Head's Report 2020/21

Head’s Report 2020/21

Our school mission is best carried out through connecting intellectual, emotional, and physical learning with meaning in the child’s life in exciting, developmentally appropriate and challenging ways. Children should be dignified as active meaning-makers, not passive recipients.

Children should learn how to acquire, use, and share information in multiple forms and ways, so that it becomes meaningful knowledge. Children’s ways of thinking strongly involve the imagination, emotion, and community, and should play the entire symbolic range.

So, what should we teach?

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An Annual Measure of Meadowridge School

community academics experiential learning arts library & technology athletics student life outdoor experiential & ecological education (OE3) class of 2021 advancement financials

Accreditations & Memberships

Acronyms to Know:

IB = International Baccalaureate PYP = Primary Years Programme MYP = Middle Years Programme DP = Diploma Programme JK = Junior Kindergarten CAS = Creativity, Activity, and Service

WWOW = Week Without Walls CWOW = Classrooms Without Walls ATT = Approaches to Teaching ATL = Approaches to Learning TOK = Theory of Knowledge EE = Extended Essay

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Community > Enrolment & Admissions > Faculty & Staff

Our school does not simply admit students; we welcome new families as friends, collaborators, supporters, and significant community members.

Together, we create our school over time. Our children are our focus; their growth, learning, safety, and well-being are central to all that we do. It is through attention to our children that we build outstanding programs together.

104

new students

joined Meadowridge School last year, arriving from countries all around the world

The United Kingdom The United States of America

68 new families joined us in the 2020/21 school year Canada

8+ languages spoken by our new families, including English, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hindi, and Urdu

China

5 countries of origin families joined us from countries across the world, including Canada, the United States of America, China, Singapore, and the United Kingdom

Singapore

Akira Shares: On joining Meadowridge School After moving back to British Columbia, I began volunteering at my local library where, by complete chance, I befriended a few Meadowridge students and together we started a science club. The challenging curriculum, plethora of extracurricular offerings, and countless hours of working with passionate and creative students at the library convinced me to attend the school. It’s quite funny – in my case, I was the one pressuring my parents to apply to this school!

Read Akira's full story

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families attended one of our

78

Individual Assessments

178

of assessed students accepted

2

226

71%

Online Open Houses All inquiring families are encouraged to attend an Open House and experience our school through a campus tour, led by our Student Ambassadors between Grades 6 and 12.

At these events, prospective families are also given a chance to meet with our current parents, speak to our faculty and staff and ask important questions about their admission to Meadowridge.

During the pandemic, our Open House events shifted and moved to an online and safe format.

Applicants

All applicants, to any grade, must undergo an age-appropriate assessment to be considered for enrolment.

There are two assessment days for each age group: Early Learning (Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten), Primary (Grades 1 to 5), and Middle (Grades 6 to 8) and Diploma (Grades 9 to 11). In addition to these assessment days, any applicant from Grades 6 to 11 must write the SSAT.

82%

of accepted enrolled All admission decisions are made between January and June for enrolment to the following school year.

Enrolment offers are given to those applicants who meet all of the qualifications, and whose families demonstrate a strong fit with the Mission, Vision and Values of Meadowridge.

During the pandemic, our assessments moved to online, one-on-one Zoom interviews with our applicants.

Ms. Blomly Shares: Welcoming the world to Meadowridge School Meadowridge works to sustain an environment where children of varied backgrounds learn together in an atmosphere of acceptance, respect, and appreciation for each child.

We maintain a strong sense of community, a diverse population, and a strong educational philosophy. Meadowridge is a destination world school and our families come from all around the world, from over 50 countries and many continents. Some families have come from as far away as Namibia, but others right from our backyard here in Maple Ridge.

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46+ professional development opportunities

Faculty attended online professional development opportunities during the pandemic IB PYP Concept-Driven Learning, Category 2 IB PYP Implementing Agency, Category 1 IB PYP Making PYP Happen, Category 1 (2) IB PYP Social and Emotional Learning, Category 3 IB MYP Physical and Health Training, Category 2 IB MYP Language Acquisition, Category 2 IB MYP Global Contexts for Teaching and Learning, Category 3 IB MYP Leading the Learning, Category 2 IB MYP Math, Category 3 IB MYP Personal Project, Category 3 IB DP Applications & Interpretations, Category 2 IB DP French B, Category 2 IB DP Counselling, Category 2 IB Virtual Global Conference IB DP Theory of Knowledge, Category 2 IB DP Counselling, Category 2 IB DP Theory of Knowledge, Category 2 IB Social Emotional Learning, Category 3 Google Educator Certification

Safer Schools Together: Trauma-Informed Education Harvard Graduate School: Online Learning Practices Early Childhood Education Healthy Minds at Work Masterclass CAIS Leadership Program Embodiment Conference Safer Schools Together: Racism Mental Health Wilderness First Aid ISABC Leadership Program CES Career Education Conference US Athletic Virtual Conference Home Studio Mixing Course ECE Workshop, Indigenous Education ECE Workshop, Risky Play Environmental and Experiential Learning Conference Stanford Math, YouCubed Indigenous Math Symposium Festival of Literacy Diversity Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF) Training

19+ IB workshops & certifications earned by our faculty 5+

PYP Workshops Training & Certifications

6+

MYP Workshops Training & Certifications

8+

DP Workshops Training & Certifications

The changes IB has instituted provide students even more agency and autonomy in their investigations and make the requirements less cumbersome. Attending the Personal Project workshop allows me, as the personal project coordinator, to facilitate these changes and support both students and teacher-supervisors in their work. We look forward to the thoughtful and interesting investigations students will undertake this year and to the continuation of our tradition of excellence.

Mr. Kennedy, on attending the IB MYP Personal Project, Category 3 workshop

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Faculty, Support Staff & Administrators

118

Faculty Members & Specialty Teachers

71

Support Staff & Administrators

49

163 Degrees

supporting students across the Continuum

in Junior Kindergarten to Grade 12 classes

serving our entire community

held by our faculty and staff, including Bachelor's, Master's, and PhDs

A community of care

The faculty and staff of our school are not only employees; rather, they are central to the function of our school, and they create the culture that drives our school to constantly reflect, constantly improve, and consciously construct the programs and spaces that allow our children to thrive. Many are also committed parents of our school, a number of whom have served as employees for over 10 years, with some for over 20. They are the professional heart of Meadowridge.

A global community brought together

17+

Languages

34+

Countries

Languages spoken by members of our faculty, staff, and administration including Hindi, Serbian, German, French, Spanish, English, Farsi, Swedish, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian, Tagalog, Afrikaans, and Konkani

Experience teaching in schools across Canada and around the world including the USA, Japan, England, Indonesia, Colombia, China, Thailand, India, UAE, Philippines, Venezuela, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Singapore, Italy, Cambodia, Australia, Albania, Hong Kong, British Virgin Islands, Republic of Latvia, Honduras, Peru, Tanzania, Kuwait, Romania, Chile, Spain, Caribbean, Mexico, and Oman

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21 IB Leadership Positions

held by our faculty and administrators, including

5

8

8

IB Examiners

IB Workshop Leaders

IB Site Visitors

provide effective, reliable and continuous leadership of all Diploma Programme assessment activities

facilitate professional development for teachers in schools implementing the IB programmes

participate in programme verification and evaluation visits, representing the IB

Tenure of faculty & staff

0 to 3 years 3 to 5 years 6 to 10 years

10% 7% 17%

11 to 15 years

28%

16 to 20 years 20+ years

21% 17%

Dr. Reinink Shares: Working at Meadowridge School One of the things I love about teaching at Meadowridge is the faculty’s insistence on engaging students as critical thinkers. This is not a place of spoon-feeding; it is a place where students do the hard work of constructing knowledge. Teachers give the students bricks, but the students build the house. That is active learning, learning that lasts because it is genuine and organic. Students don’t have knowledge imposed upon them, they take ownership for their own learning and become aware of themselves as learners and the styles that each one personally uses to understand the world around them. This is exciting and energizing for teachers. It’s also the way it should be, or else we would just be replacements for Wikipedia after all. That’s why I love teaching here: the faculty respects the students enough to make them work for their learning.

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Academics > Results > Diploma Programme Assessments > Capstone Projects > Student Achievements

Though there may not be some completely stable body of knowledge which all should learn, every child should be knowledgeable.

Without knowledge, there can be no “good things to think with.” History, Mathematics, Rhetoric, Literature, Science, Physical Education, Drama, Dance, Economics, Business, and more. All have a place within the curriculum, and provide the basic knowledge needed to function within a society. This curriculum provides the substance with which children can learn those processes, dispositions, and characteristics that will shape them into lifelong learners and leaders.

