"The Wish List"
Boarding Houses / Athletics / Fine Arts / Academics / Learning Centre
Boarding Houses
Shawnigan's boarding houses are the "home away from home" for all of our students. The bonds that are forged within the walls of the ten campus residences will last a lifetime.
You can have a direct impact on the boys or girls of a boarding house by helping to bring some of the comforts of home to our students.
A donation can be used to send the house on an "outing" that might not otherwise be possible. For example, the boys of Lonsdale's House went on an unforgettable river rafting trip. Renfrew House was able to spend a weekend together on Pender Island as a result of another gift. Gifts have also enabled houses to frame outstanding student artwork and purchase new television and sound equipment for their common rooms to name just a few.
If you are unsure how to direct your gift to a house, funds that can be used for outings and other ways to enrich the students' time here are always welcome. In addition, the following items have been identified as important for our boarding houses in the coming year:
All Houses
Money for House Outings - $1,500
Copeman's House
House Honours boards - $5,000
Groves' House
Furniture for 3rd floor - $6,000
Lake's House
Benches - $500 (each)
Lonsdale's House
Floodlights for courtyard - $5,000
Digital projector and movie screen - $2,000.
Renfrew North
Sectional sofa - $2,000
Computer area furniture (desk, shelves, monitors, stools) - $2,000
Barbeque - $1,000
Wood patio table and chairs - $800
Ottoman - $400
Chaise lounges for deck (x3) - $250 (each)
Renfrew South
Kitchen equipment - $1,000
Stand-up Freezer - $1,000
Ripley's House
Surround sound system - $1,500
Foosball table - $500
Stacking washer and dryer - $1,000
Strathcona Lodge School House
Handmade wood trophy case - $3,600
Athletics
Sports are a cornerstone of the Shawnigan educational experience. Through participation in a variety of team and individual sports, our students learn the values of teamwork, dedication, commitment and sportsmanship which will last with them for a lifetime. In an age where adolescent physical fitness is often an afterthought, coaches at Shawnigan challenge our young men and women to improve their bodies as well as their minds.
Gifts to athletics at Shawnigan can be directed to a particular sport or to a general fund that allows the Athletics Director to have funds at his disposal to put to use for the betterment of the department as a whole. In the past donors have committed funds to help send deserving players on tours, or to purchase new equipment for our gym and cardio fitness centre.
The following items have been suggested by our Athletics Department as being most important for this academic year:
General
Sound system for the New Gym - $15,000
Equipment for cardio room - $5,000
Team chairs for games - $3,000
30' x 30' Wrestling Mat - $10,000
Rowing
Tour assistance fund - $2,000 (per athlete)
New erg machines - $1,750 (each)
Rugby
Tour assistance fund - $3,600 (per athlete)
Rain jackets/gear for substitutes - $1,500 (set)
Squash
Racquet Stringing Machine - $2,000
Fine Arts
Shawnigan's fine arts programs are an invaluable addition to the School's educational curriculum. Students are required to participate in at least one fine art for the duration of the school year, and their choices are as varied as the students themselves. Performing arts options include drama and the highly successful musical theatre production (performed for parents, students, staff and friends at the Cowichan Community Centre). There are also a myriad of creative arts options, including studio art, woodwork, pottery and graphic design.
As the fine arts programs evolve there is always the need for new equipment. Gifts can be directed to the Fine Arts Department in general, or to any specific activity. Instructors from the Fine Art Programs have indicated a list of items they are most in need of below.
Band
Digital recording device - $2,000
Dance
Studio entrance remodelling - $5,000
Dual CD player - $1,500
Environment Club
Electric truck for campus recycling program - $30000
* - Partial donations toward the purchase of the truck are welcome!
Fly Tying
Fly fishing boat - $2,000
2 person plastic boat - $1,000
Photo
Copy stand and lights - $1,500
Paper safes (8 x 10") - $500
Kodak tray siphon - $500
Pottery
Clay recycling machine - $5,000
Electric pottery wheel - $2,500
Studio Art
Digital camera - $2,000
Airbrush - $350
Textile Arts
Embroidery machine - $2,000
Colour printer - $500
Woodwork
Laguna bandsaw - $3,200
Adjustable router - $3,000
Dust collector for router - $1,500
12" miter saw - $1,000
Detail sander - $500
Yearbook
Digital camera - $2,000
Telephoto lens - $2,000
Academics
While athletics and fine arts play important roles in the Shawnigan educational experience, the School's foundation will always lie with our resourceful, committed academic faculty. Shawnigan prides itself on being a truly first-class academic institution, and without the efforts of these men and women, the school itself would simply not exist.
As with all other areas of the School, the Academic Department is always searching for new and innovative tools that allow them to continue offering our students the best opportunities to learn and develop. Gifts in the past have ranged from new smartboards and computers for classrooms, to the construction of new buildings to house our Science, Math and Language programs.
Gifts of any size are always welcome and will be used to enhance the academic program at Shawnigan.
Learning Centre
The Learning Centre plays a vital role in the lives of many of Shawnigan's students. Run by a talented group of teachers, tutors and mentors, it is designed as to complement the standard Shawnigan curriculum, providing additional assistance and alternate forms of teaching to allow all of our students to reach their maximum potential.
The Learning Centre is an ever-expanding department, and is always in need of new and upgraded facilities. Staff of the department have identified some items they are most in need of and listed them below:
Gifts of any size are welcome and serve to improve the Learning Centre'a ability to provide student-specific alternative learning plans.