by Julia McCaig | Oct 15, 2021 | Blog
Meet our new Education Assistant, Ben Shapland. Ben is a local Bowen Islander, he has spent many years working at the local yacht club teaching sailing, where he became a head coach and got to have way too much fun! He is currently a university student working towards...
by Julia McCaig | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog
Yvette Gabrielle joined the IPS team this year and has enjoyed supporting our students and staff — no small feat in meeting and exceeding our Covid cleaning protocols! Yvette’s attention to detail and order has been essential in keeping germs away and ensuring...
by Julia McCaig | Jun 4, 2021 | Blog
Sophie is excited to be joining the Bowen Island and IPS communities this summer after relocating from Kamloops, BC, to teach Language and Literature English (grades 6-9) and Individuals and Societies (grade 6). She’ll be joining her husband, Cohen, who works...
by Julia McCaig | May 28, 2021 | Blog, Pam Matthews
This week we asked Pam Matthews, our Science teacher and Outdoor Expeditions Coordinator, about life at IPS. Pam moved to Bowen Island to teach at Island Pacific School in 1999 (legend has it that she slept in her camper van in the school parking lot!) and over the...
by Julia McCaig | May 20, 2021 | Blog
Jen Zdril provides Learning Strategies Program Support as well as being our indefatigable Mainstage Director! After years of teaching drama, art, media, and English in Montreal, Halifax and the UK, Jen feels fortunate to have landed here on Bowen Island. Passionate...