A Voice in the Wilderness - Blog

List of 5 news stories.

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  Beyond the Gates Reflections II

  10/30/2026
  Two weeks ago, we ran some beautiful student reflections from the Beyond the Gates trips into the mountains of Vancouver Island or to Portland Island, but there were still so many excellent pieces that we felt it deserved another post.

   
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  Daylight Savings Time, Day Length and Plants

  10/28/2026
  Much has been made this fall about different regions’ decisions to switch to Daylight Saving Time – including British Columbia. But how might that affect plants? Our Environmental Lead and Horticulturalist Patricia Hanbidge breaks it down.

   
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  Love Yourself by Persevering and Overcoming

  10/22/2026
  The theme of last weekend’s Chapel service was self-love, and Grade 11 student Erik Lupton was given the opportunity to speak about what that means to him. He talked about the duality of self-love, and how it can mean both caring for yourself by taking it easy and embracing the grind to set yourself up for future success.

   
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  Beyond the Gates Reflections

  10/16/2026
  Shawnigan’s Beyond the Gates experiential learning program takes Grade 9 students out of the classroom and into the outdoors of Vancouver Island. The program wastes no time getting started, and students head out on their first excursions within just a few weeks of the beginning of the school year. This year, half of the students hiked and camped in the mountains of central Vancouver Island, while the other half kayaked from the Saanich Peninsula to Portland Island. During their trips, they were given time to sit down and write testimonials for their English classes. Here are some highlights from those pieces.

   
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  Thank You for the Music

  10/8/2026
  “The Power of Music” was the theme of one of our first Chapel services this year, and few people are more familiar with the power of music than Grade 12 student Alex Frederiksen, a standout singer and leader in the Musical Theatre 360. Invited to speak to her fellow students, Alex traded her singing voice for her speaking voice and delivered the following speech about the importance of music and performing for her.

   
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