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The following address was delivered at the School's final assembly of the 2019-2020 academic year in early June, 2020. Last night I was thinking about what to put in this final speech, and I did not know where to start. I didn’t know whether or not to make it about the people I’ve met, the lessons I’ve learned, the experiences I’ve had, or the...

With all of the events and activities at Brentwood, I find that memories often get lost in time. In Brentwood Broadcast we quite literally “broadcast” Brentwood to the world. We share the memories. Since we are a global school, it's often hard to keep in touch with the extended Brentwood family. Broadcasting is a medium in which the students...

On Tuesday May 14, Brentwood photography students held the opening reception for their annual Brentwood Photography Art Show. The show was held in Duncan at Just Jake’s restaurant, and the photos will remain on display there for another week or so. Each student chose three of their best shots from the year, and edited each one meticulously. The...

Art is a subject that has been taught around the world for thousands of years, and it is built into many school systems around the world. It has been proven to relieve stress and calm the mind, and is very important for developing brains. Many schools offer multiple arts, such as drawing, painting, woodwork, and photography. At Brentwood the...

When I arrived at Brentwood this September from Italy with my academics choices already figured out (more or less) I was very surprised and interested when my advisor told me that each student, in addition to a sport, had to pick two arts to attend. These arts would run throughout the course of the year. I believe this is a great rule that the...

Robbie K, Whittall ‘19 was recently awarded first prize in the Canadian Geographic Magazine’s U17 category of the Your Canada Photo Contest. The award-winning image was taken off the east coast of Baffin Island near the community of Qikiqtarjuaq in March 2017. “Northern Transport” features an Inuit man travelling by dogsled across the sea ice....

Brentwood's 2018-2019 Art Captains were announced at Assembly on Thursday. The students leading our art program his year include Drawing and Painting: Téa K Art Foundation: Kady S & Marquita Z 3D Pottery: Liam P 3D Art and Sculpture: Brylee M Hand Built Pottery: Chantal P &Evan D Robotics: Zoe T Woodwork: Joaquin G Brentwood Broadcast:...

Traditional film photography should have died years ago. It could have gone extinct in 1995 when the first digital camera was released by Kodak, but surprisingly, it didn’t. The flawless idea Nikon, Kodak, Canon and many other camera companies had about digital cameras was just another human invention. They thought it would be another astute...

The photo “Bearly Safe” above was taken by Robbie K, Whittall ‘19 and submitted in the Canadian Geographic’s 2017 Wildlife Photography of the Year competition. It has, fittingly, been selected as a finalist. Robbie, who has also earned himself a reputation as a talented and enthusiastic member of Theatre Production, took the photo in late March,...

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon, for four creative hours, the photography studio located on the ground floor Centre for Art and Humanities is filled with the hustle and bustle of students dreaming of becoming the next Ansel Adams, moving around between studios, developing rooms, dark rooms, and the great outdoors. Our beautiful...