Head's Welcome
Head of School's Welcome
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Welcome to Shawnigan! Our responsibility as staff here at Shawnigan is to support and inspire our students – with our values-based education at the heart of our teaching – so that they can achieve their potential and live fulfilling lives.
Shawnigan Lake School's mission and values are inseparable from the fact that we are first and foremost a co-educational boarding school; a welcoming community whose aim it is to prepare our young men and women equally for independent and inspiring futures through the means of a well-balanced, holistic education.
Five hundred students, representing over thirty nations, come together each year to live and study in this unparalleled setting on the edge of Shawnigan Lake, Vancouver Island. We encourage all students to develop an understanding of and commitment to the people, the place and the heritage of Canada, British Columbia and Shawnigan. At the same time, we challenge ourselves each year to be relevant, purposeful and of service in a changing and increasingly global world.
The conversations, connections, sense of community, and friendships forged through these shared experiences are, I believe, part of the magic of our School.
On this website, we will try to give you a sense of who we are and what we do – and we hope that your exploration of these pages will lead you to visit us in real time and to meet the people who together create this unique and remarkable community at Shawnigan.
I look forward to meeting you.
Richard D A Lamont
Head of School
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Head's Reflection
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Celebrating "Chicago"
Read MoreSaturday, February 8, 2025Dear Chicago cast and crew,It was such an absolute joy to be in the McPherson Playhouse on Friday evening and Saturday afternoon.There was so much energy, imagination and creativity bubbling through the musical: the choreography of performers, the personality brought to each main character, the live orchestra (with Desi S. conducting some songs), the superbly conceived set and stagecraft, the artwork and banners in the foyer, and much more.It was a wonderful performance.So many audience members caught me at intermission or afterwards to say how proud I must be – as Head of Shawnigan – of the dramatics arts at Shawnigan, and of our musical cast, crew and staff.I most certainly am.
We acknowledge with respect the Coast Salish Peoples on whose traditional lands and waterways we live, learn and play. We are grateful for the opportunity to share in this beautiful region, and we aspire to healthy and respectful relationships with those who have lived on and cared for these lands for millennia.
Shawnigan Lake School is an independent co-educational boarding school for ages 13 –18 on Canada’s beautiful West Coast. Our diverse, interdisciplinary and innovative programming helps shape the next generation of global leaders.
