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 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 | Mar 15, 2019 | Blog, Teacher Posts
Spring will have sprung, birds will be birding, shoots will shooting, and we – as the innovative teachers that we are – will be introducing a new element to our already ingenious and pedagogically driven program. What I’m referring to is our new post...
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 | 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...