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SMUS teachers and staff share resources, activities and tips to have a great Spring Break

Learn more about the outstanding contributions to SMUS by educators and administrators who retired in 2019

Get to know Adrienne Davidson, our new Director of Advancement & Campaigns

Learn more about the outstanding contributions to SMUS by Peter Gardiner, former teacher and member of the advancement and alumni relations team.

Learn more about the outstanding contributions to SMUS by Sharon Buckingham, former University Counselling administrative assistant.

Learn more about the outstanding contributions to SMUS by Paul Leslie, former Director of Admissions.

Learn more about the outstanding contributions to SMUS by Michael Murgatroyd, former Director of Finance and Administration.

Learn more about the outstanding contributions to SMUS by Jennifer White, former executive assistant to the Head of School.

Learn more about the outstanding contributions to SMUS by Janice Iverson, former Senior School receptionist.

Learn more about the outstanding contributions to SMUS by Evelyn Zapantis, former Boarding Services coordinator.

We say farewell to the faculty and staff who retired in 2018 and look back on their time at our school

Meet Rita Lord, the new Chief Financial Officer at St. Michaels University School

We are pleased to introduce Denise Rees, our new Alumni Relations Officer

Grade 12 student Samina Makhanbetazhiyeva interviews Head of School designate Mark Turner about his passions, challenges and future role at the School.

We look back at the legacy of recently retired Head of School Bob Snowden, after serving 22 years in the leadership role at St. Michaels University School

The Jag student newspaper sits down with teacher Ms. Alex Cecill to talk about her experience running in the New York City Marathon

Middle School Humanities teacher Ms. Amy Stark is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Senior School math teacher – and 2002 grad – Mr. Andrew Murgatroyd is highlighted in this week's Teacher Feature

Chemistry teacher Mrs. Beth Johnston is highlighted in this week's Teacher Feature. She's also opening up her classroom as part of Fall Spark Open House on Oct. 20

Middle School teacher Mrs. Sarah Donatelli is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

The Times Colonist highlights the annual UVic Vikes breakfast, where teacher and coach Ian Hyde-Lay delivered the keynote address on behalf of and in memory of alumnus Simon Ibell

Mr. Eliot Anderson, Director of the Senior School, is highlighted in the latest SMUS Teacher Feature

The Saanich News highlights SMUS being named a finalist for the International Coach Federation's Prism Award

Middle School teacher Mrs. Shannon Williams is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

St. Michaels University School was named a finalist for the international Prism Award, awarded by the International Coach Federation

SMUS basketball coach Ian Hyde-Lay will represent the late Simon Ibell as the keynote speaker at the University of Victoria Vikes breakfast in September

With almost 75 years of combined teaching experience at SMUS, we wish Jim de Goede, Lisa Hyde-Lay and Lindy Van Alstine a fond farewell....

Head of School Mr. Bob Snowden, who retires at the end of this school year, is highlighted in the SMUS Teacher Feature

Middle School science teacher Ms. Lindy Van Alstine, who retires this year after 26 years at SMUS, is featured in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Math is a tough subject. It's the one students tend to struggle with the most. But Senior School math teacher Ms. Bernadette Abrioux feels she...

The Saanich News writes about Head of School Bob Snowden's retirement after 22 years at SMUS

Mr. Andy Rodford, Director of the Senior School and next year's Acting Head of School, is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Our newly introduced Head of School Mr. Mark Turner is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Middle School assistant director Ms. Dariol Haydock is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

St. Michaels University School is pleased to announce Mr. Mark Turner has been appointed as the new Head of School.

Senior School math teacher, Senior boys soccer coach and Barnacle houseparent, Mr. Evan Fryer leads a very busy life inside and outside of SMUS. Since...

Grade 5 teacher Mr. Matt Keil is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Ms. Nikki Kaufmann talks about how SMUS's annual Dream Big fund has a direct impact on the school's athletics program and student population

Middle School teacher and senior houseparent Mr. Zyoji Jackson is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Senior School science teacher Mr. Mike Jackson is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Grade 3 teacher Ms. Alison Galloway is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Middle School Humanities and Mandarin teacher Ms. Amanda Chen is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Ms. Susan Vachon talks about how SMUS's annual Dream Big fund has a direct impact on the education students receive – in this case Learning Resources

Senior School English teacher Ms. Susan MacDonald is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Grade 1 teacher Ms. Jennifer Leyh is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Middle School science and technology teacher Mr. George Floyd is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Choir teacher and boarding houseparent Mr. Peter Butterfield is covered in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Ms. Becky Anderson, Director of the Junior School, is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Senior School teacher Mr. David Kerr is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Rev. Keven Fletcher talks about how SMUS's annual Dream Big fund has a direct impact on the education students receive – in this case character education

Kindergarten teacher Ms. Shona Lazin is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Ms. Sarah Beeston, a SMUS alumnus, is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Middle School teacher – and SMUS lifer – Mr. Mike Danskin is highlighted in this week's Teacher Feature

Mr. Kevin Cook, our Director of Service, is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Junior School strings teacher Ms. Jennifer Fisher is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Middle School teacher Ms. Nancy Mollenhauer is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Ms. Ruth McGhee is no stranger to the SMUS neighbourhood. She was born and raised in Victoria, and her childhood home was three houses down...