1.9

Grades 2 to 5

Gates-MacGinitie Reading Tests (GMRT) The Gates-MacGinitie Test is designed to assess vocabulary and reading levels from yearto-year as students progress through the grades.

The test looks specifically at the areas of decoding, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension.

4.2

Average grade level of skills over the course of the school year

Grade 2 GMRT

Grade 3 GMRT

Grade 4 GMRT

Grade 5

as measured by the Gates-MacGinitie Reading spring test for grades 2 to 5

grade

GMRT Vocabulary & Reading Levels

GMRT

average grade levels above current grade for vocabulary and reading comprehension

4.7

4.2

Fall Average

Spring Average

4.8

5.0

Fall Average

Spring Average

4.8

5.9

Fall Average

Spring Average

5.4

6.5

Fall Average

Spring Average

0.5

↓ Grade Decrease from fall to spring

0.2

grade

5

Grade 2 Students vocabulary and reading level

Grade 3 Students vocabulary and reading level

↑ Grade Increase from fall to spring

1.1

↑ Grade Increase from fall to spring

grade

5.9

Grade 4 Students vocabulary and reading level

1.1

↑ Grade Increase from fall to spring

grade

6.5

Grade 5 Students vocabulary and reading level

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Grades 4 & 7

The Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) The Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) uses three levels of proficiency to describe student performance: Emerging, On Track, and Extending. At the Extending level students demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the concepts and competencies relevant to the expected learning. At both the Grade 4 and 7 levels, Meadowridge students are well beyond grade-level expectations.

Grade 4 Foundation Skills Assessment Results Reading Results

80.4% Extending

19.6% On Track

Writing Results

30.4% Extending

69.6% On Track

Numeracy Results

50% Extending

50% On Track

Grade 7 Foundation Skills Assessment Results Reading Results

48.2% Extending

44.4% On Track 7.4%

Emerging

Writing Results

31.5% Extending

68.5% On Track

Numeracy Results

40.8% Extending

48.1% On Track 11.1%

Emerging

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Grade 10

Grade 10

Ministry of Education Numeracy & Literature Assessment 10

IB Personal Project Results IB Americas 1.45↑ above average mark

Numeracy Assessment 10 - Proficiency Level Distribution (%) Emergent

Developing

Proficient

Extending

Meadowridge School

1.82

16.36

58.18

21.82

Independent Schools

11.27

34.91

44.57

9.04

Provincial Schools

16.98

39.44

37.52

5.65

Non-Affiliated Schools

10.94

29.26

48.09

11.20

Numeracy Assessment 10 - Averages by Task (%) Plan & Design

Reasoned Estimates

Fair Share

Model

Meadowridge School

55.91

53.96

46.08

54.14

Provincial Averages *

42.5

39.7

30

42.7

↑ 13.3%

↑ 14.1%

↑ 16%

↑ 14.4%

Developing

Proficient

-

-

49.02

50.98

Independent Schools

-

-

52.04

27.51

Non-Affiliated Schools

3.59

World Average

IB Americas Average

achieved highest 3 students possible score on their Personal Project Highest possible score is 7

Grade 12

IB Diploma & IB Course Results

Extending

Meadowridge School Provincial Schools

3.9

Meadowridge average mark

for the Class of 2021

Literacy Assessment 10 - Proficiency Level Distribution (%) Emergent

5.04

-

-

60.3

14.43

2.19

9.56

55.11

33.14

Literacy Assessment 10 - Averages by Task (%) Comprehension

Communication

Meadowridge School

79.42

80.74

Provincial Averages *

69.7

64.72

↑ 9.82%

↑ 16.32%

38.5

Point average in the DP

5.5

Points Above the world average of 33 points

88.4%

Grade average in the IB Course Certificate

achieved highest 2 students possible scores of 45

Only 1,187 students in the world earned this achievement

* Includes all independent, provincial, and non-affiliated schools.

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Diploma Programme Assessments DP students write numerous assessments for every Subject Group each year. Assessments are marked both by teachers from around the world (external assessment) and by teachers here at Meadowridge (internal assessment). Assessments are designed to measure students’ mastery of advanced academic skills, including: analysing and presenting information, evaluating and constructing arguments, and solving problems creatively. Here is a collection of examples.

Business Management

Sciences

History

Should the Social Diversity for Children Foundation implement paid social media advertising?

Biology What is the effect of varying the concentration (2%, 4%, 6%, 8%, 10%) of sucrose (table sugar) on the rate of yeast respiration in saccharomyces cerevisiae (brewer’s yeast), quantified by the percentage change of carbon dioxide production measured by a Vernier CO2 sensor, keeping the amount of yeast (2g), duration of each trial (5 minutes), water pH (7), and temperature (40°C) constant?

To what extent were the economic interest of the East India Company the most significant cause of the start of the First Opium War in 1839?

To what extent is Nike’s use of influencer marketing effective in reaching their target market of Generation Z and Millennials?

Language & Literature Wealth disparity in Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and Jon Chu’s film Crazy Rich Asians Social inequity in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby and columnist George Monbiot’s “Embarrassment of Riches.”

Chemistry The Relationship between the Enthalpy of Solution and the Aqueous Solubility of Metal(II) Hydroxides.

Geography To what extent is there evidence of Urban stress and deprivation in Maple Ridge?

Mathematics Find and plot the equations of the two types of curves to recreate the starshade satellite Investigating the Relationship between Obesity and Diabetes in the United States What type of function best represents the relationship between systolic blood pressure/ heartrate and the accuracy of shooting air pistols?

Analyze the wealth distribution in Las Vegas using simple statistics, the high and low index, and the Gini coefficient

Ms. Higginson Shares: The Theory of Knowledge (TOK) ‘Theory of Knowledge’ is a course that addresses the question, “How do we know what we claim to know?” and encompasses the learnings of each of the other subjects. We explore the definitions and intricacies of terms like knowledge, truth, and validity while using critical-thinking skills to explore the connection between real events and more general knowledge questions.

We often joke that if you’re not confused, you aren’t paying attention; in reality, that state of “not knowing” is where the best exploration happens. Students challenge their preconceptions and discuss topics in challenging ways, but they walk away with stronger evaluation skills and are more prepared for post-secondary. Our alumni often come back and admit that as frustrating as the “Core” courses were, they were the best preparation for university life. .

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Capstone Projects Across the Continuum GRADE 5, GRADE 10 & GRADE 12

A unique feature of the IB programmes are the capstone projects in the final year of each. These projects require the students to showcase themselves through the lens of the Learner Profile, while incorporating aspects of the ATT and ATL in their inquiries. Here is a collection of examples.

Grade 5 exhibition topics

Grade 10 personal projects

Grade 12 extended essays

Artificial Intelligence is evolving to solve real-world problems and affects our lives

What led to the creation of chess, how did it evolve through the ages, and how can you play it?

Language & Literature To what extent does Philip K Dick challenge the authenticity of history in his novel, The Man in the High Castle?

Understanding gender inequality has led to equal rights in the workspace and in society

Does age play a factor on our perspectives on global issues?

Our responsibility is to learn how to protect ourselves and our technology from ever-changing hacking and phishing scams

To what extent can our current methods of air transportation be made more efficient through fuel use and maintenance cost and more ecofriendly at the same time?

Primary Years Programme

The impact of human interactions is reflected in lifestyles and mental well-being Learning about LGBTQ2S+ rights will change how people are treated People's behaviours and interactions with food leads to new initiatives to reduce food scarcity Watch all the Grade 5 exhibition projects

Middle Years Programme

Diploma Programme

Business Management To what extent is Apple’s pricing strategy in its phone products successful at increasing their profit?

Geography To what extent is the City of Vancouver prepared to adapt to the effects of sea level rise in the Marpole Community?

Are people willing to change their buying and consumption practices if they are aware of products’ origins?

History How significant was the Berlin Airlift in the US effort to contain the USSR expansion during 1947-1949?

How can I raise awareness by writing a book about poverty in third world countries like Rwanda, Zimbabwe, and Ethiopia?

Mathematics How can the boarding process of commercial airplanes be modeled and analyzed using simulations?

Watch all the Grade 10 personal projects

Watch all the Grade 12 capstone projects

Yuxin Shares: Learning and the Grade 5 Exhibition I chose to study animal extinction for my Exhibition project because I like animals and would be sad if they disappeared. From my own research and from my teachers and mentors and friends, I learned why animals disappear, how other things in the world are connected to animals and how to protect animals and the environment. I created a digital book with lots of information for people to know, I painted fish symbols on drains, and I drew portraits of people’s pets for a fundraiser and was able to raise $650 for the World Wildlife Foundation.

