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Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
The School celebrated its 15th Rites of Passage Ceremony on the evening of June 26th. It was a remarkable event thanks largely to the efforts of parent volunteers who worked tirelessly to plan the school’s most important function. Rites of Passage serves as the principal way in which students are publically ...
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Thursday, June 24th, 2010
One of the enduring traditions of the school is the year-end ocean kayak trip the Grade 8 & 9 students take in June. This particular expedition holds special meaning in the lives of the Grade 9 students because it marks the last time they embark on an extended trip together. ...
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Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
Dear IPS:
As the longest day of the year draws to a close, I sit marvelling at the speed with which the last academic year has flown by. By all measure it was my son’s best educational experience - ever. He has been transformed. IPS (faculty, staff, students, location) has been ...
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Outer jib. Main gaff. Sternway. Abeam. Whisker shrouds. Gybing. Clovehitch. These are just some of the terms the Grade 7 & 8 students learned about when they participated in last week’s tall ship sailing expedition through the magnificent Gulf Islands.
The weather couldn’t have been better during the week of May ...
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
This past weekend the entire school headed to Burlington, Washington, to participate in Spring Reign—the largest annual international youth ultimate tournament in the world. Elementary, middle, and high school teams from Washington, Oregon, California, British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta, and beyond competed in this highly anticipated event. This year marked the ...
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
A new tradition surrounding Spring Reign is that our students experience something cultural and/or educational en route to the tournament. Last year our grouped spent some time visiting the Experience Music Project Museum in Seattle. This year we organized a tour of the Future of Flight Aviation Center and the ...
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
Today three groups of IPS students learned what making a difference really means in the lives of others when they volunteered to assist at the North Shore’s Emergency Aid Lookout Shelter, Vancouver’s Drop In Centre, and the Downtown East Side Women’s Shelter. Each organization serves the needs of an increasing ...
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Monday, November 30th, 2009
The final count for last week’s Masquerade Gala held at the Eagle Harbour Yacht Club is now in, and the total amount raised in celebration of the school’s 15th Anniversary was a whopping $20,000. WOW! This record-setting total was achieved thanks to the efforts of a focused Gala Committee that was ...
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Saturday, November 21st, 2009
The winter expedition is a highly anticipated event in the life of our students. This year Kaija has organized a winter adventure that has the entire school immersed in pre-Olympic excitement.
At the end of January we'll be taking a Perimeter bus from Horseshoe Bay (HSB) to Whistler. Our group will be ...
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Friday, October 30th, 2009
Last week I attended the annual Canadian Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) conference held in King City, Ontario with David McCullum, the new IPS Board Chair. (King City is north of Toronto). It was an important meeting because CAIS—as an association—ceased to exist as an organization when the conference ended. ...
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