Shawnigan Lake School
1975 Renfrew Road V0R 2W1 Shawnigan Lake, BC, Canada

Moments from Saturday chapel. (Shawnigan Lake School is adhering to all COVID-19 guidelines released by the BC Ministries of Health and Education, including those regarding learning cohorts, physical distancing and mask-wearing when appropriate. ) #boardingschool #privateschool #thisisshawnigan #community

Entrepreneurship students had a busy night filling Stag Café orders on Friday! These students are continuing to show creativity and adaptability as they follow the latest provincial health orders for food businesses. Learn more about the PHO guidelines here: https://bit.ly/3p2DPbO (Shawnigan Lake School is adhering to all COVID-19 guidelines released by the BC Ministries of Health and Education, including those regarding learning cohorts, physical distancing and mask-wearing... when appropriate.) #smallbusiness #foodbusiness #entrepreneur

Thank you to the Grade 8s for a great chapel service! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMdUkKt4C0

Shawnigan is seeking a highly motivated and talented Woodwork Teacher for September 2021. This position includes running the curricular and co-curricular woodwork program. Preference will be given to qualified teachers who are a) academically multi-disciplinary b) can offer expertise, experience and enthusiasm in co-curricular activities c) are committed to contributing to our boarding campus and community d) have national and/or international boarding school experience and ...e) can contribute to the delivery of our strategic plan, Project Future. Previous experience of the new British Columbia curriculum and/or Advanced Placement and/or internationally recognized academic curricula is required.

In an elaborate reimagining of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the Ghosts of Christmas Present and Future visited campus on Saturday night to campus.

Ghosts of Christmas Past. In an elaborate reimaging of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Past visited campus on Saturday night to lead students on a guided tour through Shawnigan’s past, brought to life in the School Museum!

Shawnigan’s Model United Nations students recently spent three days participating in one of Canada’s premier educational simulations. Vancouver Model United Nations (VMUN) is the largest high school student-organized Model UN conference in North America, simulating world diplomacy and inspiring delegates to become more aware, more educated, and more thoughtful global citizens. Read more: https://www.shawnigan.ca/news-detail

In an elaborate reimaging of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, the Ghost of Christmas Past visited campus on Saturday night to lead students on a guided tour through Shawnigan’s past, brought to life in the School Museum!

Our campus received some holiday cheer on Friday, November 20 as the Grade 8s had fun decorating Mitchell Hall.

All Grade 10 students participated in a COVID-friendly version of the Shawnigan House of Commons (SHOC), an annual event organized by the Social Studies Department. This experience concludes the Grade 10s' curricular study of Canadian government and gives a valuable and memorable insight into our parliamentary system.

"I started music very young. I am the youngest of four and all of my siblings played different musical instruments growing up. When I was about 2, the violin teacher that my sister was seeing put a violin in my hands for the first time. I learned by the Suzuki method which is when you learn to play more advanced music pieces through being shown and by ear. Apparently, at age 5 I demanded to switch over to piano because I hated the violin. My mom indulged me and I switched to ...Continue reading

That winter sun

A student rehearses in the Chapel for a recorded performance on Saturday.

A grounds crew member strings some lights on a tree in preparation for the Holiday Light-Up on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Thank you to our Operations staff for all your hard work in getting the campus ready for the Holidays!

Shawnigan has spirit! Shawnigan students wore their favourite jerseys on Friday.