by Julia McCaig | Mar 5, 2020 | 25th Anniversary, Alum Posts, Blog, Where Are They Now
Island Pacific School opened in September, 1995 with 14 students, three teachers, and a crazy person who thought it would be a good idea to start a school on Bowen Island. We are pleased to confirm that Nathalie Sinclair — IPS’s first math teacher — will...
by Julia McCaig | Dec 15, 2018 | Alum Posts, Blog, Where Are They Now
Bronwyn Churcher (alum student ‘2000 and alum teacher ‘2014) is coming to play with her Celtic traditional band Knacker’s Yard on December 15 at the Bowen Pub. We thought now would be a good time to get caught up with what she’s been doing. IPS Days...
by Julia McCaig | Oct 18, 2018 | Alum Posts, Blog, Where Are They Now
1. What inspired you to start songwriting? Who or what first got you involved with songwriting? Singing and songwriting came hand in hand for me. I started songwriting when I first started taking singing lessons at the age of 8! I remember we had to pick a song to...
by Julia McCaig | Oct 1, 2018 | Alum Posts, Blog, Where Are They Now
By Marcel Bally / Bowen Island Undercurrent AUGUST 9, 2018 Jeremy Bally and Kendal Miller were married on Bowen on July 28, but they got to the altar with a little help from their friends. Last October, to the soundtrack of crashing waves, our son Jeremy Bally...
by Julia McCaig | Sep 26, 2018 | Alum Posts, Blog, Where Are They Now
Hi everyone! A lot has happened since I left IPS! After graduating from high school, I moved to Montreal to study English and Creative Writing at Concordia University. While living there, I worked and managed a gourmet doughnut shop, Leché Desserts, where I learned a...
by Julia McCaig | Sep 21, 2018 | Alum Posts, Blog, Where Are They Now
By Bronwyn Beairsto / Bowen Island Undercurrent SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 12:55 PM In the past 18 months, Emmett Sparling has been hanging out of a helicopter over Belize, diving with sharks in South Africa, and trekking through the Peruvian Andes. The...