This is Shawnigan.

This is Shawnigan Diversity Accountability Honesty Respect Responsibility and Service to the Community Compassion Spirituality Canadian Heritage Shawnigan Lake School leads young people in the pursuit of personal excellence through the challenges of a well-rounded education.

This is Shawnigan Notre Shawnigan

a remarkable place where your child will grow in independence and develop lifelong skills and friendships.

SHAWNIGAN AT A GLANCE 2021

Total enrollment

Boarding students

Canadian and US students

International students from 27 countries

Student to faculty ratio

More than 90% of our students and over 70 staff and their families live full-time on our beautiful campus. The Shawnigan community is a welcoming, nurturing, and respectful family – an ideal “home-away-from-home” where your child can grow and flourish.

Shawnigan educators and professionals come from many different countries, hold advanced degrees, and live interesting and varied lives. They include award-winning artists, patent-holding scientists, and professional and champion athletes. And they love to teach and share their experiences with students.

Shawnigan students grow as community-builders, learn the joy of serving others, and develop strength and breadth of character.

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Average class size

An inspiring place to read and study, the Jim & Kathryn Shaw Library features study pods, cross-curricular theme rooms, reading and teaching spaces, an extraordinary art collection and knowledgeable librarians happy to help and to guide.

ACADEMICS We encourage students to take courses across all grades and disciplines that challenge and inspire them.

Our educational staff offer daily, individualized support, and meet six times a year to review the academic progress and effort level of each student.

22 ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES: •• AP Biology • • AP Calculus AB • AP Chemistry • • • AP Chinese Language and Culture • AP Comparative Government & Politics • • AP Computer Science A • • AP English Language and Composition • • AP English Literature • • AP European History • • AP French Language and Culture • • AP Human Geography • • AP Music Theory • • AP Physics 1 • • • AP Physics 2 • AP Physics C: Mechanics • • AP Psychology •

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AP Research AP Seminar AP Spanish Language and Culture AP Studio Art: 2-D Art and Design AP Studio Art: 3-D Art and Design AP Studio Art: Drawing

EXTRA ACADEMIC OFFERINGS: •• Cutting edge British Columbia Curriculum • Double Dogwood Graduation • Certificate Option (French Immersion Designation) • Canadian Writing Competitions • • Waterloo Math Contest • • SAT Prep Class • • DELF Exams •

CO-CURRICULAR TEAMWORK AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: • Model United Nations • • School and House Prefects • • Global Outreach Program to Zimbabwe, • Tanzania, Costa Rica, Nepal, China, Ecuador, and Peru • Exchange Trips to Japan, France, • Australia, Chile, South Africa, and New Zealand • CAIS Student Leadership Conference • hosts • Japan Super Science Fair • Fair • Duke of Edinburgh Award program •

Experience is a great teacher – learn about business in the classroom and put it to work running the very popular Stag Café. Shawnigan offers courses in Entrepreneurship & Marketing, Economics, and E-Commerce.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING Shawnigan Lake School sits amidst the rugged, wild, and varied landscapes of Canada’s west coast. Our 270-acre campus on Vancouver Island is home to unique facilities and programs like the observatory and the EDGE (Engagement, Development, Gratitude, and Experience) program – a multiyear, journey-based program that builds service, cultural awareness, and skills-based learning into all off-campus trips and tours.

THIS YEAR, THEIR LEARNING WILL TAKE THEM TO: This year, Shawnigan students' experiential learning will be mainly focused on local opportunities available on beautiful Vancouver Island, from backwoods hiking in the Cowichan Valley to sea kayaking around the Gulf Islands. These local trips and short expeditions will not only offer immersive experiences rich in local cultural, geographic and ecological learning opportunities, but will help students foster deep connections with their peers, a sense of independence and adventure, and an appreciation of Shawnigan's unparalleled island setting.

“We strive not only to teach you the names of the stars but how to navigate by them.”

– Headmaster Lamont

Students participate in scientific research studying planetary systems and mapping near-earth objects at our research-grade observatory.

UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT 2020 The Class of 2020 were awarded over $950,000 CAD in scholarships and financial aid.

One significant highlight being Milena J. who was one of the prestigious Morehead-Cain Scholars to UNC Chapel Hill. The Morehead-Cain Scholarship is the oldest merit scholarship program in the United States.

