Parent Engagement
Layers of Learning
At the start of our Curriculum Night last Wednesday (Sept. 13), Vice-Principal Laura Magrath and I shared a fifteen minute presentation which had two intentions: summarize the layers of learning that happen at BICS in every subject,
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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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Different, or Just New? Communicating Learning K-7
Recently, BICS Vice-Principal Laura Magrath and I hosted a Communicating Student Learning Information Evening. In response to major changes to BC’s curriculum,
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Science Fair – Sharing Learning
BICS held it’s second annual Science Fair on November 2nd, 2016. There were over 60 participants and the variety and depth of learning on display were impressive.
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Learning Character
In his book, Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell made the case that hard work, specifically over 10 000 hours of hard work,
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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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