• Sea Experiment This week a team of scientists from the University of Victoria gave a training system to launch the underwater observatory that was recently installed on the sea bed at the end of the North dock. They showed us how to use the extensive ...read more
  Sea Experiment This week a team of scientists from the University of Victoria gave a training system to launch the underwater observatory that was recently installed on the sea bed at the end of the North dock. They showed us how to use the extensive array of instruments that measure all manner of sea conditions from temperature and salinity to chlorophyll and oxygen concentrations. This window on the underwater conditions is complemented by an above water weather station which also sends data to a website that is accessible to the public. Students from Brentwood as well as anyone across the globe will be able to access and analyse this information. Adding greatly to the experience is a camera which can be controlled by some users, such as BCS teachers. If you are interested in logging on to the website please click here and register as a user. This system was generously funded by a grant to UVIC by CANARIE (Canada’s Advanced Research and Innovation Network) with the express intention of engaging young people in particular in ocean research and education. At all grade levels next year our science curriculum will contain elements of data analysis that will help students explore the rich stream of information coming from the instrument package. The data forms part of the “Venus” array of nodes which exist in the Saanich Inlet and Fraser Estuary. A similar set of nodes make up the “Neptune” array that also provides seismic information off the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Video footage from Brentwood’s camera will be archived and soon incorporated into the educational “crowd-sourcing” website called “Digital Fishers” where observers can “tag” organisms they identify from the video clips. In a game-like environment students can move through the levels to collect points and rewards by developing their knowledge of species and their interactions. With our oceans under threat from many directions, a greater appreciation of, and interaction with, what lies below the surface may be just what we need to raise awareness of these pressing environmental issues. Mr. David McCarthy, Director of Academics ...hide
• Aloha Hoops The Senior Boys basketball team spent part of their Christmas vacation training together on the beaches of Waikiki. The boys were able to participate in an excellent tune-up tournament and faced some terrific competition against teams from all ...read more
  Aloha Hoops The Senior Boys basketball team spent part of their Christmas vacation training together on the beaches of Waikiki. The boys were able to participate in an excellent tune-up tournament and faced some terrific competition against teams from all over the United States. Between games, practices and conditioning sessions, the boys also found time to visit the Polynesian Cultural Center, snorkel with some turtles at Hanauma Bay, do some high speed sailing on a catamaran, take a tour of historic Pearl Harbor and catch a couple of highly entertaining University of Hawaii basketball games. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for many and should serve the team well as they gear up for the bulk of their competitive season. The boys play next at the Victoria Police Tournament on January 12 where they will open against Prince Rupert Secondary. Mr. Blake Gage, Coach ...hide
• Passing the Torch: July 2012 This morning at 11:05, the Killy Theatre in Brentwood’s Bunch Centre for the Performing Arts was as full as it’s ever been as 440 students and almost 200 faculty and staff took their seats for a surprise announcement, the type ...read more
  Passing the Torch: July 2012 This morning at 11:05, the Killy Theatre in Brentwood’s Bunch Centre for the Performing Arts was as full as it’s ever been as 440 students and almost 200 faculty and staff took their seats for a surprise announcement, the type of historic announcement that has occurred only twice in our 50 year history in Mill Bay. Mrs. Andrea Pennells, who has served our school for 30 years, the last dozen as Head of School, and Mr. Bruce Carlson, Class of 1964, past parent and Chair of the Board of Governors, had a secret that they were bursting to share. And share they did. Drum roll please… Mr. Bud Patel, currently Deputy Headmaster and Principal of the Senior School at St. George's in Vancouver, BC, formerly a teacher, coach and houseparent at Shawnigan Lake School, will be Brentwood’s new Head of School beginning July 15, 2012. We look forward to warmly welcoming Bud, his wife Wendy, and their two daughters when they arrive this summer. Until then, Mrs. Pennells reminds us that she’s still the boss! ...hide
• Brentwood’s rowing alumni continue to shine in top level competition. Scott Frandsen, Class of 1998, and David Calder, Class of 1996, Silver medalists at Beijing in the pair, recently won the same event at the National Rowing Championships in Welland, ...read more