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Student Achievements

34+

awards and accomplishments

16

Mathematics Awards

Mathematics Pascal Mathematics Contest - 3 top 25% (Grade 9) Canadian Open Math Challenge - 1 Certificate of Distinction with Honours (Grade 8 to 11) Canadian Intermediate Contest - 1 Certificate of Distinction (Grade 9 & 10) The Canadian Computing Challenge, Junior - 1 Certificate of Distinction

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Internal Scholarships & Awards

3

Speaking & Debate Awards

1

Business Award

1

Reading Award

The Canadian Senior Math Contest - 1 Certificate of Distinction Canadian Senior Math Contest - 1 Certificate of Distinction

Internal & External Scholarships & Awards

Euclid Contest - 1 Certificate of Distinction (Grade 12)

Governor Generals Award

Gauss Math Contest - 3 top 5% and 30 top 20% CEMC Gauss Math Contest - 1 Certificate of Outstanding Achievement and 1 top 25%

11 Internal Scholarships Top Academic Grade 10 to 12 Board of Governors Citizenship Award Board of Governors Scholarship Award Alumni Scholarship Laura Baird Rosenthal Memorial Scholarship

American Math Competition - 1 Winner's Certificate (Grade 10)

Canadian Math League - 17th in Canada (out of 117 schools) and 3rd in British Columbia

Caley Mathematics Contest - 8 top 25% (Grade 10)

Speaking & Debate

Arif Devraj Memorial Scholarship

Seventh Place - BC Debate and Speech Association Fall Tournament

Hookey Family Scholarship

Canadian Intermediate Math Contest - 2 top 25% (Grade 10) Beaver Computing Challenge, Junior - 8 Certificates of Distinction, 13 Perfect Scores, and 14 top 25% Galios Problem-Solving Contest - 2 top 25% (Grade 10) FERMAT Math Contest - 1 top 25% (Grade 11) Canadian Open Math Challenge - 1 Certificate of Distinction with Honours (Grade 8 to 11)

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First and Third Place - Parlons! 2021 Second Place - Concours Virtuel

Harris and Company LLP - Judith Anderson Memorial Scholarship

Hops Be the Change Award Greg Moore Memorial Scholarship

Business

External Scholarships A highlight of achievements

Third Place and Best Speaker MiniEnterprize Business Competition

UBC’s International Scholars Program Award

Reading

BC Excellence Scholarship

Third Place at Districts - Fraser Valley Regional Library Reading Link Challenge

BC District/Authority Scholarships (7 recipients) Huron’s International Presidential Scholarship

Academics > Results > Diploma Programme Assessments > Capstone Projects > Student Achievements

Honour Roll & Gryphon Pin Honour Roll Achievements

96%

93%

Grade 6

Grade 7

89%

Achieved Honour Roll

in Middle & High School

99%

90%

Grade 8

Grade 9

93%

73%

76%

Grade 10

Grade 11

Grade 12

Gryphon Pin Achievements Grade 6 77% earned Bronze Grade 7 61% earned Bronze Grade 8 78% earned Silver

About the Gryphon Pin For over 17 years, the Gryphon Pin has been awarded to students in Grades 6 through 12 who thrive academically, serve the community, and find passion in co-curriculars and athletics. Students can earn a total of four Gryphon Pins, from Bronze to Platinum, during their time in Middle and High School.

Gryphon Pin Requirements

83%

Achieved Gryphon Pins in Middle & High School

Grade 9 59% earned Silver Grade 10 78% earned Silver Grade 11 86% earned Gold Grade 12 79% earned Gold (18%) or Platinum (61%)

Community Service One to three short-term service initiatives (depending on Grade-level) and one long-term, ongoing service initiative in Grades 9 and 10 School CAS Clubs Two Service, one Creativity, one Activity, and two of Choice (six total) Academic Requirements Five subject marks at a 4 or more on a 7-point scale (Grade 6 to Grade 10) Five subjects earning a total of 16 points (Grade 11, Grade 12)

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Experiential Learning > WWOW > Duke of Edinburgh Award > Field Trips

Week Without Walls (WWOW) & One-Day Experiences Week Without Walls and Elementary camping trips are taken as a grade and create and solidify bonds between students and teachers.

In September, the trips set the tone for the year to come, and the spring trips are something that our students and teachers look forward to every year. While they extend personal and social learning, they also add significantly to intellectual development.

I’ll miss the daily and weekly excursions, and I loved Week Without Walls (WWOW). Being outdoors with your friends when you’re not worried about the next exam, and we can just connect and feel closer.

I like being active, and WWOW really suits me because it gets me outdoors, it’s a change and it’s refreshing.

Keissa Tam '21

Week Without Walls* Fall 2020

GRADE 4 Camp Sasamat

archery camp craft team building challenge activities GRADE 6 Camp Summit

fire building shelter building geocaching team challenges archery spoon carving, level 1 GRADE 7 Camp Summit

fire building shelter building geocaching team challenges archery spoon carving, level 2

When I first got to Meadowridge, I couldn’t figure out why we were going to Loon Lake for Week Without Walls. But it was great! It helped me not only connect with my peers, but also learn mental health techniques, prepare for the IB, and connect to the outdoors Thiago Amin '21

GRADE 9 Ridge Wilderness

stoves and cooking fire building carving shelter building team challenges, level 4 GRADE 10 Voyageur Adventures

team challenges voyageur culture (music) stoves and cooking paddle carving with a Métis artisan GRADE 11 National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)

leadership workshop spoon building and carving fire building challenge team building

*All Week Without Walls trips were cancelled during the pandemic, hosted as one-day, on-campus experiences instead.

GRADE 8 Ridge Wilderness

stoves and cooking fire building carving shelter building team challenges, level 3

Mr. Willms Shares: Reimagining Week Without Walls experiences Week Without Walls experiences looked different this year, but the heart of them remained the same.

I was inspired to see the Grade 11 students connecting with each other through a shared, outdoor experience. They engaged with challenges collaboratively, supported and cared for each other, demonstrated skills learned from past years, and, most importantly, did this all with light hearts and joy.

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Experiential Learning > WWOW > Duke of Edinburgh Award > Field Trips

I loved Week Without Walls (WWOW) and being outside with my friends. I liked seeing my classmates who hated camping end up enjoying it at the end.

Merdeka Miles '21

Week Without Walls* Spring 2021

GRADE 6 Camp Summit

archery initiatives mountain biking knife carving outdoor living skills field games GRADE 7 Camp Summit

archery initiatives mountain biking knife carving outdoor living skills field games GRADE 8 Camp Summit

archery geocaching initiatives knife carving campfire cooking field games

Duke of Edinburgh Award

GRADE 9 Camp Summit

archery geocaching initiatives knife carving campfire cooking field games GRADE 10 Camp Summit

archery geocaching initiatives knife carving campfire cooking field games GRADE 11 Camp Summit

archery geocaching initiatives knife carving campfire cooking field games

In a normal Meadowridge year, students are supported to achieve the Duke of Edinburgh Award through CAS clubs, Week Without Walls Journeys, and an on-staff Duke of Edinburgh Coordinator. While regular programming was put on hold during the pandemic, students still earned the Award with their own, individually planned Adventurous Journeys.

3

student groups planned an independent Adventurous Journey Working with each other or with a third-party provider, students still ventured into the BC wilderness to plan and complete three Adventurous Journeys.

24

students earned a Duke of Edinburgh (DoE) Award

19

*All Week Without Walls trips were cancelled during the pandemic, hosted as one-day, on-campus experiences instead.

Bronze DoE Awards

3

Silver DoE Awards

3

Gold DoE Awards

Learning from Experience and Week Without Walls Could you survive in the wild with only a bucket, shovel, rope, tarp, and some tinfoil? During a Week Without Walls outdoor challenge, Grade 11 students learned they could. They learned that with these six items, along with some creative thinking and teamwork, they could build a shelter, light a fire, and even brew some tea from foraged finds. Mr. James Willms structured this unique activity so that students could draw from their previous, Outdoor, Experiential, Ecological Education (OE3) experiences and be challenged by new, increasingly difficult tasks.

To accomplish each challenge, students needed to work together while making best use of their scarce supplies. Survival packs in hand, students had three challenges to complete: build a dry shelter large enough for four, build a fire, and forage for hemlock tips, licorice root, blackberry leaves and douglas fir to brew tea.