Kylie K. was awarded the USC Presidential Scholarship and Sam A. and Michael R. were both awarded scholarships from UVIC worth $20,000.

75% of total 2020 graduates are accepted to universities in Canada TOP PLACEMENTS CANADA University of British Columbia (41) University of Victoria (39) Queen’s University (29) University of Toronto (25) Western University including Richard Ivey School of Business (19) Dalhousie University (15)

McGill University (14) University of Calgary (13) University of Alberta (9) University of Guelph (7) Huron University College (6) University of Waterloo (5) Carleton University (5)

Acadia University (5) University of Ottawa (4) Ryerson University (4) Trent University (4) Concordia University (2) University of Lethbridge (1)

TOP PLACEMENTS USA 15% of our 2020 graduates are accepted to universities in the United States Boston University (6) Northeastern (4) Arizona State University (4) University of Hawaii (3) New York University (3) University of California: San Diego, Los Angeles (2)

Michigan State University (2) Case Western Reserve University (1) University of Michigan (1) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1) Long Island University (1) University of Colorado Boulder (1)

American University (1) Purdue University (1)

TOP PLACEMENTS INTERNATIONALLY 10% of our 2020 graduates are accepted to universities across the world

King's College London (1) Loughborough University (1) Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales (1)

Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne in Switzerland (1) Les Roches International School of Hotel Management in Switzerland (1)

UNIVERSITY PLACEMENT 2021 75% of total 2021 graduates are accepted to universities in Canada TOP PLACEMENTS CANADA Queen’s University (49) University of Victoria (48) University of British Columbia (45) University of Toronto (33) Western University including Richard Ivey School of Business (26) University of Alberta (23)

University of Calgary (21) Simon Fraser University (21) Dalhousie University (18) Ryerson University (15) McGill University (14) University of Waterloo (10) Carleton University (10)

Huron University College (8) Trent University (6) University of Guelph (5) Concordia University (5) Acadia University (4) University of Ottawa (4)

This year Tenzin L. received an Uggla Scholarship, a program that supports 10 exceptional students per year to study at Simon Fraser University who may not otherwise be able to afford a university education.

TOP PLACEMENTS USA 15% of total 2021 graduates are accepted to universities in the United States University of California: Davis, Irvine, San Diego, Santa Barbara (19) Boston University (6) Pennsylvania State University (6) New York University (5)

Northeastern University (4) University of Arizona (4) University of Colorado Boulder (3) Loyola Marymount University (3) Michigan State University (2)

Savannah College of Art and Design (2) Purdue University (1) Columbia University (1)

TOP PLACEMENTS INTERNATIONALLY 10 % of total 2021 graduates are accepted to universities across the world University of Edinburgh (9) University of Warwick (6) King’s College London, University of London (6) Durham University (5)

University of Manchester (3) Royal Holloway Institute of London (3) University of York (3) University of Leeds (3) University of St. Andrews (2)

University of Bath (2) University of Melbourne (2) WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management (1) Jacobs University Bremen (1)

MEET OUR GRADUATES Kerry W. Whistler, BC • • • • • • • • •

Three-year student at Shawnigan Lake School School Prefect Strathcona House Prefect Secretary-General of Model UN conference Director-General of Global Goals conference Director of CAIS Student Leadership Council Recipient of ‘The Stag Award’ for outstanding leadership qualities Enrolled into Smith School of Business at Queen’s University First-Year Representative, Inter Collegiate Business Program Competition

JoJo T. Mill Bay, BC • • • • • • • • •

Five-year student at Shawnigan Lake School Head of School School Prefect Head of Ripley’s House Captain of Midget Prep Ice Hockey team 96% academic average 7 AP courses Recipient of ‘The Stag Award’ for outstanding leadership qualities Recipient of a 4-year full scholarship from Yale University

ATHLETICS Our athletic programs develop the student athlete and transfer the values of strong character, work ethic, life skills and habits through sport.

Shawnigan is known for sporting successes that include dozens of provincial and national championships in field hockey, rowing, rugby, squash – and four straight CSSHL wins for ice hockey.

