Community
Thankful: harvesting experiential learning in the community by digging into the curriculum through community engagement and place-based learning
Blog Post by Community School Coordinator, Sarah Haxby
It was a beautiful fall day. As a class, we paused in the long driveway and looked up.
Orange Shirt Day at BICS
What does meaningfully recognizing Orange Shirt Day look like in an Elementary School?
Our BICS Indigenous Education Committee, consisting of teachers and parents/guardians,
Terry Fox Run & Fundraising
In early September, Kevin Manning of Bowen Island First Credit Union approached the school, and the Terry Fox Foundation before then,
Read More“In the Blink of an Eye” | Principal’s Address at the Grade 7 Promotional Assembly
I’ve been a father just long enough to understand what parents mean when they say things about raising their kids like,
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Farewell, Grade 7s
On Wednesday, June 28, 2017, students, staff, families and community members gathered to celebrate our Grade 7s and wish them well.
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Bike to School/Work Week – Some Good News
Bowen Island is not yet known for its bike riding but if you look closely, there is a bike culture: you will see no shortage of bikes down by the ferry dock,
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Subtle Summer Learning
I recently heard an advertisement on the radio from a tutoring service that in my mind attempted to elicit fears in families that their children would lose their learning over the summer months and that attending the tutoring service would not just prevent that problem but allow a child to “get ahead.”
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Finding Happiness at BIRD
This spring, Bowen Island Community School’s Parent Advisory Council (BICS PAC) will once again hold a spot in the line-up of Bowen Island organizations whose volunteers box and stack refundables at the Bowen Island Recycling Depot (BIRD).
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