoice is requested. For invoiced payments, fees are due within 30 days of invoice date.
All registrations are made online through our website. An acknowledgement of registration will be emailed to you upon registration. Once sufficient enrolment has been reached in your selected workshop, you will receive an email confirmation. We expect that all workshops will fill. However, there is a possibility that we may have to cancel a workshop if it does not fill sufficiently so please do not book any transportation until you receive final confirmation by email. Final confirmation will be sent on or before April 17th, 2026. If you have not received final confirmation please send an e-mail to director@bcaibws.ca for clarification. BCAIBWS will not be able to reimburse you for any travel costs you incur due to the cancellation of your workshop.
BCAIBWS is unable to provide refunds for cancellations made fewer than 30 days before the start date of the workshop. Cancellations or changes must be made in writing and sent to Jen Aragon by email at director@bcaibws.ca. All registrations received after the deadline: April 29th, 2026 are final.
When a workshop is full, we will put participants on a waitlist on a first come, first served basis. Should space become available, or a second session added, waitlist requests will be processed in the order in which they were received. The participant or IB Coordinator must accept this spot via written email within five business days. If a confirmation is not received within five days, we will offer the spot to the next person on the waitlist.