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Experiential Learning > WWOW > Duke of Edinburgh Award > Field Trips

Field Trips Field trips are an integral part of our curriculum. Starting from Junior Kindergarten, students across the Continuum benefit from purposefully planned, one-day classroom workshops and off-campus experiences. By engaging learners with direct experiences and focused reflection, students increase their knowledge, develop skills, and make their own connections to classroom learning. It is through experience in a rich environment that we learn our most valuable lessons.

22+

in-class or virtual field trips Field trips go virtual during the pandemic

JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN

GRADE 4

Northwest Preservation Society Workshop (Zoom) Pumpkin Hunt in the North Forest SPCA Visit (Zoom) Veterinary Visit (Zoom)

First Nations Art Workshop (In Class) Museum of Anthropology Workshop (Zoom) Sasamat Camp Experience (On Site) Fort Langley Virtual Visit – two workshops (Zoom) Gold Panning Experience (On Site) KEEPS Workshop (On Site) Indigenous Author Workshop (Zoom) Green Bricks – two workshops (Zoom)

GRADE 1

Carousel Theatre Workshop (Zoom) It’s a Bug’s Life Workshop (Virtual) Honeybee Centre Hive Dive (Virtual) GRADE 2

Urban Safari Workshop (Zoom) Authors Writing Workshop (In Class) Mad Science Workshop (In Class)

GRADE 5

Indigenous Author Workshop (Zoom) Metro Vancouver Watershed Field Trip (Virtual)

GRADE 3

Angela Murphy, Virtual Author Visit (Zoom) Malcolm Knapp Research Forest Workshop (In Class)

“It was great to hear Sonia Higuera's perspective and be exposed to her way of understanding! She encouraged students to go further and get to know the work of women artists. Sonia shared that we need to learn to look and see, be critical thinkers, and do some personal research to understand contemporary art.”

Ms. Palacios Cerezales, on hosting an in-class field trip with a Spanish artist

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Arts

Students must be able to communicate, and be able to play the entire symbolic range: language, art, dance, movement, mathematics, photography, film, and multimedia… but, most importantly, they must understand the qualities of excellent communication. They must be able to affect an audience and to understand when and how communication affects them.

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Highlights

by the numbers

1

virtual PYP showcases

1

virtual DP art exhibition

digital music program

Arts Highlights

Arts Matriculation

1 VIRTUAL EXHIBITION

Visual Arts

Class of 2021 Exhibition – A culmination of two years of work, the Diploma Programme Art Exhibition is a showcase of creation and inquiry in multiple mediums.

2 PYP MUSIC SHOWCASES

Grade 11

9%

2 ART GALLERIES

16.3%

The Digital Music was established after significant research, planning, and investment ($22,829 invested and purchased through the Annual Fund). With new audio equipment and software, students wrote, arranged, recorded, edited, mixed, and mastered 39 different songs and released the three-volume Kaleidoscope.

Grade 12

Music

21.5%

LAUNCHED THE DIGITAL MUSIC PROGRAM

Grade 10

45.4%

Winter and spring showcases.

Kindness Rocks (Grade 6 & 7) and Watercolour Greeting Cards (Grade 8).

Grade 9

66.6%

Grade 9 Grade 10

32.7% Drama & Theatre

11.7% 21.9%

Grade 9 Grade 10

Nancy Shares: On writing Darling, the 2021 Meadowridge Song of the Year I find that if I figure out a chord progression, I can usually pair it with a fun concept and the songwriting process goes really fast from there. I never plan any of my songs; I just play chords on my guitar and sing what comes to mind, write it down, and edit as I go. When I finish a significant chunk of a song, I record it in my voice memos app – which currently holds 230 different voice memos! – so that I don’t forget how the song goes.

Read Nancy's full story

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library & technology

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Library & Technology > Library Resources > Library Services & Highlights > Integrated Technology

As problems continue, we need to develop global citizens, people who are active, engaged, and involved.

Our children must be able to recognize problems, and to love inquiry: they must know how to gather information – gather through books, through digital means, through interviews, through observation, and through listening and talking and being curious. They have to be able to use that information in a variety of ways – to comprehend, to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate, to create, to imagine, to produce.

42,736

900

new library acquisitions

books in the library collection

15+

Subscriptions

354

to online resources and databases

World Book Online PebbleGo BrainPOP Explora Primary Schools EBSCO JSTOR EBSCO Image Search Gale Virtual Reference Library

Global Issues in Context History Reference Centre Literary Reference Centre Science Reference Centre World Book Online National Geographic Kids What in The World?

21,158

books circulated

donated books Circulation 4,042 non-fiction 7,440 junior fiction 3,547 picture books 642 middle and high school non-fiction 1,662 middle and high school textbooks 1,113 young adult fiction 136 high school fiction 138 professional resources 366 language 389 levelled readers

Meverest Shares: Library resources and learning The library is one of my favourite spots in the school. I’ve attended Meadowridge since Grade 8, but it wasn’t until Grade 11 that it became a place I visited every day. The library and its resources were especially helpful during the Extended Essay (EE). The library provided a physical place to meet with our supervisors, while the librarians helped with a research workshop that became the backbone of our 4,000-word papers.

Read Meverest's full story

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Library & Technology > Library Resources > Library Services & Highlights > Integrated Technology

Highlights

By the numbers

2,000+

397+

new resources & books for emotional health, BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+

unique visits to the library resource website

Supporting students

Goals and achievements

Junior Kindergarten to Grade 2

Maintained circulation

across the continuum

Library visits every three weeks for book exchanges, book talks, book trailers, read alouds and individual reading In-class visits with the book cart in between library class visits (every two weeks out of three)

Grade 3 to Grade 5 Library visits every three weeks for book exchanges, book talks, book trailers and individual reading Library catalogue to request books in between library classes Library catalogue tutorials Grade 5 exhibition, academic honesty, and citation workshops Grade 4 and 5 in-class research sessions on using databases to locate reliable resources

Middle and High School Grade 6 to 8 library book check-outs Personal Project support sessions – group and one-on-one Library orientation and academic honesty sessions Extended Essay support sessions – group and one-on-one Sessions to support research and analysis skills, including locating and evaluating reliable sources, notetaking, drawing connections and making inferences

holds placed using the library catalogue

in the library

With the added health restrictions, librarians were able to maintain circulation by bringing books to elementary school students in between class visits and kept circulation to just five percent below a normal year with the addition of seven library carts. Students in Grades 3 and up were able to use the hold system on the library catalogue to request books in between library classes.

Added Emotional Health & Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) resources In addition to 34 emotional health resources, the library also purchased 276 BIPOC books, 59 LGBTQ2S+ books, and 28 antiracism books.

Explored technology and resources used within the library to ensure resources are current, appropriate, relevant and support the IB and Ministry Curriculum The library switched to Destiny Discover to enable student selfsearches and continued to update and investigate physical and electronic resources.

Learned to populate the library website Updated the library website to maintain reading, research, exploration and learning during the pandemic. Highlights include over 2,000 unique visits, and over 1,000 to the elementary resources page.

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2,477+

Library & Technology > Library Resources > Library Services & Highlights > Integrated Technology

Responding to the pandemic: 2021 technology additions PTZ Camera

iPad Stands

To support online and recorded lessons

To enable online lessons as well as more in-depth class lessons

Loft Screens

OWL Cameras

To support learning in all Elementary School classrooms

To support Middle and High School classes

Wide-Angle Cameras To keep connected during the pandemic by live-streaming major assemblies

Integrated technology implemented Integrated Google Workspace and Microsoft365 into the Grade 4 to Grade 12 curriculum

Created an online exhibition to celebrate and share Capstone Projects: Grade 5 Exhibition, Grade 10 Personal Projects, Grade 11 Exhibition and Grade 12 Capstone Projects

Continued to use Seesaw as a learning and sharing platform for Junior Kindergarten to Grade 5 students

Introduced a new Graphic Arts class in Grade 9 with a focus on digital design

Developed online resources for inquiries in Science, including BrainPOP, Generation Genius, Beyond Labz and Gizmos

Introduced programming with Scratch and Scratch Jr. in our Elementary School classrooms

Implemented WeVideo, a video editing resource for students

Launched Computer Science and Coding in the Middle School

Keeping connected through technology To celebrate the Meadowridge Class of 2021, students and teachers, families and friends tuned in to watch the live Graduation Assembly. Teachers shared their memories and best wishes, while a compilation video celebrated each of our graduate’s unique characteristics and strengths.

Relive moments and memories from the Graduation Assembly

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athletics

Athletics

As in every age before us, students need to look after themselves. They need to understand their bodies, and what keeps them healthy.

They need to take risks because life has no guarantees. They need to be able to regard themselves, and reflect on what they do, or think, or believe, because the only real knowledge is self-knowledge.

