by Communications | May 3, 2019 | Blog, Head's Blog
The IPS Equip and Inspire Conference has now come and gone and I am so pleased with the way it all came together as a vehicle to not only meet our BC Education Career Education Curriculum core competencies and big ideas, but also provide meaningful connections between...
by Communications | May 1, 2019 | Blog
Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence Island Pacific School is thrilled to announce that Jennifer Henrichsen, IPS assistant head and teacher, has recently won The Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Since 1993, this award has...
by Communications | Apr 25, 2019 | Blog, Student Posts, Teacher Posts
Public Speaking Competition Students in all grades were challenged to a public speaking competition. They learned how to create and present a speech. Focus was given to learning about effective non-verbal communication techniques as well as literary device use to...
by Communications | Apr 18, 2019 | Blog, Teacher Posts
Island Pacific School is a beautiful place of learning. The building itself is open and bright and when you walk in the door, you can feel the positive energy and enthusiasm of the students and staff. We are also lucky to be surrounded by trees and plants that create...
by Communications | Apr 12, 2019 | Blog, Teacher Posts
In mid April, 8 IPS middle school students attended the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair at UBC. Over the course of the 3 days they presented their projects to the judges, fellow participants, visiting students and the public. They met with other students to...
by Communications | Apr 4, 2019 | Blog, Head's Blog
As of February 25th myself and five other IPS teachers have gone “back to school” with the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). We are taking a course called “Creating Cultures of Thinking” that is part of Harvard’s “Project Zero”. The HGSE and Project Zero...
