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A Renewed Sense of Energy
What a week it has been!
The student-coordinated mixed soccer championship kicked off last Sunday. The staff team, representing Portugal, surprised the student spectators by winning their first two games of the tournament. Fitness was low from the staff but students seemed stunned on the pitch and on the sidelines by the Galácticos-inspired passing, penetration and clinical finishing of the old-timers. It was also noted that staff around campus on Monday were plagued with injuries and that we have needed to extend our squad for round two this Sunday!
The student-coordinated mixed soccer championship kicked off last Sunday. The staff team, representing Portugal, surprised the student spectators by winning their first two games of the tournament. Fitness was low from the staff but students seemed stunned on the pitch and on the sidelines by the Galácticos-inspired passing, penetration and clinical finishing of the old-timers. It was also noted that staff around campus on Monday were plagued with injuries and that we have needed to extend our squad for round two this Sunday!
One of my highlights this week was discovering that some of the Grade 8s have been building a fort in a secret wilderness location on campus, as part of their SOUL Seeking project. This is very much in the spirit of our Founder CW Lonsdale’s carving, with the first classes back in 1916, a school out of the Canadian wilderness. The photos from then and now are strikingly similar!
Today on campus, I am thrilled a group of students are leading from the front by raising awareness of Indigenous peoples, principles of learning, celebrating and sharing of culture, and much more. Student-led activities range from smoked salmon and bannock tasting to bookmark colouring with traditional art. At the same time, we have a group of students up in the sunshine on Mount Washington as part of our commitment to running activities which promote health and wellness.
The rhythm of the past two weeks has worked well. One of the Co-Heads of School was in my office yesterday and told me what a positive impact the half timetable approach had made on the Grade 12s and across the grades in the Houses. Earlier this week, some Grade 9 girls told me that “everyday feels like a relaxed weekend day!”
Health and wellness will continue to be a focus as we make our way through Term III. With a renewed sense of energy following these two weeks of SOUL Seeking, a host of special activities and meals planned, and increasingly warm and sunny spring days ahead, we are well-poised for a positive finish to the school year.
Richard D A Lamont
Headmaster
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Today on campus, I am thrilled a group of students are leading from the front by raising awareness of Indigenous peoples, principles of learning, celebrating and sharing of culture, and much more. Student-led activities range from smoked salmon and bannock tasting to bookmark colouring with traditional art. At the same time, we have a group of students up in the sunshine on Mount Washington as part of our commitment to running activities which promote health and wellness.
The rhythm of the past two weeks has worked well. One of the Co-Heads of School was in my office yesterday and told me what a positive impact the half timetable approach had made on the Grade 12s and across the grades in the Houses. Earlier this week, some Grade 9 girls told me that “everyday feels like a relaxed weekend day!”
Health and wellness will continue to be a focus as we make our way through Term III. With a renewed sense of energy following these two weeks of SOUL Seeking, a host of special activities and meals planned, and increasingly warm and sunny spring days ahead, we are well-poised for a positive finish to the school year.
Richard D A Lamont
Headmaster
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.
