Tag: experiential learning

SMUS faculty prepares for remote learning after Spring Break

Kathleen Cook highlights how compassion and empathy are woven into Junior School lessons

Reagan Daly writes about how the themes of sustainability, leadership and service are embedded in the Grade 10 Experiential Program

Grade 10 students give back to a small coffee farm in Brazil to help it become a more environmentally friendly business

Business students and Grade 10 experiential students work together to roast, market and sell coffee beans

Senior School Head of Science, Mr. Benson Young, takes us through a forensic investigation with plenty of intrigue.

by Julie Harris, Middle School Program Specialist Grade 6 students have been using the Engineering Design Process to build race cars and deepen their understanding of...

Climb aboard the Pacific Swift with Grade 10 students who are learning outside the classroom! Watch them talk about their outdoor ed sailing experience

At lunchtime one day last week, our Grade 8 students opened for business their own "caravanes gastronomiques" a.k.a. food trucks! This year, the Grade...

Grade 10 students head out on 'the pursuit' to immerse themselves in real-world activities and environments for experiential learning

Three students write about their experiences so far in the unique Grade 10 experiential program

After extensive research and collaboration, SMUS faculty designed a unique program for Grade 10 students focusing on experiential learning. Weaving hands-on and real-world opportunities...

What is your passion? Every student at SMUS has a different answer to that question. For some their passion lies somewhere in the realm of arts or...

Was it Mr. Jackson in the lunch room with the knife? Or was it Professor Plum in the laboratory with the lead pipe? It's early Monday...

French students at the Middle School are learning about places, towns and how to effectively navigate a city using directions, so what better way to...

The mechanical buzz of the 3D printer moving back and forth is what first catches their attention. Then once the students see (and learn...

At SMUS we talk about personalization and experiential education as two distinct themes that will shape education in the next decade or more. While...

Mr. Giggles, Cottonball and Fluffy are the three newest members of our Grade 2 population, after the trio of baby chicks hatched in class Tuesday...

Most parents and alumni who read School material, and this blog, will know that the theme of personalization has been a steady, increasingly visible...

My interest in science began at a hospital when my grandmother was diagnosed with diabetes. I was intrigued by the thought that there were...

One of the many advantages of SMUS’s location is our ability to participate in opportunities that exist in a thriving city like Victoria. Looking...

This September the school took a big step forward in offering a Grade 10 experiential program that blends into everyday classes, applies the lessons...

by Ms. Maureen Hann, education technology specialist In December, SMUS students participated in the Hour of Code, a worldwide initiative aimed at introducing school-aged children to...

What is in the humongous black tube? That was the mystery Grade 4 social studies students faced when they returned to SMUS after their winter holiday. Before...

by Mr. Bruce Maxwell The two Grade 12 Law classes participated in mock trials this week. One class experienced firsthand a criminal case, while the other had a civil...

A newscaster (very much resembling math teacher Mr. Steve Bates) comes on the television to deliver breaking news. "At precisely 7:47 this morning, Mr. Andy...

Shifting from summer mode to the pace of September at SMUS can be a significant transition and the amount of information at this time...

When Mr. Andy Rodford (Director of the Senior School) addressed students this week at the opening day assembly, he encouraged students to take "appropriate risks" over...

On Tuesday, we hosted our Course Information Evening to provide insight and information to parents and students about the programs SMUS has to offer in the coming...

Microscope Discoveries is a school program offered at the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary. On a warm but rainy fall morning, Grade 6 students...

by Cindy Kim, Grade 11 I was a sickly child, living in hospitals more than I did at home as my body attracted all kinds...

I imagine every reader of this blog has heard the phrase, “experience is the best teacher.” Usually when one has “learned by experience”, the...

Beginning with an Orientation Day at Camp Pringle last week, the Grade 10 Experiential Program got underway for the term. After circulating through a...

Every year at this time, a group of eager Grade 10 students challenge themselves with an experiential education. For the third term, the students...

by Becky Anderson, Director of Leadership “Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand.” - Confucius I...

It is time for you to take stock….reflect on what you have done this year so far that has challenged you, scared you, pushed...

I feel that is important to begin each year with intention and clarity. With that in mind, I look to our leadership definition to...

The time has come for Grade 11 students to think about the role they want to take on at the school next year.  As a...

"Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On the heels of a motivating chapel...

Girls on Ice is a unique, FREE, wilderness science education program for high school girls. Each year a team of 9 teenage girls and 3...

by Nicky Newsome, Grade 5N teacher The Junior Lifeguard Club has completed another successful year! Students in Grade 4 and 5 participated in a six-week...