News & updates

List of 5 news stories.

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  Going Global

  12/12/2025
  Eight Grade 10 students are preparing to broaden their horizons early in the new year as they depart for schools in the southern hemisphere as part of Shawnigan’s Global Exchange Program.

   

  The program is extremely successful this year, with roughly twice as many students participating as have in recent years. Three students are heading to St. Margaret’s School in Queensland, Australia, two are going to Canberra Grammar School in Australia, two are going to Hilton College in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and one is heading to Waikato Diocesan in Hamilton, New Zealand. Most of the programs are six weeks in duration, with the exception of the New Zealand exchange, which is four weeks.

   

  Students who participate in the program join their hosts for classes, sports, and other school activities. They stay in boarding houses or host homes, depending on the school they are visiting, and join their host students and their families for weekend activities.

   
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  Research and Advocacy

  12/12/2025
  Before even graduating high school, Quincy H. already has a head start on her dream of becoming a surgeon, and is shedding light on a common but underrecognized medical condition.

   

  In October, Quincy was listed as a co-author of an article published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine that studied the link between appendicitis and endometriosis. Quincy has been working with California laparoscopic surgeon Dr. Camran Nezhat for several years, spending countless hours assisting in his clinic and with his research. This is the first published study Quincy has been part of, but a second has already been submitted to the JCM, and she is working on data extraction for a third.

   

  Quincy met Dr. Nezhat just over two years ago when he was her surgeon for endometriosis, using a procedure that he developed. She says she was “immediately captivated” by the doctor and his work, and asked for an internship. She has been helping at the clinic in a variety of capacities ever since, including in Dr. Nezhat’s extensive research into endometriosis, a condition that can cause extreme pelvic pain and impact fertility, and which the World Health Organization estimates affects 10 percent of women around the world. Common symptoms of endometriosis besides menstrual pain include nausea, back and leg pain, fatigue, gastrointestinal issues, and bloating.

   
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  Beyond the Gates connects to place

  12/5/2025
  “Place” is an important concept at Shawnigan, as we often give consideration to our location and its relevance to Vancouver Island, Canada, and the rest of the world, and our Beyond the Gates program for Grade 9 students is a big part of our efforts to do that. On Wednesday, the program took all 89 Grade 9 students to locations around the Shawnigan Lake area to learn more about the unique part of the world where we live and put it in a larger context.
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  December Sports Update

  12/5/2025
  The last few weeks have seen the switch-over from the fall sports term to winter, so several of our teams have wrapped up their seasons recently, while others are just beginning. Our year-round sports, meanwhile, are well into their seasons, with many impressive results to show for their hard work.
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  Robot Takeover!

  11/28/2025
  Robots took over Shawnigan last weekend – 31 of them!

   

  There were no injuries or damage, however, as the invasion was confined to the McClelland Gymnasium.

   

  This was the season-opening tournament for the 2025-26 VEX Robotics Vancouver Island competition, with teams from across the Island beginning their quest for berths at the regional championships, and possibly a trip to Worlds. The 31 robots in action last weekend were operated by 150 roboteers representing 13 different schools on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.

   
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