  Brentwood’s rowing alumni continue to shine in top level competition. Scott Frandsen, Class of 1998, and David Calder, Class of 1996, Silver medalists at Beijing in the pair, recently won the same event at the National Rowing Championships in Welland, Ontario. Fellow Brentwood grad Spencer Crowley, Class of 2007, placed fifth in the pair after winning two Silvers at the Pan Am Games last month. Malcolm Howard, Class of 2001, Gold medalist at Beijing in the eight, was slated to compete in the championships, but he had to miss the event due to an injury. All four of these athletes are now heading back to Victoria to compete for seats for the upcoming 2012 London Olympic Games. The Canadian team will be named in early spring. Jordan Wille, Class of 2010, placed 7th in the men’s lightweight single event while Lauren Wilkinson, daughter of Brentwood alumni David Wilkinson, placed 2nd in the women’s pair. http://www.brentwood.bc.ca/ ...hide
• Multicultural Celebration in Duncan Learning at Brentwood is not limited to the classroom. Students from our advanced Mandarin class participated in the Walk of the Nation annual event and the Cowichan Intercultural Society’s thirtieth birthday celebration ...read more
  Multicultural Celebration in Duncan Learning at Brentwood is not limited to the classroom. Students from our advanced Mandarin class participated in the Walk of the Nation annual event and the Cowichan Intercultural Society’s thirtieth birthday celebration in Duncan this past week. At this local community multi-cultural celebration, they shared Chinese songs and wisdom and experienced the traditions of other cultures. 多元文化庆祝活动在Duncan: 在 Brentwood 学校学习不只局限在课堂里。 高级中文班的学生们在上星期参加了本地 Walk of the Nation 每年一度的盛会加上 Cowichan 多元文化中心成立三十周年大庆。在这次庆祝活动中，学生们献唱了中、英文歌曲，并且观摩了其他多个国家和地区的传统文化。 Mrs. Fang Sun ...hide
• Three Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence! In its 50 / 75 anniversary year, Brentwood College School has much to celebrate, and Head of School, Andrea Pennells, announced today an historic academic hat trick. Three Brentwood master teachers have ...read more
  Three Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence! In its 50 / 75 anniversary year, Brentwood College School has much to celebrate, and Head of School, Andrea Pennells, announced today an historic academic hat trick. Three Brentwood master teachers have just been named as recipients of Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence in 2011. The Government of Canada chose October 5, World Teachers Day, to “celebrate outstanding educators who are igniting the curiosity of their students and making Canada a better place, one child at a time." Head of Brentwood’s Mathematics Department, Harold Wardrop (pictured here with Prime Minister, Stephen Harper), received one of the 26 National Awards. Head of Business and Entrepreneurship, Michael Flynn, and Head of Science, Bruce Tate, garnered two of the 58 Regional Awards. All three Brentwood teachers were recognized as exceptionally innovative leaders who help students excel. Follow the links on the Prime Minister's Awards website to learn more. Here’s a preview: “Sherlock Holmes meets Indiana Jones when Harold Wardrop delivers his math class. Equipped with a unique ability to turn an abstract formula into a fun experience they'll talk about at recess, Wardrop tackles math through ice hockey, forensics, wakeboarding and the Vancouver Sky Train. Whether it's a game of Jeopardy or the experience of buying a dream car and living with a roommate, Mr. Wardrop students learn math, real life lessons and have fun doing it.” “ ‘Skate to where the puck will be’ reads a plaque on Michael Flynn’s office wall … and so equipped with hockey metaphors, he teaches his students to adapt in a fast-moving world. In Mr. Flynn’s classes, students learn to continue the pass, demonstrate teamwork and eventually score the point. A believer that students learn more by doing than just by listening, Mr. Flynn’s classes can even resemble an episode of The Apprentice as students work, implement – and at times even capitalize – on real business ventures.” “Spaghetti bridges, egg catapults, hovercrafts and candle-powered hot air balloons … it's like being taught physics by Einstein himself. But it's not all just fun and games in Bruce Tate's classroom. Confronted with questions like "What if …?" and "Why is that?", students in Mr. Tate's Science program emerge curious, wanting to know more about the universe and why things happen.” The Prime Minister's Awards for Teaching Excellence program is “Canada's way of recognizing our best teachers, promote what they have achieved and share their innovative and successful teaching practices.” Congratulations to Harold Wardrop, Michael Flynn and Bruce Tate who join biology teacher, Gerry Pennells, as Brentwood faculty on the Prime Minister’s Honour Roll! Happy birthday, Brentwood! ...hide

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