Middle School teacher Nancy Mollenhauer is inducted into the Victoria Sports Hall of Fame.

Junior School teacher Mr. Marcelle Kitengie is highlighted in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Senior School library is named and dedicated in honour of Head of School Bob Snowden and his wife Joan for their contributions to the school

Get to know Director of Learning Mr. Adrian French in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Get to know SMUS's newest Middle and Senior School Mandarin teacher, Mr. Shawn Zhang, in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Director of Academics Ms. Denise Lamarche answers a commonly heard question: "What do you do? And how is your job different from the Director of Learning?"

Get to know SMUS's Director of Educational Technology, Mr. Dave Hlannon, in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Get to know Kindergarten teacher Ms. Tawnya Mullen in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

From studying biochemistry to playing in a professional ultimate frisbee league, get to know Senior School math teacher Mr. Jordan Tessarolo in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Get to know Middle School counsellor Ms. Crystal Vaughan in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

Get to know physics teacher Mr. Eric Donatelli in this week's SMUS Teacher Feature

After 22 years at SMUS, Head of School Bob Snowden will retire at the end of the 2016-17 school year

An opportunity to work with the International Olympic Commission has allowed the Junior School’s Gary Barber to share the spirit of Olympism with children...

August 8, 2016 Bruce Kuklinski Chek News Game On! – July 31, 2016 (skip to 8:35) Saanich News St. Michaels athletics coach will referee at Olympics Times Colonist Victorians play key roles...

Middle School teacher Bruce Kuklinski heads to Rio de Janeiro to work as a citing commissioner for Olympic rugby sevens games

July 15, 2016 Sodexo's Feeding Our Future program Victoria News Program helps feed youth from low-income families in Victoria CTV Vancouver Island July 14 – CTV News at 6...

May 8, 2016 CBC News Teacher Dorothy Hawes Ogopogo Odyssey': Victoria teacher works with Disney illustrator to create children's book

Our Vancouver Alumni event last week was a great example of what engagement means at our school – so those of you who were...

Our boarding past and present has done a lot to shape SMUS. By far the most ubiquitous legacy – and the one students are...

December 25, 2015 Cowichan Valley Citizen Bill Greenwell (former basketball coach), Steve Nash '92 Former coach is courtside as Steve Nash honoured

by Sara Owen-Flood Mr. Maxwell is the new Hinton Chair at SMUS teaching History 9 and Law 12. You may have seen him coaching the Junior...

Students were all smiles (okay, a couple of them were a little sad to say bye to mom and dad) to return to the...

Before students come back to campus ready for school, members of our Junior, Middle and Senior School faculty arrived ready and eager to learn....

CHEK News August 26, 2015 Nancy Mollenhauer New Walk of Excellence at University of Victoria's Athletics Complex

Before the Class of 2015 finishes at SMUS, the Grade 12 students were treated to their final chapel service. Weekly chapel is always a...

by Becky Anderson, Director of Leadership Our school is committed to learning, leading and serving. These themes are woven through all aspects of life at...

Personalization and the excellent teacher student It’s important to put the emphasis where it belongs. More than a little harm has been done by the...

At SMUS we believe in life-long learning, and that extends to our teachers as well. From one-on-one mentoring and coaching to cross-campus collaboration between...

Parents and students who have been at the School for some time will know that the theme of leadership is woven colourfully and powerfully...

SMUS Science department head Mike Jackson spent September 17 with an Ocean Networks Canada dive team on the CGCS Tully in the Saanich Inlet.

Saanich News June 18, 2014 Dariol Haydock Saanich teachers building education in Malawi

The Province June 16, 2014 Ian Hyde-Lay Coach of the Year: Ian Hyde-Lay

I am an early riser. This morning at about 5:30 I was outside. The only illumination at this time, in mid-February, is provided by...

When Grade 11 student Ann Makosinski was recognized by Time Magazine as one of the “Top 30 under 30” who will change the world...

CFAX 1070 November 16, 2013 Director of Learning Heather Clayton Real Parenting on CFAX (beginning at 34:50 mark)

If you arrived at the school this morning before classes, you would have seen the sun shining down on the empty field, the grass...

by Laura Authier Another op’nin, another show In Philly, Boston, or Baltimo’ A chance for stage folks to say hello! Another op’nin of another show… Four weeks, you rehearse...

