Learning in the Downtown Eastside

Course Description

Engage in an immersive week of learning in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Discover this community’s resilience, creativity, and sense of belonging while gaining an understanding of the challenges it faces. As you engage with local residents, leaders, practitioners, churches, and other organizations, you will apply a process of assessment and reflection to come away with insights for a ministry of presence and solidarity.

Important Registration Notes

Registration & Scholarships

Registration opens on February 11, 2026. All students will be waitlisted until shortly after March 16, 2026, upon which admission into the course is decided.

There are a limited number of tuition scholarships specific to this course. These are available for students in the MDiv program or pursuing the Applied Theology concentration in the MATS program. Students must apply for a scholarship upon registration using the form provided in REGIS. Students who receive a scholarship will be notified alongside their admission into the course after March 16. These scholarships are only for tuition towards this course. Dropping the course will result in forfeiting the scholarship.

If there are remaining spots in the course after March 16, students will be admitted on a first come, first served basis.

Special Registration Deadlines

Because this course has tuition funding available and requires work in advance, it has special registration deadlines.

• The last day to register for this course is Friday, April 10, 2026.
• The last day to drop the course for a 100% tuition refund is midnight on Friday, April 10, 2026.
• The last day to drop the course for a 50% tuition refund is midnight on Friday, May 8, 2026.
• No refunds will be provided after May 8, 2026, but the course may be dropped without refund until Friday, June 12, 2026.
• Full payment is due by Friday, April 10, 2026. If registration and full payment are not received by Friday, April 10, 2026, you may be removed from the course and your spot may be given to the next person on the waitlist.