57% 84% 58% 64% 49%

248

Grade 4 to Grade 12

athletes

participation in Grade 4* participation in Grade 5 participation in Grade 6 participation in Grade 7 participation in Grade 8

53% 20% 47% 22%

participation in Grade 9 participation in Grade 10 participation in Grade 11 participation in Grade 12

*The only athletic opportunity for Grade 4 students was Track & Field due to the pandemic.

The athletic program fosters participation in multiple sporting events and promotes opportunities and experiences for all students. Student athletes are provided with an opportunity for physical and mental growth, team cohesion, discipline, work ethic, and leadership.

29

athletic opportunities offered for Grade 4 to 12

6

6

Volleyball Cohorts

Soccer Cohorts

6

11

Track & Field Cohorts

Basketball Cohorts

Heightened health and safety regulations and fewer opportunities lowered athletic participation substantially below pre-pandemic rates.

Grade 5 Girls Volleyball Grade 6 Girls Volleyball Grade 7 Girls Volleyball Bantam Girls Volleyball Junior Girls Volleyball Senior Girls Volleyball Grade 5 Boys Soccer Grade 6 Boys Soccer* Grade 7 Boys Soccer* Grade 9 Bantam Boys Soccer Grade 9 & 10 Junior Boys Soccer* Grade 11 & 12 Senior Boys Soccer Grade 5 Girls Basketball Grade 5 Boys Basketball Grade 6 Girls Basketball

73%

Elementary School athletic involvement in Grades 4 & 5

56%

Middle School athletic involvement in Grades 6 to 8

35%

High School athletic involvement in Grades 9 to 12

Grade 7 Girls Basketball Grade 7 Boys Basketball Grade 8 Bantam Girls Basketball Grade 8 Bantam Boys Basketball Grade 9 & 10 Junior Girls Basketball Grade 9 & 10 Junior Boys Basketball Grade 11 & 12 Senior Boys Basketball Grade 4 Throws, Sprints, Long Jump Grade 5 Throws, Sprints, Long Jump Grade 6 Throws, Sprints, Long Jump Grade 7 Throws, Sprints, Long Jump Grade 8 Throws, Sprints, Long Jump Grade 9 & 10 Throws, Sprints, Long Jump

* Teams were offered but did not go forward due to low attendance.

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Athletics

Challenges, Competitions & Camps

312

Participants in seasonal athletic camps

113 104 95

3

Spring Basketball and Volleyball Camp participants Winter Basketball Camp participants Summer Basketball Camp participants

BC School Sport Challenges

54

300

+ Participants in monthly athletics challenges

16-Day Gryphon Christmas Break Challenge ‘This or That’ 30-Day Challenge ‘Tough Enough’ 30-Day Challenge ‘Good Morning’ 30-Day Challenge Promoting activity, boosting morale, and building community

+ Coaches supporting our athletic teams including teachers, staff and external coaches

6

33

coaches completed the

BC School Sports Concussion Course

Leadership training courses completed by our Athletics team from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) and the Canadian Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (CIAAA) LTC 506 Legal Issues II, Enhanced Topics LTC 608 Management & Organization LTC 714 Preventing, Managing and Transforming

Cross Country Pandemic Run Basketball Challenge Multi-Sports Challenge

Challenging Behaviour LTC 504 Legal Issues I, Liability for Sports Injuries and

Risk Management LTC 903 Concepts of Program Philosophy

Supporting students through athletics

48 Morning Athletic Sport Sessions 148 Strength & Conditioning Sessions

LTC 904 Child Protection Overview for the International School

Athletic Administrator

Mr. Spurgeon earns NIAAA Certified International Athletic Administration certification Mr. Spurgeon earned NIAAA Certified International Athletic Administrator certification, demonstrating the highest level of knowledge and expertise in the field of international interscholastic athletic administration.

The voluntary certification process includes a thorough evaluation of the candidate's educational background, experience, and professional contributions, as well as a rigorous, comprehensive written examination.

Read Mr. Spurgeon's full story

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student life

Student Life > Clubs & Co-Curriculars > Service > School Spirit

We live in and cherish communities, not just ourselves, and so our children must be caring, so that natural justice will spread with them.

This caring for others has to inhabit our school, and help our alumni shape our world as leaders. Students must be principled in their decision-making and in their actions, in order that they live well with others and for others, and create just communities.

46+

Elementary, Middle & High School Clubs across the Continuum

25

12

7

2

14

6

Creativity Clubs

Activity Clubs

Service Clubs

Hybrid Clubs

New CAS Clubs Introduced

Alumni or Student-Led Clubs

“There’s no other way to go about it than to just start doing it and figuring things out along the way. We were pretty confident that we’d get a lot of members, but if you have a more specialized interest, you should still start a club. You’d be surprised by how many people would be willing to join!”

Oliver Gao '21 on starting the student-led band club

Creativity Clubs 3D Modelling and Rendering Art Board Games Business Case Competition Calligraphy Camp Craft Skills Chess Choral Performance Creative Writing Creativity and Meditation Debate Design Project Expedition Planning and Outdoor Education High School Advisory Committee Library Book Trailer Mandarin Mindful Art Physics, Philosophy, and Math Reading Robotics Spanish Telenovela Sports Analysis

Stock Analysis Storytelling Through Photography Work and Study

Activity Clubs Badminton Basketball Field Games Fitness Fun Fitness Soccer Sports Performance Enhancement Strength and Conditioning Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Volleyball Team Training Yoga

Service Clubs Gardening Global Social Leaders Kindness Counts North Forest Stewardship Regenerative Agriculture Social Justice Club The Shoe Box Project

Hybrid Clubs Ropes, Knives, and Photos (Activity & Creativity) Diploma Programme CatchUp and Questions (Service & Creativity)

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30+

service initiatives benefiting our school, our city, and our world

E-waste recycling drive Terry Fox Run Cops for Cancer initiatives Retirement home holiday messages Remembrance Day Poppy Campaign Covenant House initiatives Get REAL assembly Orange Shirt Day Foodbank food drive The Christmas Shoebox drive

7 Service clubs serving our school and local communities

Postcards for Peace initiative Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) assembly and outreach Christmas Hamper gift cards Holidays for Seniors initiative Grade 4 marketplace Matthew’s House candygrams Senior Council’s Mental Health Week Senior Council’s Pride Week Black History Month Lego for Charity drive

Gardening Global Social Leaders Kindness Counts North Forest Stewardship

Asian Heritage Month BC Children’s Jean Up Day Essential Workers Day Battery drive Pink Shirt Day Clothing recycling bin Child Haven fundraiser Christmas packs Black Shirt Day Social Justice Club initiatives

Regenerative Agriculture Social Justice Club The Shoe Box Project

Friends in Need Food Bank

$9,866

$43.60

raised for local and international charities Terry Fox Foundation

$3,043 BC Children's Hospital

Cops for Cancer

$2,088.63 Covenant House

$700

$630.30 BCSPCA

"A Christmas that the residents were feeling so sad about because they couldn't spend it with their families, turned into "that Christmas" where they were shown so much love and kindness that it brought them some peace."

$453.63

Legion Poppy Campaign

$1,380

Chartwell Retirement Homes, on the retirement home holiday messages project

Daniel Shares: His experience being a Student Council member Council projects can be both fun and frivolous as well as extremely serious and important. As council members, we get the opportunity to shape a part of the culture of the school and make a difference, from bringing a smile to people’s faces, planning events for students to let off steam, or informing and educating our peers about serious, contemporary issues.

I have a sincere interest in the welfare of others and believe in the importance of fun. I like being a part of planning those events and helping shape the student experience at our school.

Read Daniel's full story

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Student Life > Clubs & Co-Curriculars > Service > School Spirit

School Spirit Everyone in the Meadowridge community is a member of one of our four Houses, representing local bodies of water: Alouette, Fraser, Kanaka, or Whonnock. Students develop strong ties to their housemates and together they participate in events and contests to earn points towards the highly-coveted House Cup, awarded at the end of the year.

36+

Opportunities to earn House points

House points accumulated from: Leadership Retreat Video Quiz

Gryphon Cross Country Run

PYP Program of Inquiry Review

Diwali Colouring Contest

Knowledge Bowl

Grade 6 & 7 Skipping Contests

Terry Fox Run Spirit

Grade 7 Basketball Challenge

Guess the Gryphon Baby Challenge

Thrive Week Kahoot

Assembly Challenges (11)

WE Video

Trivia Challenges (3)

Grade 6 Dodgeball Challenge

Operation Shoebox Donations

Jean Up Day

Grade 6 & 7 Benchball Finals

High School Spirit Day

Community Pumpkin Carving Contest

Middle School Spirit Day

Halloween Week

Elementary School Spirit Day

Final House Point Tally

1155

1064

678

785

outdoor experiential ecological education

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Outdoor, Ecological, Experiential Education > Curricular Integration > Campus & Community Partners > Sustainability

Students had best be open-minded, since the world is a changing place, and being adaptable requires open-mindedness.

