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February
An Inspiring Global Exchange
Read MoreIn recent weeks, Grade 10 students taking part in Shawnigan’s Global Exchange program have fanned out to high schools in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to experience life as students in those countries. They will study alongside their peers in those nations while living with host families or in boarding houses at their respective schools. Jackson Froese travelled to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa last year as part of the Global Exchange program, and reflects here on his life-changing experience and how it inspired him to make a difference. -
Enrichment and Challenge on a Global Exchange
Read MoreIn recent weeks, Grade 10 students taking part in Shawnigan’s Global Exchange program have fanned out to high schools in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to experience life as students in those countries. They will study alongside their peers in those nations while living with host families or in boarding houses at their respective schools. Meissa Pio travelled to Brisbane, Australia last year as part of the Global Exchange program, and reflects here on her experience.
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.
