by Communications | Feb 22, 2019 | Blog, Student Posts, Teacher Posts
On Wednesday, February 20th, the grade nines participated in a Sleep OUT so that homeless youth could sleep IN. They spent January and February fundraising and spreading awareness of the work Covenant House (our partners) does with homeless youth in Vancouver. Their...
by Communications | Nov 8, 2018 | Blog, Student Posts
In response to an Individuals & Societies 7 current events study article about the BC Wildfires in the summer of 2018, Grade 7 student, Wylie goes deep and writes an impassioned reflection and makes global connections. “In my personal opinion, this story is...
by Communications | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog, Student Posts
This past spring my family and I travelled to Africa. Part of our trip included volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary in Namibia called Na’an ku sè. This is the place that I chose to do my grade 8 Community service project. At Na’an ku sè we helped to monitor and track...
by Communications | Dec 9, 2013 | Student Posts, Uncategorized
Today in Science class we built electroscopes. We conducted experiments and found out that when you have a negatively charged object and put it close to the spiral on the electroscope, the negative charges attract the positive charges on the copper spiral and makes...
by Communications | Mar 4, 2011 | Student Posts, Teacher Posts, Uncategorized
Laughter Is The Best Medicine! Humor is infectious. The sound of roaring laughter is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle, or sneeze. When laughter is shared, it binds people together and increases happiness and intimacy. In addition to the domino effect of joy...
by Communications | Nov 24, 2010 | Student Posts, Uncategorized
In the final year of IPS the grade 9s do a yearlong project called Masterworks. At the beginning of the year we select our own topic. It could be anything—from exploring our island’s water to getting a house completely “off grid”. Masterworks is more than just...