They need to be balanced, ensuring that they are looking after their heads, their hearts, and their hands: intellect, emotions, and body… thoughts and words and deeds.

Curricular Integration

Across the Continuum

Curricular integration of ecoliteracy is a thread that is continuously weaving itself throughout all grades and disciplines at Meadowridge School, even extending into the community abroad.

JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN

GRADE 3

Explored and observed the environment during daily hikes through the North Forest.

Learned to identify species and recognize ecosystem interconnectedness.

KINDERGARTEN

(CONTINUED)

Uncovered land-based learning through Indigenous ways of knowing.

Observed the plant cycle by planting and harvesting a tea garden, as well as propagating plants in the greenhouse.

Innovated and invented using only natural materials.

GRADE 1

Explored and investigated the North Forest from a discovery perspective.

GRADE 4

Propagating plants in the greenhouse to support the meditative garden they designed and created.

Observed and engaged with the carbon cycle with a class vermicompost.

GRADE 2

Mapped the North Forest and identified human-made and natural boundaries, while seeing how humans – both positively and negatively – impact the environment.

GRADE 3

Developed a sense of well-being by forest bathing on a weekly basis.

Gold panned and explored the impacts of colonization of British Columbia.

GRADE 5

Explored how simple machines affect agriculture by putting them into action and moving large and heavy objects around the garden.

Explored natural resources – forestry, mining, fishing, agriculture – in the North Forest, farm, and garden.

Inquired into food security and seed modification through Grade 5 Exhibition projects.

GRADE 6, 7 AND 8

Practiced wellness routines throughout the year by forest bathing.

GRADE 9

Looked at growth factors to deepen understanding of sustainability approaches while growing and then conducting food growing trials in both the gardens and the greenhouse.

GRADE 10

Explored quadrants and species identification during an Ecology-based unit in the North Forest.

GRADES 11 AND 12

Utilized both the Gunning Greenhouse and the North Forest during Internal Assessments (IAs).

Practiced emotional wellbeing and mindfulness throughout the natural campus.

GRADES 12

Conducted a stream study of the Coquitlam River in a Geography 12 project.

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Outdoor, Ecological, Experiential Education > Curricular Integration > Campus & Community Partners > Sustainability

Campus & Community Partners

Learning to live well, with others and for others OUR CAMPUS Meadowridge offers a learning space unlike anywhere else; here, you’ll find a west-coast

playground where students and teachers have 27 acres designed for experiential learning, practical exploration, physical activity, and mental wellness. Few schools have the blessing of a forested park traversed by a fishbearing waterway on campus. Our North Forest is connected to the campus-proper by a garden and two greenhouses, and has a cabin, barn, campground, house, three bridges, and a network of trails.

Along with our dedicated experiential outdoor school learning programs, our campus design moves learning outside the traditional four walls of the classroom and into the world.

27 acres

Nature Campus

Highlights

experiential learning space

1/4 acre

regenerative farming space

1 kilometre trail network

Campus Spaces & Learning Resources LEARNING RESOURCES

Backcountry camping stoves Tents (2-person & 4-person) Expedition backpacks Mora knives Tarps (shelter building) Garden tools & shed Flow Hives Honey Bee Boxes InReach GPS device Four commercial radios Cook sets

Fishing rods and tackle Portable propane burner 60L kettle Weather station Lopper (long pruning tool) for campus care program Simple machines (pulleys, wedges, drills) CAMPUS SPACES

1km trail network with three bridge crossings

Campfire pit Cookhouse Woodshed Campground Raised garden boxes with automated irrigation Experimental and traditional greenhouses Interpretive loop Developing demonstration forest Regenerative Farm

11+

Community Partners

OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Community collaboration complements and reinforces values, culture and the learning opportunities that schools can provide for their students. Through community partners, Meadowridge students are afforded opportunities to be informed by experts, take meaningful action through service and gain exposure and experience with the community that supports their wellbeing, and the well-being of others.

A Rocha Canada Honeyland Farms Dwell Tech Surrey Cedar Harvest Power South Coast Conservation Program Alouette River Management Society Malcolm Knapp UBC Research Forest Katzie First Nation Ridge Meadows Recycling Society WildSafeBC Gallant Enterprises

Meadowridge adds an on-campus weather station to support experiential learning (rain or shine!)

“We go outside because it’s good for us,” Outdoor, Experiential, Ecological Education (OE3) Coordinator Mr. James Willms nods, “it’s where we play, learn and explore.” This belief has shaped the culture and curriculum of our school, and it has shaped our students, too. Through education and through experience, students’ awareness, preparedness, and outdoor skills grow steadily over time. Daily outdoor recess and classes and clubs teach students to watch the weather and come prepared, tasks which are now much easier and more visible thanks to a new, on-campus resource – a weather station!

Read the full story

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Outdoor, Ecological, Experiential Education > Curricular Integration > Campus & Community Partners > Sustainability

Sustainability

Learning about and caring for the planet

4 230+

native plants and trees planted across the North Forest

community-wide initiatives and programs to support sustainability

NORTH FOREST RESTORATION

Hosted a North Forest Restoration Club to involve students in the restoration and care of our natural campus.

Oregon Grape 20 planted 72 plugs propagated

Identified areas of high-impact and created planting plans to bolster the high-impact areas.

Salal 100 planted 72 plugs propagated

Developed an on-campus nursery to provide plants for future planting.

Douglas Fir 10 planted Western Red cedar 15 planted Big Leaf Maple 10 planted Sitka Spruce 5 planted Salmonberry 25 planted Hardhack 25 planted Osoberry 10 planted Red elderberry 10 planted Red huckleberry 10 planted Vine maple 10 planted Sword fern 40 planted

Planted many native plants and trees across the North Forest.

MASON BEE PROJECT

Created mason bee tubes and houses to support pollinators on campus.

Purchased mason bee cocoons and 120 bees were placed around campus to be hatched in the spring.

Filled the tubes and homes with cocoons to be harvested in the fall and released in the spring.

ZERO-WASTE TASK FORCE

Raised awareness to reduce singleuse packaging and food waste.

Dedicated Earth Week to lowering the amount of food waste across the school.

Awareness activities were developed for students across the Continuum resulting in a significant decrease in food waste.

COVID forced Sage to increase pre-ordering for students which enhanced their ability to order and prepare food quantities more accurately.

LAND RECOVERY

Established a quarter-acre farm on the North Campus.

Designed the farm using a regenerative and holistic gardening approach, to growing produce.

Installed an automatic drop irrigation system to support growing beds.

Planted 1,600 ft. of fir to line the growing rows.

Planted the first crops to harvest in September - sunflowers, mustard (cover crop), crimson clover (cover crop), kale, strawberries, and apple trees.

Food for Good Learn how the Meadowridge community uses food for good.

Read the full story

lunch waste diverted from landfills during Earth Week

46% Waste Reduction in Elementary ↓ Down

51% Waste Reduction in Middle School ↓ Down

61% Waste Reduction in High School ↓ Down

class of 2021

Class of 2021 > Post-Secondary Programs & Destinations > Graduate Academic Results > Post-Secondary Counselling

Students need to know how to learn – to acquire, use, and share information – and how to apply that learning to the problems and challenges that await them.

The way we teach our children to learn is what they will take with them to become the leaders of the future. Process has become the new content, and our model of learning is a strong curriculum.

