The Independent Schools Association of British Columbia (ISABC) welcomes 11,700 students annually at 23 member schools. ISABC has a long standing tradition of providing outstanding learning experiences for young people of British Columbia and beyond.
Meadowridge School is pleased to host a full day workshop with Corey Zylstra from Orton-Gillingham on Friday, February 18th, 2011 from 9:00 to 4:00.
Corey will be working with Junior Kindergarten to Grade 5 students on spelling practices including:
• Spelling rules
• Syllabication
• Sight words
• Word morphology
The cost for the full day, includes snacks and lunch.
AP National Scholars from Collingwood School
The College Board has bestowed the title of Canadian National Scholar on 14 students from Collingwood School this year. This is the highest level of scholarship recognizing a score of 4 or 5 on five or more Advanced Placement exams....
This is the second of two workshops with Adrienne Gear; the first workshop was held on September 30, 2010.
Stratford Hall is hosting noted literacy mentor and workshop leader, Adrienne Gear, for a tandem set of workshops this year on her Reading Power approach to literacy.
The 2010 ISAA Senior Boys Soccer Tournament is hosted by St Michaels University School and Glenlyon Norfolk School. The main venue is the St. Michaels University School Senior campus with some games played at Glenlyon Norfolk School.
Our new math curriculum at Crofton House School has a focus on connection-making and communication, on reasoning and problem-solving. This raises a few important questions: What kinds of tasks can we ask to promote this kind of thinking math classroom? What questions can we ask to engage all learners in important mathematics? How can we deepen conceptual understanding and promote talk in our math classrooms? Come and learn structures for good questions and for designing tasks that will ensure your students are engaged in deep thinking. Be prepared to play!
