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The phrase “Use that Gold Book!” was overheard this afternoon, called out by a teacher as a student was leaving his classroom. What prompted this outburst? Was this an over-zealous teacher, or perhaps a student receiving discipline? No, this was an advisor dolling out final advice at the end of a meeting with his advisees. Similar meetings took place all over campus today as students met for the first time with their advisors.
Every Shawnigan student is paired with a staff member, their “advisor,” when they enter the School. Advisors guide, mentor, and encourage their advisees, keeping a close eye on their academics, helping them to make decisions about sports and activities, and providing them with pastoral care. This year we have moved to a weekly meeting between advisors and advisees. Every Wednesday afternoon they will meet to go through a curriculum. Today’s meetings, besides encouraging students to use their Gold Books, served to introduce new students to their advisors and to re-establish connections between returning students and their advisors.
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Every Shawnigan student is paired with a staff member, their “advisor,” when they enter the School. Advisors guide, mentor, and encourage their advisees, keeping a close eye on their academics, helping them to make decisions about sports and activities, and providing them with pastoral care. This year we have moved to a weekly meeting between advisors and advisees. Every Wednesday afternoon they will meet to go through a curriculum. Today’s meetings, besides encouraging students to use their Gold Books, served to introduce new students to their advisors and to re-establish connections between returning students and their advisors.
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.
