The main goal of the Thamil Cultural Society of British Columbia is to preserve and propagate the Tamil language and culture to all those who are interested. While preserving the language and culture, it aims to integrate well with the multicultural Canadian environment and become well recognized Tamil-Canadians.

To acheive this goal, a Tamil School was started in 1994 at Vancouver and named as Vancouver Tamil School. It is conducted by voluntary teachers. It has grown from a student strength of 14 in 1994 to about 45 registered students now, in Vancouver Tamil School alone. Mr. Sivabalasingham was volunteering as Principal of Vancouver Tamil School from its inception untill 2006. From 2006 Mrs. Parameswari Pararajasingham is volunteering as the Vancouver Tamil School Principal. In 1997, the need to have more Schools was realized and branches were started at Surrey, Coquitlam, Port-Coquitlam and North-Delta. Mostly children were registered in these schools and is growing day by day.

For Adults, who want to learn to read or speak Tamil, classes are being conducted on individual basis. Anyone who is interested to learn Tamil are welcome to contact the Society and the Society is pleased to provide assistance to them.

For regular Tamil class information and register your childern in any one of the ongoing Tamil classes, kindly contact the following for more information.

1) Vancouver Tamil School on every Saturday between 10 AM to 12 Noon at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5 West King Edward Ave, Vancouver.
In the parents teachers meeting held in March 1999, it was decided that an Annual Registration fee of $5 would be collected from each student and the following token monthly fee would be collected from each student's family.
One child in a family $5
Two children in a family $8
Three or more children in a family $10

Principal of Vancouver Tamil School is Mrs. Parameswari Pararajasingham (604 272 4960).
For further information about Vancouver Tamil School activities kindly contact the Vancouver Tamil School coordinator Mrs. Latha Sivapalan at 604 321 9943.

2) TCSBC started a Tamil school in Surrey on Sunday, April 18, 1999.
Surrey Tamil School is currently being conducted on every Sunday between 10.00 AM to 12.30 PM at
St.Mathews R.C Parish Church,
16079, 88th Ace,
Surrey, BC.
V4N 1G3.

Principal of Surrey Tamil School is Mrs. Chandra Rajah Kathirkamar (604 951 0477).
For more information on Surrey Tamil School kindly contact the Surrey Tamil School coordinator Mr. Suntha Deivendran at 604 599 7336.