ISABC November 2020 Newsletter
ISABC NOVEMBER 2020 NEWSLETTER
COMMUNITY REQUEST
Dear ISABC Community, As a person who cares about people with dyslexia, Fraser Academy is writing to request your support. You may already be aware that to ensure continuity and expansion of services, Fraser Academy requires a lease renewal from the City of Vancouver (the “City”). At this year’s AGM in October, the school provided an […]
WELCOME TO THE ISABC COMMUNITY
Welcome to the ISABC family Quinn Lily Fisher! Congratulations to Bonnie Fisher, ISABC coordinator, for having a beautiful second child. Quinn Lily Fisher was born on November 1, 2020 but with COVID restrictions in effect, the ISABC office has not had the chance to meet her personally. We are very excited for Bonnie and her […]
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT
Congratulations to Emma L., student from Southridge School, on signing her national letter of intent to join the USC Women’s Water Polo team! Go Storm! Go Women of Troy!
SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT
“It’s proof for me that hard work does pay off … and it’s a reminder that at the end of the day you should be doing what you enjoy.” Congratulations to Firinne Rolfe, a Grade 12 student at SMUS, who signed with Boston’s Northeastern University after earning more than $1.2 million in scholarship offers from […]
ISABC Student Leadership Program
The 2020 ISABC Student Leadership Program was launched in late October with at least 16 schools committed. The program is entirely virtual for 2020-2021. It brings grade 7-8 students from across the ISABC community together in a non-competitive environment to explore important issues such as SOGI, Indigenous World Views and Anti-Racism. Each school group will […]
ISABC Team Leadership Program
Led by Natassja By, Director of Performing Arts at Mulgrave School, the 2020-21 Team Leadership Program is underway with 12 enthusiastic participants from Brockton School, Meadowridge School, Mulgrave School, Southpointe Academy, Stratford Hall, and West Point Grey Academy. To date, participants have completed two workshops for the program discussing non-directive coaching, leading difficult conversations, reflective inquiry […]
Ariadne: Spooling Student Stories 2020 Vol. 2
Ariadne: Spooling Student Stories 2020 Vol. 2 is now available online. Ariadne is a journal of creative writing by high school students from ISABC schools. The purpose of Ariadne: Spooling Student Stories is to profile, publish, and create an authentic audience for ISABC student writing; to celebrate and promote the humanities throughout ISABC schools; to […]
IB VOICES PODCAST
Congratulations to Stratford Hall for being featured on IB Voices Podcast! In this episode of IB Voices, two incredible teachers from Stratford Hall, Andrea Ryan and Meg Penafiel, talked about their school’s IDEA Lab (which stands for Innovation Design, Engineering and Arts) and how it seamlessly fits into their school’s IB framework – particularly in […]
BRENTWOOD’S 7TH ANNUAL TEDxBrentwoodCollegeSchool EVENT
Congratulations to Brentwood College School for successfully completing their 7th Annual TEDxBrentwoodCollegeSchool event! TEDxBrentwoodCollegeSchool is an event where live speeches are delivered to help inform others about progressive ideas. These cutting-edge observations can be life changing and the students at Brentwood are fortunate enough to see these insights provided by the speakers each year. This event is […]