This past week was one marked by the new Ministry of Education assessments in numeracy for all students in Grades 10-12. The intention behind these tests is primarily to help the Province gauge the impact and effectiveness of the new curriculum which is now in effect at all grade levels. Though the tests are graduation requirements and results do...
January has been a busy time for our competitive sports teams.
The hockey program has had an eventful month. They have impressed in league play going 2-2-1. They also hosted their annual Showcase game with St George’s in front of a boisterous Brentwood crowd. The team played hard but ultimately fell short and St George’s took home the...
Winter blues? Short rainy days? Humbug! While Brentwood cannot do anything to control the weather, we have student leaders and staff who offer a wide range of events and activities to engender a positive environment. While this may be our shortest term, it is by far our busiest in terms of community events. Listed below are some of the great...
In the evening, I enjoy my daily skim through a number of newspapers (on-line of course). My iPad is filled with stories from the BBC, Vancouver Sun, Globe and Mail, CBC and the New York Times. My routine continued through the holidays and on December 25th, while visiting my parents in India, an interesting article piqued my interest – The...
Every year at this time, our ensembles are hard at work preparing their repertoire to perform at various festivals in April and May. Last year, our ensembles excelled at these festivals, earning 3 Gold and 4 Silver awards, along with performances at the Highlights of the Victoria Festival, and 4 invitations to the Nationals, Musicfest Canada in...
The end of the first term is here and we have been able to celebrate an excellent one. Our students have traversed the province - in some case the country - pursuing all manner of academic, artistic and athletic adventures.
On campus, we have been equally committed. Since September, we have run Orientation, Leaders 12, the End of Summer Bash, a...
Teachers as learners is the basis for the Student Learning Institute at Brentwood this school year. Sixteen teachers have embarked on a journey of investigating student learning through classroom observations. When most were finishing their summer holidays, these teachers came together for a one and a half day workshop to begin to develop the...
A number of teams wrapped up very successful competitive seasons in November.
Our Senior Boys’ Soccer team had a thrilling playoff run to end their season. After capturing the Mid-Island league title, the boys advanced to the North Island Championship and ultimately qualified for Islands where they won a thrilling game in the bronze medal match...
As most of you know, the North of Plaza space (the area north of the Ross Building) has been transformed. The breeze-block building that once housed Privett House, a gymnasium, a dining hall, academic space, art space, and a theatre, is now no more. It has been removed and shaped into an amazing, grand space on our waterfront. Eventually, it will...
Our award-winning ensembles will engage you as they perform seasonal favourites for your enjoyment. Included in our show will be our dancers, vocal ensembles, wind and string ensembles, jazz band, guitar ensemble and one of our talented rock bands. In addition, some featured vocalists and...
