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Fireside Chat – Saturday, December 7th, 7 – 9pm on Bowen Island
From time to time, we host relaxed gatherings to explore the unique experience of middle school, and we’d like to invite you to our next one Join us at the home of Island Pacific School parents, Scarlett Duntz and Tasman Dansie, for an engaging evening in a welcoming,...
From Saltspring Island to Bowen Island: The Piano That Wrote My Story—A Gift to Island Pacific School
Shari Ulrich recently generously donated her Aldrich oak classic upright piano to our school and here is the story of that piano This was the piano that I wrote almost all the songs for my first four albums on. In fact, it’s even pictured on the back of my first...
Kari Marentette, Superhero
Embracing Adventure and Growth: A Journey with Kari Marentette at Island Pacific School At Island Pacific School (IPS), education is more than just lessons within four walls; it's about embarking on journeys of discovery and growth. For Middle School teacher Kari...
The North Shore Student Experience: The Adventures of the 20-min Ferry Ride to Island Pacific School!
At Island Pacific School, we believe in fostering independence, responsibility, and self-reliance from a young age. One unique aspect of our school experience is the daily ferry commute for middle school students traveling from the North Shore to Bowen Island, where...
If You’re a Superhero, We Want You!
Island Pacific School is looking for creative, committed, and cool middle school teachers who: understand and embrace the peculiarities and joys of working with middle school students are passionate about teaching! know their way around educational technology and want...
Sophie Hocking, Superhero
At Island Pacific School, we are small by design. One of the reasons is to provide quality, one-on-one support for each student who attends the school – to develop their sense of self and cultivate their humanity. Every month, we will be featuring one of our...
Pam Matthews, Superhero
At Island Pacific School, we are small by design. One of the reasons is to provide quality, one-on-one support for each student who attends the school – to develop their sense of self and cultivate their humanity. Every month, we will be featuring one of our...
Eye on the Sky
Ian Henley - Island Pacific School Alumni Grandparent and Board Member By Julia McCaig Ian Henley’s contributions to Bowen have spanned several areas of island life. Counted among them are his influence in drafting the island’s first Official Community Plan in 1975,...
Brad Carter – On Coming Home
I feel like Dorothy in Oz: As she learned at the end of her adventure, there’s no place like home. I’ll tell you why. Words like “education” and “school” are pretty big and mean different things to different people. The sort of education a six-year old needs is...
Pam Matthews – Science Teacher Extraordinaire and So Much More!
Pam MatthewsScience Teacher and Outdoor Expeditions CoordinatorIsland Pacific School Since 1999 Pam Matthews and Island Pacific School have become synonymous over the decades, but it was a twist of fate that initially guided the veteran teacher to Bowen Island. Pam...