A Voice in the Wilderness - Blog

List of 5 news stories.

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  Lonsdale’s Journey

  1/30/2026
  This Sunday – February 1, 2026 – marks the 140th birthday of Shawnigan Lake School founder C.W. Lonsdale. As part of a series marking the School’s 110th anniversary, Archivist and Curator Mrs. Sarah Teunis-Russ delves into Lonsdale’s life before Shawnigan and what led him to create a boarding school in the Vancouver Island wilderness.

   
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  Freedom Takes Work

  1/27/2026
  Tuesday, January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, honouring the victims of the Holocaust, which included six million Jewish people and countless members of other minority groups. This is a time to reflect not only on the Holocaust itself, but also on the societal factors that allowed the Nazi Party to take control in Germany. Peace is not a given, Mr. Adam Holloway said in last Saturday’s Chapel service – it takes work.

   
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  The Importance of Speaking Out

  1/27/2026
  Tuesday, January 27 is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, honouring the victims of the Holocaust, which included six million Jewish people and countless members of other minority groups. Last Saturday’s Chapel service marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day with speeches from students and staff members, including Grade 11 student Peyton Stoller, who delivered a message about the importance of speaking up when it matters.
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  Duxbury House – Cave Lupum

  1/23/2026
  Often attributed to Cherokee or other Indigenous American peoples, the story of the Two Wolves recounts a grandfather telling his grandson about the battle between two wolves within every person, using the battle as a metaphor for inner conflict. When the listener asks which wolf wins, the grandfather answers, “whichever one you feed.” That story is a focal point in Duxbury House, where the motto is Cave Lupum (Beware the Wolf), and the values of respect, integrity, honour, and perseverance are deeply ingrained. Grade 11 students Henri Zhao and Hudson McArthur both spoke about what being part of Duxbury means to them as their House led last Sunday’s Chapel.

   
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  House Directing – Why Do We Do This?

  1/21/2026
  The position of House Director at Shawnigan is not a glamourous one, but, as Mr. Tom Lupton said in a speech in special Chapel run by Duxbury House last weekend, it comes with unique rewards. Read on to find out what it means to do a job that is so challenging yet so valuable.

   
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