You know you are no longer in Vancouver when you are enveloped in the scent of horse farms, that combination of hay and manure,...

Students and staff received some sad and shocking news this week, as Felicity Tallboy, one of our Learning Resource staff, passed away suddenly on...

I might be the only member of staff who once taught Latin, but I should check with my colleagues in the Language Department just...

One of our Senior Math teachers, Deanna Catto, just returned from a four-day accreditation visit to another member school of CAIS, the national organization...

BC Rugby December 5, 2012 Bruce Kuklinski, Middle School faculty Victoria's Kuklinski gains valuable experience at Twickenham

The Learning Institute is a petri dish for teachers to test out new approaches and techniques that they believe will improve their effectiveness in...

Times Colonist June 7, 2012 Peter Butterfield, faculty Conductor sees real role as challenging singers to soar

Professional development and personal development are usually one and the same. This morning I was speaking at length with one of our Senior English teachers,...

by Xavier Abrioux, Director of the Middle School This week, Middle School French teacher Karen Oraas was celebrated at a ceremony at the legislature. Karen...

March 6, 2012 Times Colonist Terence Young, faculty CBC nods for Dad, daughter

If you're like me, when you hear the phrase "back to school," you think of Rodney Dangerfield's 1986 return to college. Unlike the movie,...

We talk about passion and compassion in the same breath at our school. When I try to make my point a bit more graphic...

Hinton Chair Susan Stenson, who began teaching at SMUS this September, was recently awarded a Certificate of Achievement from the Prime Minister's Awards for...

The Globe and Mail October 31, 2011 Henry John Pemell Schaffter http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/facts-and-arguments/lives-lived/henry-john-pemell-schaffter/article2220229/

This Tuesday, SMUS hosted Dr. John Medina, the New York Times bestselling author of Brain Rules, to talk about his findings into how children...

Our school seeks the excellence in all of us. Students who have passed through our Junior School, and many others, will recognize this phrase...

When thinking about the setting in which our teachers teach, I have always hoped it will be a place where they will grow and...

Senior School mathematics teacher Linda Rajotte was recently honored by Stanford University for her ability and influence as a teacher. Brandon Ewonus '10, who is...

by Erin Anderson, editor To start the new year, our faculty for Grades K-12 spent a day expanding their repertoire of teaching tricks and techniques....

Yesterday at lunch I was sitting, as usual, with some of my teaching colleagues in the Dining Hall, and the conversation turned to ideals...

Some of you may have read my entry on Remembrance Day, two weeks ago. In the past couple of weeks I have received a...

To those who like their skirl, the bagpipes swell a poignant place in the heart’s cavity. Every Remembrance Day, one of our staff members,...

by Nancy Richards, Director of Junior School As the Junior School faculty find creative ways to ‘fulfill the promise’ in each student and class throughout...

On television in Wales (and in Welsh, of course) there is a program that corresponds roughly to an English language program called “This is...

by Erin Anderson, editor Students might notice the food at Brown Hall is a little different this year. Paula Henchion, who was previously our executive...

by Erin Anderson Last year, SMUS created a new position to examine how well the school's practices matched with new research into how our brains...

by Erin Anderson, editor Over the summer, SMUS certainly wasn't idle. As our summer programmes filled the campus week after week, we also found the...

September always brings a crop of new students, eager to learn, but it also brings many new teachers, house parents and support staff. Here...

Every year, our faculty and staff spend July/August away from SMUS, but that doesn't mean they are idle. International travel, outdoor sports, professional development...

Before students returned to campus this week, their teachers took some time to learn themselves, devoting a day to professional development. Global responsibility was...

Every year, the Hinton Chair position allows SMUS to bring in an excellent teacher for one year, creating an opportunity for new ideas, collaboration,...

Last weekend, our rowing coach Susanne Walker Curry was named the Female Coach of the Year by Rowing Canada Aviron, the national governing body...

Last week, two of our teachers received the Award of Excellence from ESRI Canada, in recognition of their work integrating Geographic Information Systems (GIS)...

This September, SMUS is welcoming new teachers, counsellors, house parents and staff. Here are just a few of the new people joining our school...

Terence Young, head of the SMUS English department, has been given a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence, one of the highest honours in...

This week, the Board of Governors honoured four extraordinary members of our community for their service and dedication to the school. David Fisher, Cliff...

This September, Athletic Director and the writer of the Athletics Week-in-Review Jeff Hunt tackled the West Coast Trail, a 75 km backpacking trail along...

Three SMUS staff once again spent part of their summer together paddling the shores of Vancouver Island. Last summer, Mike Jackson; Head of Science...