A SMUS Holiday Montage!
December 15, 2011
December is full of holiday celebration at SMUS. From the delicious shortbread cookies baked in Brown Hall to the pile of snow brought in as as a grad prank, the spirit of the season is alive all over the school.
An Interview with Dr. Samantha Nutt
December 15, 2011
Author, humanitarian and recipient of the Order of Canada Dr. Samantha Nutt visited our school through our Scholars in Residence program. In addition to her public talk on campus, she spoke with us about ongoing partnership between SMUS and War Child, the connections between the developed and developing worlds and how we can best end suffering around the world.
Have Snakes, Will Travel
November 22, 2011
by Darin Steinkey
As part of their Diversity of Living Things unit, Grade 6 and 7 science classes welcomed four visitors from the Travelling Snake Program this week. Betty and Ann, from the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary, introduced students to Checkers and Peach Pits, two non-venomous snakes.
The human guests also quizzed students on their knowledge of snakes and the group discussed snake habits and habitats, the slug and rodent cuisine snakes prefer and some of the internal workings of these strange reptiles. For instance, did you know they only have one lung? I didn’t. At the end of the discussion, the students got a chance to touch and hold the two very tame snakes.
To meet Checkers and Peach Pits yourself, just click on the video below.
A Howl of a Good Time in Boarding
November 22, 2011
It was a weekend full of Halloween-themed everything for boarders and house parents; from Brown Hall meals, to fireworks, to the boarding-wide talent show, Howlapalooza, everything had a bit of the holiday’s touch.
Photos by Ian Robertson and Chris Bateman
Video footage by Kent Leahy-Trill
Learn about The Spirit of Howlapalooza.
Prefects Talk Leadership at the Middle School
November 22, 2011
Last week, Head Girl Gaby Jeliazkov, Head Boy Quinn Kliman and Liam Maclure visited the Middle School to talk to the Grade 8 students about what leadership means to them.
Music by Tinyfolk – “We Are All Bears”
Boarders Aim for Soccer Victory
November 22, 2011
Boarders hit the soccer pitch for the second House Games of the year.
Photos by Cheryl Murtland, Becky Anderson, Craig Farish, Ian Robertson & Darin Steinkey
Music by Kevin Macleod
Simon Ibell ’96 Returns to SMUS
October 4, 2011
Simon chose his old high school to be the place where he officially launched his Ibellieve fundraising campaign to find a cure for Hunter Syndrome and related diseases. After years of advocating for better rare disease policy and promoting Right to Play, Simon is a veteran public speaker and he captivated students from Grades 4-12 with his insight, humour and candor.
Listen to Simon Ibell’s speech: SimonIbellSpeech
Watch the Q & A session with students:
Post-Secondary Options for American Students
September 23, 2011
Director of University Counselling, Whitney Laughlin, talked with CBC Radio On The Island host Gregor Craigie about why more Americans should be looking at Canadian universities for their post-secondary options.
Boarders Weekend, Fall 2011
September 16, 2011
Boarders kick off the new year with a trip to the beach and their very first house games.
Photos by: Ian Robertson, Cheryl Murtland and Darin Steinkey.
Music: Kevin MacLeod
Experiential Program 2011
June 24, 2011
Our Experiential Program allows Grade 10 students to balance their core academic subjects with all kinds of hands-on opportunities. They also produce a documentary of their time in the program.