Fraser Academy
Phil Bell is a versatile music specialist with extensive experience in performance, education, and composition. Currently serving as a Music Specialist at Fraser Academy and a Music Instructor at Saint Pius X Elementary School, Phil provides comprehensive music education including instrument instruction on guitar, bass, ukulele, and piano. As the owner and bandleader of The New Shackletons, Phil contributes as a singer, bassist, and songwriter while also performing as a bassist and backing vocalist with Side One and Northern Monkey Studio, focusing on audio/visual projects. Past roles include teaching various instruments at Long & McQuade Music and performing with multiple bands such as Chris Buck Band and Beyond The Fall, achieving significant recognition and chart success. Phil holds a BA in Jazz Performance and Composition from the University of Leeds, complemented by A Levels in Music, Psychology, and English Language.
Fraser Academy
Fraser Academy (FA) is an independent school in Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC serving students in Gr. 1-12 with dyslexia and language-based learning differences through day and outreach programs. We serve a gap in the system where approximately 20% of the student population is under-served by mainstream education. The ripple impact of our programming also adds great social value. While our student population has skills and strengths which are in demand in the 21st century, it can also be vulnerable to mental health, substance abuse, higher drop-out rates, and other risks when not supported. We are proud to be at the forefront of educational practices, providing a learner-centric environment with the most effective research-based methods to optimize personalized learning, cognitive, social and emotional development, and post-secondary opportunities setting our students up for a successful life. Fraser Academy is fully accredited by the BC Ministry of Education and all students follow a core curriculum; all students also follow individualized education plans. This means that they learn at their ability, skill level and pace—and because of this, they experience success from day one.