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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Report to the AGM by Jacqueline Flett '97 (Groves'), Chair of the Board
Read MoreShawnigan Lake School’s 2024 Annual General Meeting was held at the School on Founder’s Day, Saturday, October 25. The following is an extract of the address delivered at the AGM by Jacqueline Flett, the Chair of the Board of Governors, shared here with her permission.I am very pleased to address you today and to provide my second report as Chair of the Shawnigan Lake School Society. This has been a year of meaningful progress and continued momentum at Shawnigan. Our School remains in strong health – financially, operationally, and in spirit – thanks to the steady leadership of our Head, the Senior Leadership Team, our teaching and operational staff, and the deep engagement of our broader community of parents, alumni, and friends.
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 Pacific Coast. Our diverse, interdisciplinary and innovative programming helps shape the next generation of global leaders.
