A Voice in the Wilderness - Blog

List of 5 news stories.

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  An astronomer on campus

  11/20/2024
  Shawnigan was fortunate to have Dr. Jon Swift, an astrophysicist and the Director of the Observatory at Thacher School in Ojai, California, as our Astronomer in Residence for two weeks this fall. During his short time at Shawnigan, Dr. Swift made many contributions to the astronomy, science and math programs at the School, but he and his family also benefitted from their time on Vancouver Island, as Dr. Swift elaborates here.

   
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  The Price of Peace and the Fragility of Freedom

  11/15/2024
  Following a moving ceremony on Wednesday after students returned from November Break, Shawnigan will hold an international remembrance service in Chapel on Saturday. Among those speaking in Chapel is Grade 12 student Oscar Nicoletti, who will be talking about his visit to Canadian War Cemetery in Normandy and how it helped him understand the enormity of the Second World War and why we take time on November 11 to honour those who have served.

   
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  Remembrance Day 2024

  11/11/2024
  Remembrance Day is a momentous date across Canada where we honour all those who have fought and died in service of our country. It has special significance at Shawnigan, where we remember members of the School community who made the supreme sacrifice. Here, Head of School Richard D.A. (Larry) Lamont offers his own reflections on Remembrance Day 2024.

   
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  Isivivane stones and the Shawnigan Journey

  11/6/2024
  Over the course of the 2024-25 school year, a series of Chapel services will focus on the First Peoples Principles of Learning that are being incorporated into the BC Curriculum. The service on October 19 focused on the principle that learning is holistic, reflexive, reflective, experiential and relational. Dr. Alexei du Bois, Shawnigan’s Heimbecker Inspiration Chair for Experiential Learning for 2023-24 spoke during the service about aspects of experiential learning at Shawnigan and at Hilton College in South Africa.

   
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  Movember at Shawnigan

  11/1/2024
  Since 2003, Movember has grown into a major source of awareness and funding for men’s health issues, including mental health, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer, with men growing moustaches in November – not unlike wearing a coloured ribbon to represent a cause in other months – and raising money for research and education. Mr. Ben Masters is leading Movember efforts at Shawnigan, and he took time in a recent Chapel gathering to explain the importance of the event and encourage students and staff to take part.

   
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