Category: ISABC News

4th Annual Vancouver Area Independent School Fair, 2014

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Please see the attached document and below for information about workshops Workshops 5pm October 21, WPGA Senior School 4175 W. 8th Avenue, Vancouver Pre-registration required. #1 How to Write a Winning Essay Alaina Dunn, Pomona College Writing a college essay can be a stressful task, and students often feel that choosing a topic is next […]

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ISABC Summer Activities and Programmes

Many ISABC schools traditionally offer summer schools and activities; no ISABC school will  be offering any additional activities and camps as a result of public school districts’ cancellation of summer schools and programmes. Most of ISABC schools’ summer offerings are for enrichment or advance credit  purposes. Many of the programmes are already full, however parents […]

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EDCAMP ISABC 2014! JOIN US! When: Sept 13th, 2014: 9.30am to 4pm

Check out all the details:   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zc7FWOnyEa3ArCYsnlh61KCJybxhpHG99MXFLEhDU0s/edit?usp=sharing Edcamp ISABC 2014! Join us! When: Sept 13th, 2014: 9.30am to 4pm Where: Southpointe Academy, 1900 5th St., Tsawwassen, BC An overview of what to expect: Learn from your colleagues Hear some mind-blowing ideas Participate by leading a session or simply enjoy listening to others Share ideas you can […]

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Night of the Notables, a Grade 8 Tradition

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Have you met Cleopatra? Or Mr. Spielberg? Or Ms. Khalo? Or Mr. Nobel? Then you haven’t been to Mugrave’s Night of the Notables. On Thursday, November 21st, the Mulgrave Grade 8 students had the pleasure of hosting a very special event: Night of the Notables. Please read more for a recap of the evening’s events, […]

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ISABC Public Speaking Competition – a student’s account

On Monday April 22, Collingwood Wentworth hosted the 2013 ISABC Gr. 6/7 Public Speaking Competition. Although this was a competitive event, it was a great opportunity for students from 15 independent schools to interact with each other. The goal of this evening was to get students comfortable with public speaking as well as to showcase […]

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1200 teachers participate in the second ISABC Pro-D day

At a recent FISA (Federation of Independent Schools) meeting addressed by the Parliamentary Secretary for Independent Education and Minister for Education, Don MaCrae stated that ‘we do not do enough to address sharing best practice;  we need to help share best practice within the system’. Teachers of the 22 member schools in the Independent Schools […]

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Teachers teaching Teachers

At St George’s School and Brentwood College, 1200 teachers gathered to learn from and network with other teachers. In an astonishing display of generosity teachers from the 22 member schools volunteered to share their time and expertise with their colleagues.  At the St George’s location almost every school on the mainland participated with all its […]

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