Class of 2021 49 students

Program Destinations

246+

Acceptances from Universities & Colleges

Science (15)

CANADA

18.4%

Social Sciences (9)

12.3%

Applied Sciences (6)

12.3%

Liberal Arts (6)

8.2%

Business (4)

8.2%

Fine Arts (4)

6.1%

Communication (3)

4.1%

Direct Entry Medicine (2)

Brock University Capilano University Carleton University Dalhousie University Douglas College Emily Carr University of Art + Design Huron University College King’s University College Kwantlen Polytechnic University Langara College LaSalle College Vancouver McGill University McMaster University Mount Allison University OCAD University Queen's University Ryerson University Simon Fraser University Thompson Rivers University Trent University University of Alberta The University of British Columbia University of Calgary University of the Fraser Valley University of King’s College

55.2%

Ontario (27)

24.5%

British Columbia (12)

2.0%

Quebec (1)

14.3%

United States (7)

2.0%

United Kingdom (1)

2.0%

Other International (1)

Top University Destinations University of Toronto (14) The University of British Columbia (6) Western University (5)

5

Acceptances on average per Graduate

Post-Secondary Acceptances

30.6%

Regional Destinations

49

Graduates in the Class of 2021

University of Northern British Columbia University of Ottawa University of Toronto University of Victoria University of Waterloo University of Windsor Vancouver Island University Western University Wilfred Laurier University York University UNITED STATES

Boston University California College of the Arts DePauw University Emerson College Johns Hopkins University Maryland Institute College of Art The New School Pratt Institute Queen’s University of Charlotte Ringling College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago

School of Visual Arts St. John’s College University of California, Berkeley University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, Los Angeles University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of California, Santa Cruz OTHER INTERNATIONAL

Northwestern University in Qatar (Qatar) Queen’s University Belfast (United Kingdom) St. George’s University (Grenada) University of Central Lancashire (United Kingdom) University of the Arts London (United Kingdom) Yonsei University (South Korea)

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Class of 2021 > Post-Secondary Programs & Destinations > Graduate Academic Results > Post-Secondary Counselling

Graduate Academic Results

By the numbers

76%

Honour Roll Status as outlined by the BC Ministry of Education

79%

Earned Gryphon Pin recognizing students' academic success and co-curricular involvement

66

Duke of Edinburgh Awards Bronze (35), Silver (27) or Gold (4)

2

Students Achieved Highest Possible Scores Only 1,187 students in the world earned this achievement

International Baccalaureate (IB) Academic Results 2021 Average Full DP Pass Rate Worldwide

88.93% 100%

49

69.3% Earned the

Meadowridge

2021 Average Subject Grade (max 7)

5.33

Students

IB Diploma

Worldwide

6.09

30.6%

Meadowridge

2021 Average Total Points Score (max 45)

Earned the IB Course Certificate

33

Worldwide

38.5

Meadowridge

Understanding Programme Marks: DP 1-7 IB Grade % Conversion Standard Level (SL) % Conversion Higher Level (HL)

7 100% 100%

6 95% 97%

5 89% 95%

4 85% 89%

3 75% 85%

2 69% 75%

1 49% 49%

Meadowridge IB Education All students earn an IB Education and there are two pathways for our students entering the Diploma Programme.

IB DIPLOMA In the IB Diploma, students complete three Higher Level (HL) courses and three Standard Level (SL) courses. This stream is demanding and includes university-level academics. Students must also write the Extended Essay, a 4,000-word, independent research project which equates to a first-year university paper.

Students who graduate from the Diploma Programme may receive first-year university course credit for some classes.

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IB COURSE CERTIFICATE The IB Course option still has a requirement of six IB courses, but students may choose to take them at the SL or HL levels. The decision to take the IB Course Certificate is a collaborative one, where students, along with their teachers, parents, and postsecondary counsellors, work to decide a best fit and seek approval.

Students consider their extra-curricular commitments, postsecondary aspirations, and other factors when making the decision.

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Families Supported with meetings & sessions

Meetings & Test Sessions Junior Interviews for post-secondary planning with each Grade 11 family Alumni speakers for Grade 11 students Course Selection Meetings with each Grade 10 family pSAT for interested Grade 10 and 11 students Alumni connections for Grade 10 to 12 students Application essay review and feedback for Grade 12 students

Other Student Sessions Introduction to Naviance (Grade 10 to 12) Support teaching of Career-Life Education (Grade 10) Teach Career-Life Connections (Grade 11) Weekly Application Support Time (Grade 12)

Scholarship Sessions Loran Scholarship Information Session University of Toronto National Scholarship Program Information Session University of Toronto Lester Pearson International Scholarship Information Session Queen's Chancellor's Scholarship Information Session BC Excellence Scholarship Information Session

49

Grade 12 Families

52

55

Grade 11 Families

Western National Scholarship Program Information Session BC District/Authority Scholarship Information Session

Parent Information Sessions Grade 10 DP Information Session Grade 10 DP Information Session (Mandarin translation) US Admissions Information Session UK Admissions Information Session Canadian Admissions Information Session

Application Sessions University of California Application Workshop (Grade 12) US Common Application Essay Writing Workshops (Grade 11) Common Application Workshop (Grade 11) UK Personal Statement Writing Workshop (Grade 11) McGill Application Writing Workshop UBC Application Workshop Ontario Universities Application Center (OUAC) Workshop EducationPlannerBC Application Workshop Video Interview Workshop Practice Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) for Medical School

Grade 10 Families

2 Standardized Testing Support Sessions

pSAT Exam Understanding Your pSAT Score

5

University Transition Sessions

Transitioning to University Work Experience: How to Access Research, Co-Op, and Part-Time Jobs Personal Finances and Taxes 101 Managing Offers and Making Decisions Becoming a Meadowridge Alumn

479+

Virtual Post-Secondary & Career-Related Events offered to families overall

As in-person school visits were unable to take place due to COVID, students were given the opportunity to attend virtual information sessions, fairs, and workshops. The Post-Secondary Counselling Department provided Meadowridge families with access to 479 virtual post-secondary and career-related events.

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Advancement > Overview 2020-21 > Meadowridge Annual Fund > The Audacity Campaign > Community Engagement

The Advancement office exists to support the Mission and Vision of Meadowridge School through philanthropy, public relations, and community engagement.

Together, we are supported by a community of care; of parents, alumni, faculty, and friends who share the common goal of enriching the lives and learning of the children who call Meadowridge home.

Our focus Deepen a culture of philanthropy within the community By encouraging donations to the school’s Annual Fund, Audacity Campaign, and other special projects, we align what is meaningful to our donors with what is meaningful to our school. And, together, we enhance the teaching, programs and facilities which help students across the continuum to learn and grow.

Create sincere and meaningful relationships with our families and alumni By strengthening our relationships with one another, we not only support our students, but our school. The Meadowridge community that we hear so often about is because of you. Our school is built on active collaboration with teachers, peers, and our community.

887,950

$

41%

Parents

total raised 2020/21

100 % Board of

Governors

Showcase and promote our school (and its teaching and learning and people) to the world By following every lead and sharing every story, we showcase the teaching, learning, and people of Meadowridge School. Our goal is to draw people from around the world, people who will benefit from our school, and who our school will benefit from.

69%

community participation & support

Faculty and Staff

2%

Alumni

100%

School Administration

370 Unique Donors

Keeping pace with a changing world means evolving and embracing change on a daily basis By not only anticipating change, but also embracing it, we keep pace in our practices to learn new, ever-evolving ways to enhance communications, fundraising, grow enrolment, and enrich relationships with our school locally, nationally and internationally.

Total raised in 2020/21

$887,950

$522,799 total raised Audacity Campaign

$346,146 total raised Annual Fund

$19,005 total raised Endowment Fund

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Advancement > Overview 2020-21 > Meadowridge Annual Fund > The Audacity Campaign > Community Engagement

Meadowridge Annual Fund 2020/21 Donations to the Annual Fund enhance learning across the continuum, providing every student and teacher, every program, club, and class, with the things they need to learn and play and grow.

346,146 total raised

$ HEAD'S CHOICE

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT

LIBRARY

OWL Cameras and document cameras SAFEGOAL Nets for the school fields Elementary School classroom renovations and upgrades Frisbee golf course Science equipment for DP Physics 50 iPads with cases for Elementary School Sound-dampening panels in the barn Dry bags for Week Without Walls trips

Balance scales for Elementary Math Pickleball rackets for Middle and High School PHE classes

Seven book trolleys for the library LGBTQ2S+ books

STUDENT LIFE

Outdoor lockbox for the campground Native plants for North Forest restoration Woodburning stove for campground cookhouse Furniture for the Middle School Atrium Robotics Kits for High School robotics

2020/21 Annual Fund

ATHLETICS

Volleyballs, soccer balls, frisbees and other equipment for Middle and High School athletics TECHNOLOGY

LOFT screens for Grade 5 classrooms FINE ARTS

Digital recording hardware and software for Middle School Music

HEAD'S CHOICE

ATHLETICS

$284,164.77

$6,930

ACADEMIC ENRICHMENT

TECHNOLOGY

$16,755

$3,800

STUDENT LIFE

FINE ARTS

$2,385

$15,865

LIBRARY

FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS

$10,417.50

$5,829

Annual Fund Participation by Grade Level 70%

“Our school was built on the generosity of past generations of families, and we have grown to become a world class school. Each new generation shares the responsibility of continuing this longstanding tradition. Every donation, no matter the amount, has an impact here.”

