The Island Pacific School Blog
A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Like other schools around the world, our school has been affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic. We have not only managed this upheaval, we have responded effectively, and students are thriving despite the disruption to in-person learning. While our school history...
2020 Grade 9’s Give Back to IPS
2020 Grade 9 Grads Class Commemorative Gift A new tradition began last June when the grade 9 graduating class and their families created the first Class Commemorative Gift for Island Pacific School. They were the first class to intentionally leave IPS with a legacy...
Community Partners Program
Our 2019 - 2020 Community Partners Program is in full swing and we need your help! Do you work for, or own a business that would like to participate in this program? Many employers offer a matching fund program for charitable giving. Most Bowen community members are...
Gwennie goes to Neverland: Grade 7 Student Shares Her Short Story
Gwennie goes to Neverland A short story by Hannah F., Grade 7 IPS Student Gwennie couldn’t sleep. She had felt someone watching her for the past half hour, but she knew the room was empty. She decided to do what she always did when she couldn’t sleep and...
Beemail: An Update on the IPS Honey Bees
BEEMAIL An update on the IPS Honey Bee installation Dear Students, I'm going to share with you some bee news. Most of you don't know that during the first Saturday of Spring Break I went over to Bowen and me and my Masterworks...
Experience IPS Virtual Open House: May 6, 2020
Wednesday, May 6th Time: 2-3 pm RSVP & Get the Zoom Meeting Link New families joining IPS in September 2020 and interested families who want to learn more about IPS are invited to join IPS for some virtual fun! Since we cannot host you in person, we've been...
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...