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Badminton Basketball Cross Country

Field Hockey Fitness and Conditioning Golf Ice Hockey Mountain Biking Rowing

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Rugby Soccer Spinning

Squash Swimming Tennis Volleyball White Water Kayaking

Shawnigan is an official partner and training centre for Rugby Canada, Rowing Canada, Thunder Indigenous Rugby, and the Canadian Sport School Hockey League.

Coaching and support staff Our coaches include Olympic medallists, world champions, Team Canada members, NHL veterans, and professional athletes. Having played at the highest levels of sport, our coaches bring passion and a wealth of experience to benefit student athletes.

Student athletes are also supported with: •• • • • • • •

On-site health centre, physiotherapists, and athletic therapists Sport-specific strength and conditioning programs Academic and wellness programs University guidance on post-secondary sport programs athletics

Trips and Tours •• • • • • • •

Basketball trips to Hawaii, California, and Oregon Golf trip to Arizona Ice hockey trips to Boston, New York, and Toronto Rugby trips to Argentina, France, Italy, Japan, Las Vegas, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK • Tennis trip to Spain •

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Charlie Purdey Arena for ice hockey and figure skating Hyde-Lay Rugby rugby pavilion Pavilionand andCanada CanadaField Field(Home (Hometotointernational internationalrugby rugbymatches) matches) Read Crewhouse and rowing docks Five grass playing fields for soccer and rugby Two water-based and field-turf pitches for soccer and field hockey Multi-use sportsplex including two gyms, fitness and weights room Six squash and six tennis courts Indoor and outdoor basketball courts

FINE ARTS Our extensive arts offerings develop aspiring artists and a lifelong appreciation for the arts.

• 3D Printing

• Fly Tying

• Speakers Unlimited

• Eco-Ninjas

• Instrumental Music Ensemble

• Stage Crew

• Electronic Game & App Development (eGAD)

• Illustration

• Astronomy Imaging & Outreach

• Homework HelpersOn Zoom

• Boatbuilding

• Model UN

• Clayworks

• Musical Theatre

• Cooking for Life

• Pod & Radio Casting

• Dance

• Recording Arts

• Digital Illustration

• Robotics

• Digital Photograpy

• Rock Band

• Figure Skating

• Search and Rescue

• Film Production

• Service

• Stitch Lab • Studio Art • Watercolor & Sumi-e • Woodwork

SPOTLIGHT: THE COMMUNICATION, ARTS, SCIENCE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP INITIATIVE

Entrepreneurs, creative minds and pioneers like Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix (Cirque Du Soleil) and Julie Payette (Canadian astronaut and Governor General) have given the arts and sciences a new face. Shawnigan’s unique initiative develops, supports, and promotes student pursuits in Communications, Arts, Science and Entrepreneurship by bringing together the knowledge and industry experience of our educators, the right equipment and facilities, and the budding drive and curiosity of students who want to pursue dynamic and trail-blazing careers.

CAMPUS LIFE 11 boarding houses 2-4 students per room 70+ staff residing on campus Organized weekend activities and educational trips planned during school breaks Health Clinic with nurses and counsellours to support body, mind, and spirit Transportation Department to coordinate travel plans, activities, and trips Faith-inclusive chapel and chaplain

Shawnigan Lake School offers an unparalleled boarding school experience on Canada’s beautiful west coast.

HELP TO MAKE IT HAPPEN FINANCIAL AID Shawnigan Lake School strives to provide an environment rich in diversity, one of our core values, as we educate young people for an increasingly global world.

Financial aid is an important tool in developing and maintaining a deliberately diverse student population.

Today, more than 40% of Shawnigan families receive some form of financial aid. Founder’s Bursaries and a broad array of scholarships are given according to demonstrated financial need, to broaden access and diversity, and to support those families currently enrolled who are experiencing temporary hardship. Families who receive financial aid also commit to share in the financial responsibility for their education by pledging to pay it forward for another Shawnigan student in the future.

Headmaster Lamont with graduates and Founder’s Award recipients Atoussa F. (centre) and Sergio P. (right).

Our school community grows closer when we sit, share, and eat together as a family.

Conversation is at the heart of the Shawnigan experience.

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Shawnigan grade 8 students learn about the rich history and culture of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) Peoples.