60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10%

Ms. Danielle Christensen, Director of Advancement

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Audacity Campaign 2020/21 Donations to the Audacity Campaign make a positive difference in the lives of our students for generations to come, providing the facilities which will enhance the school's population, programs, and specialty spaces.

PROJECTS AND BUILDINGS WE INTEND TO BUILD

The campaign will raise money for a new High School Classroom Complex (completed in November 2019), a new Great Hall (to be named the Burke Hall in honour of retired Head of School, Mr. Hugh Burke), a new Business Administration Centre, a new Athletic Centre, a new Library, a new Student Services Centre, and a new Fine Arts Building.

522,799 total raised

$

2020/21 Audacity Campaign

BURKE HALL & BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CENTRE

HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM COMPLEX

$433,723

complete

ATHLETIC CENTRE

FINE ARTS BUILDING

$31,555

$2,185

STUDENT SERVICES CENTRE

$1,650

LIBRARY

$6,777

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Ms. Christensen on keeping pace with a changing world During the pandemic, a time of trial and uncertainty, Meadowridge was able to pivot its usual events and rituals by introducing a new online initiative that would take the school and community by storm. On December 1, 2020, Meadowridge hosted its first-ever Giving Day, joining the global Giving Tuesday movement, which inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. In celebration of the school’s 35-year anniversary, Meadowridge Giving Day ran for 35 consecutive hours and raised a total of $152,287 from 154 donors.

Relive highlights from Giving Day

CAMPUS EXPANSION: RENDERING

1. Burke Hall 2. Library & Student Services Centre 3. Athletic Centre 4. Business Administration Centre 5. Fine Arts Building

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The Zhang & Zhao Family Shares: The importance of donating the MEID

The Lee & Wong Family Shares: The importance of donating the MEID

Our family wants to support Meadowridge to become the best school. We hope to grow the school’s facilities so that more children can benefit from it. Meadowridge School is a competitive, well-known independent school and we hope our donation will help it become the first choice for families and attract and retain great talents.

The school community has done so much for our family, so donating the MEID has always been in the back of my mind.

The school finished the expansion of the Theatre and Gym when we started, and the DP addition was completed just in time for Noah to experience. I believe we need to pay it forward, no matter how small the contribution, for the next generation of students.

Read the full story Read the full story

Mrs. Wang Shares: Her experience on donating to the robotics teams My daughter Grace has been a member of the school's First Tech Challenge Robotics club since its very start. Although achieving limited success, she had learned many things that will benefit her both in STEM and in life. Robotics for many students may be intimidating due to its technical complexities; however, it is a lot of fun, even if you start with very little technical knowledge. It is a unique learning journey that has many bumps and detours.

As a parent, I greatly appreciate the work that Ms. Mohoruk has done. A unanimous goal of the students and the staff involved in this program is to be competitive within our leagues. Therefore, I decided to donate to the teams to upgrade their equipment and show appreciation to everyone involved.

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Since our first graduating class in 1995, we’ve seen over 740 graduates join our alumni community.

While some left as lifers, others after a few years, they all embraced and embodied what it means to be a part of the Meadowridge community. As alumni, they carry our Mission and Vision with them into the world. Shaped by the experiences and people and programs from Meadowridge, alumni leave our school prepared to not only meet the future, but also to create it.

125+

alumni participated in the Take 5 campaign from

6+

countries

Stories: Learning to live well, with others and for others… around the world It’s no surprise that Meadowridge students go on to become remarkable alumni, living all across the globe. With our first grad class going back some sixteen years, we wanted to reconnect with our alumni and learn all about their degrees and careers, babies and pets, travels and achievements. The Take 5 campaign encouraged alumni to “take 5” and share their news in exchange for a special Meadowridge care package.

Kyle Sholes '12 LOCATION: Toronto, ON WHERE IS HE NOW: Policy Director for Institute of Public Policy and Economy, Strategy Corp Read the full stories

Khalil Kassam '11 LOCATION: Amsterdam, Netherlands WHERE IS HE NOW: Senior Strategy and Planning Associate at Uber Europe, Middle East and Africa Read the full stories

Andrea Palmer '09 LOCATION: Toronto, ON WHERE IS SHE NOW: Founder and CEO of Awake Labs Read the full stories

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Financials 2020/21 Overview

Every year the Meadowridge School Society undergoes a rigorous audit by an independent Auditor. The Auditor's Report is released in the following September to our community and the public. Financial Audit completed by MNP LLP. For the complete statement visit meadowridge.bc.ca/financials.

Statement of Financial Position as at June 30, 2021 Assets ($) Cash

10,810,125

7,826,568

5,323,591

2,348,363

Tuition fees receivable

44,619

261,925

Government remittances receivables

83,960

137,940

Other receivables

28,149

30,149

Inventory

321,704

289,329

Prepaid expenses

529,806

187,811

5,105,367

3,610,360

22,247,321

14,692,445

27,594,408

28,655,006

Term deposits

Capital assets

1.8%

Programme Revenue

Long-term deposits

Bank indebtedness Accounts payable and accrued liabilities Unearned tuition revenue

2%

Registrations & Assessments

Other sources of revenue include: Donations, fundraising, rentals, and investment income.

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0.4% Field Trip Revenue

400,000

-

16,968

14,369

50,258,697

43,361,820

Current Liabilities

Tuition Fees

Government Grants

Loan Receivable

Liabilities ($)

79.4%

11.5%

June 2020

Current Assets

Investments

sources of revenue

June 2021

Other sources of revenue

1,188,962

10,522,724

6,061,269

Government remittances payable

1,748

6,802

Current portion of long-term debt

565,240

391,094

12,105,830

7,648,127

14,452,537

15,117,478

26,558,367

22,765,605

5,442,000

5,159,148

651,595

459,333

Total Liabilities

32,651,962

28,384,086

Total Net Assets

17,606,735

14,977,734

50,258,697

43,361,820

Term loan due on demand

4.9%

11,013 1,005,105

Deposits (MEID) Deferred contributions

Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended June 30, 2021 Operating Activities ($)

Statement of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2021

June 2021

June 2020

Revenues ($)

June 2021

June 2020

Excess of revenue over expenses

2,629,001

2,379,829

Tuition fees

14,812,339

14,879,010

Amortization

1,295,986

1,262,708

Government grants

2,145,737

1,951,061

11,740

125,362

68,761

331,916

Unrealized gain on investments

(445,019)

-

Programme

336,666

325,892

Net change in non-cash working capital

4,171,456

(3,843,998)

Registration and assessments

385,000

458,800

7,663,164

(76,099)

17,748,503

17,946,679

8,758,720

8,604,288

Gain (loss) on disposal of capital assets

Financing & Investing Activities ($) Acquisition of capital assets Proceeds on disposal of capital assets

Field trip

Expenses ($) (387,003)

(2,009,983)

Instructional

27,365

-

Administrative

3,537,742

3,944,134

Advance of loan receivable

(400,000)

-

Operating

3,498,757

3,409,611

Educational investment deposits received

1,028,852

545,037

15,795,219

15,958,033

Educational investment deposits reimbursed

(746,000)

(699,500)

11,013

(85,242)

1,953,284

1,988,646

2,024,772

203,393

Net other revenues

917,329

509,787

(1,017,875)

(526,550)

Net other expenses

241,612

118,604

272,662

164,690

675,717

391,183

(2,599)

(5,816)

2,629,001

2,379,829

(5,000,000)

(2,321,863)

-

2,583,966

(490,794)

(370,495)

(4,679,607)

(2,522,363)

Change in cash position

2,983,557

(2,598,462)

Cash resources, beginning of year

7,826,568

10,425,030

10,810,125

7,826,568

(Repayment)/Advances of bank indebtedness Net term deposits Net purchase of investments Deferred contributions received Reimbursements (payments) of long-term deposits Purchase of term deposits Advances of long-term debt Principal reduction of long-term debt

Cash resources, end of Year

Excess of revenues over expenses from operations

Net other (Expenses)/Revenue

Excess of revenues over expenses

Expenses 54.6%

21.8%

Instructional

Operating

1.5%

22.1%

Other expenses Administrative

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Our Mission Learning to live well, with others and for others, in a just community.

Our Vision People are drawn to our school from around the world. In the spirit of active collaboration with teachers, peers, and our community, we learn how to care for ourselves and for others. Knowing that change is the only certainty, we engage with challenging and complex questions effectively and creatively. Through outstanding teaching, programs, and facilities, Meadowridge develops in us the confidence not only to meet the future, but also to create it.

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