The Island Pacific School Blog
Experience IPS Open House: Wed., April 22, 2020
Wednesday, April 22nd New families joining IPS in 2020 and interested families are invited to join IPS for some fun Earth Day activities and connect with other new middle school students who are starting at IPS in September. This very un-serious day will be a fun team...
Guess Who’s Coming to our 25th Anniversary Party!
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 be joining...
Mainstage 2020: Scooby Doo and the Bowen Bogey
Thursday, March 12th and Friday, March 13th at 6:15pm Tickets are available from IPS or Phoenix on Bowen ($15 each) Complimentary Bus Shuttle from Snug Cove at 6pm and return at 8:15 pm This year's hilarious IPS Mainstage production will be Scooby Doo and The...
ET Phone Home!
Alumni Connect Group Get involved — calling all alumni to join our new Alumni Connect group! As an alumni, you are an important part of IPS through the relationships, experiences and memories you have created. Our students graduate from our campus, not from our...
Service in Action: Students Raise Awareness About The Benefits Of A Plant Based Diet On Climate
Each year, the Grade 8 students take on a community service project, aiming to positively influence a range of communities around them. Some students choose to focus on the community we have right here at IPS, while others look to the Vancouver and Bowen Island...
Natalie Helm (class of ’09) on life since IPS
Natalie Helm checked in with us recently to share her experiences over the past 10 years since leaving IPS On October 27 2016, a metal gong woke me; it was 5:00 a.m. in Kerala, India and we were being summoned to the meditation hall. I rose out of bed, struggling my...
Science Fair & Open House Wed., Feb. 12th
Have you ever wondered if practicing meditation will improve your focus, if sound travels faster through solids or liquids, or if a person can tell the difference between sugar and sugar-free foods? These are some of the questions the Grade 7 and 8 students are asking...
Community Partners: Osborne Cane
Community Partner Profile Osborne Cane is a personal injury law firm in Vancouver, serving British Columbians from all over the province. Partners David Osborne and Jacqueline Cane are also the parents of an IPS grade 7 student. This is what they had to say about the...
Gr 8 Reflections on Island Pacific School
At the student panel on December 11th to kick off the annual Art & Design Expo, Grade 8 student, Wylie shared her humourous reflections and experiences of IPS. My brother went to IPS before me and even with that, when I visited in Grade five, I thought, “Wow....
Lauren & Emily are coming back to Bowen!
December 21st, 7pm at the Bowen Island Legion Lauren and Emily will be back on Bowen for a short time from Quebec and Ontario! Le Ren will perform with special guests The Silver Bells and others. Bring your voices and instruments for a musical jam. A great opportunity...
Learning and Teaching Yoga in Junior Physical Health Education
Over the past three weeks some of my friends and I did yoga for PHE. We have created flows and taught them to the class. We have learned the traditional and western names for the yoga poses. Yoga is an amazing way to calm the mind and body, and gain a better knowledge...
Island Pacific School nominated for a Giving Hearts Award for Outstanding Youth Philanthropist
Thank you Kristy Hayter at Covenant House for posting this recognizing our school's nomination! For National Philanthropy Day, Covenant House Vancouver nominated Island Pacific School for a Giving Hearts Award for Outstanding Youth Philanthropist. The Association of...
Art & Design Expo & Open House Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Bring Your Kids and Explore the Exhibits! Students have been investigating grafitti and graffiti artists, creating their own take on the medieval artform of illuminated manuscripts, creating personal masks, building models of their dream houses and building bird...
Education Reimagined: Ed Talk with IPS Founder, Dr. Ted Spear November 25, 2019
We are looking forward to Nov 25th and the "Education Reimagined" presentation in West Vancouver with IPS founder, Dr. Ted Spear, Louise Clark (parenting partner) and Judy Duncan, the Principal of Rockridge Secondary School. This is a great opportunity for parents and...
IPS Nominated for Giving Hearts Award for Outstanding Youth Philanthropist
This year on National Philanthropy Day, Island Pacific School was nominated for a Giving Hearts Award for Outstanding Youth Philanthropist. The Association of Fundraising Professionals recognize individuals and groups that make a difference in their communities. We...
Comic Strip: Shakespear’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
In the grade 9 English class, we have been reading Shakespear’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and breaking down the language and meaning as we go. As an assignment, Andrea asked us to summarize a scene from the play and create a six-panel comic strip of that scene. The...
Student Led Remembrance Day Assembly: Why do we remember?
On Wednesday, November 6th the IPS Grade 8 students held a Remembrance Day Assembly for the school community to help the school understand the importance of Remembrance Day. With a variety of topics ranging from ‘Women in War’ to the symbolic meaning behind white and...
Clarke Family Focus
IPS has helped equip our kids with many life skills, one of which is to be active participants in engaged discussions with the ability to appreciate different perspectives and engage in a respectful manner. It has also instilled in them a set of strong values and...