by Julia McCaig | Feb 15, 2023 | Alumni New, Blog
Since our last touch base in 2017, when teaching grade 7 math and science at West Point Grey Academy, Kathryn Ovenell-Carter has had some big changes. “I got married (with folks attending over Zoom in true pandemic wedding style!) and then last winter we welcomed our...
by Julia McCaig | Nov 30, 2022 | Alum Posts, Alumni New, Blog
Hi, my name is Lauren Brzezowski. I had the privilege of attending Island Pacific School (IPS) from grade 6-9 and graduated in 2015. It was not, however, only a privilege, but a choice my family and I made each day as we drove from Squamish to Horseshoe Bay to catch...
by Julia McCaig | Nov 23, 2022 | Alumni New, Blog
Island Pacific School hosted an Alumni Education Roundtable at the school from on Saturday, October 29th. The Education Roundtable was a social event with food and refreshments and a looped slide show of selected alumni photos. Alumni shared their thoughts and...
by Julia McCaig | Oct 12, 2022 | Alumni New, Blog
Alumni updates! In other words, some things your parents and friends told us… Since being introduced to Ultimate at IPS in grade six, Danae Jan has really taken the sport head on. This summer she played in Poland for Team Canada in the World Junior Ultimate...
by Julia McCaig | Jul 4, 2021 | Alumni New, Blog, Teacher Posts
Over our 26 year history, Island Pacific School alumni have supported us in so many ways — volunteering on excursions and expeditions, returning as community faculty to share their life experiences, assisting on our committees and supporting us financially. Some have...
by Julia McCaig | Jan 17, 2020 | Alumni New
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...
