Thursday, March 7 – 6:30 – 7:30pm Delbrook Community Centre (Fir Room), North Vancouver

Join us for an intimate and informational evening at our Get to Know Island Pacific School event at the Delbrook Community Centre (Fir Room), North Vancouver from 6:30 – 7:30pm. Island Pacific School staff and families are eager to connect with families who are interested in learning more about Island Pacific School and our middle school program.

Our Head of School, Scott Herrington and Assistant Head, Jennifer Henrichsen, will be there to talk about an informative book Finding the Magic in Middle School, by Chris Balme.

RSVP to Get to Know Event March 7th Delbrook Community Centre here

We welcome prospective and current parents, grandparents, students – anyone who is interested in learning more about our distinctly different middle school.

From Chris Balme, author of Finding the Magic in Middle School.

Greetings friends, family, educators,

I’m beyond excited to share this opportunity with you! Whether you have a middle school aged person in your family, classroom or life – you’re bound to gain some new insights from this FREE event I’m putting on with the support of SelfDesign Learning Foundation.

Is middle school actually the worst time of life, or just the worst-understood? In this talk, author and acclaimed educator Chris Balme shows how to tap into the positive potential of middle school. It begins with understanding what’s going on inside the middle school brain. Balme introduces three key developmental needs for middle schoolers, offering practical tips to support them at each step of the way. Drawing on his experience as a middle school founder and principal, as well as the latest neuroscience, he offers a fresh and uplifting take on the transformative years of middle school.

About the Author:  This talk is based on Balme’s book, Finding the Magic in Middle School, which was published in 2022 and quickly became an Amazon bestseller for adolescent psychology. Renowned adolescent psychologist and author Madeline Levine called it “a must-read for anyone who has a tween or works with tweens.

Chris Balme has led two innovative middle schools, trained thousands of parents and teachers, and received the Ashoka Fellowship for his work as a leading global changemaker in education. He is endlessly curious about how we raise wise, loving, and capable young people. Chris lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and three children. Find him at www.chrisbalme.com.

This is open to everyone, so please share widely within your circles. RSVP To Meet the Author Event Here.