Canadian Boarding Schools

Bodwell High School is a private secondary school in vancouver, BC, Canada. We're recognized as one Canada's premiere canadian boarding schools. We offer grade levels 8 to 12. Our international students come from over a dozen countries and particpate in many field trips and events.

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Sports News
	Senior Boys Basketball Team Our senior boys' basketball team won the Zone Championships, and went on to represent the Howe Sound Zone in the Provincial Championships. Photo: Bodwell Senior Boys Basketball Team after winning the Single A Howe Sound Zone Championship View newspaper article in Vancouver Province >>
	Co-ed Badminton Team Our co-ed badminton team won the North Shore Senior Badminton Championships (photo), then represented the North Shore Zone at the Provincial level.
	Whistler Ski Trip The whole school enjoyed a ski trip to Whistler, the site of many events at the forthcoming Winter 2010 Olympic Games.

	First Annual Tennis Tournament This month we have kick-started the first Annual Bodwell Tennis Tournamenet, with a wonderful turnout on a beautiful spring day. Click on the thumbnails to see more photos!
Arts News
	Music Trip to Victoria Music students spent three days at the Conservatory of Music in Victoria, workig with professional musicians.
	Drama Department Our drama department staged a very popular, well-received production of its play, "Don't Fear the Reaper."
Academics News
	Special Note on Provincial Exams Please note that in order to graduate from schools in British Columbia, all students must write the following provincial exams: - English 10 - Mathematics 10 - Science 10 - Social Studies 11 - English OR Communications 12 Students may also choose to write provincial examinations in additional Grade 12 subjects. Their decision should be made in consultation with a school counselor, who can advise on university entrance requirements and other relevant factors. Students at Bodwell have the opportunity to write provincial examinations in January, April, May, June, August, and November. Click here to download the April, May, June 2009 Exam Schedule >>
	Mathematical Association of America Contest Several students ranked in the top 5% of math students in North America, after participating in the American Mathematical Association's Invitational Contest. Congratulations!
Citizenship News
	Strengthening our Rafiki Link Our relationship with students and teachers in the community of Maai Mahiu, Kenya, has continued to strengthen, thanks to the determined eforts of Rafiki sponsors: Mali Bain, Tanya Radakovic, and Ivan Ng. Personal correspondence continues to flow back and forth between our two communities. Our students, aware of the financial plight of their friends in Kenya, have raised enough money to send three impoverished, but able, Kenyan students to school. On April 15th, Mr. Ng and Ms. Radakovic will be taking 10 students to Kenya, to work on volunteer projects and to strengthen the bond of friendship - "Rafiki" is the Swahili word for friendship! They will be taking with them some more electronic equipment, donated by the Bodwell community, so badly needed in Kenyan schools. Personal contributions for the Rafiki project are always welcome! Visit the Bodwell in Kenya blog to see the team LIVE in Africa! >>
	Award from B.C. Hydro At our Final Assembly on April 3rd, Edna Alle from B.C. Hydro was on hand to present a special award to our Bodwell Eco-Action Team. This is what she said: I am delighted to be with you today for your Final Assembly. I am representing BC Hydro to make a special award. In fact, this is the very first one this year. THrough the BC Hydro Community Champion program, for three years BC Hydro's Community Investment department has provided the opportunity for BC school classes, grade 4 to 12, to nominate a not-for-profit organization that supports sustainability, conservation or environmental issues in BC. The selected nominations could receive a donation up to $1,000. As Mahatma Gandhi once or maybe twice, expressed, "You must be the change that you see in the world." I understand that here at Bodwell you have four houses named after some very famous people (Gandhi, Mandela, King, Trudeau) who practised just that. Bravo to you all for aspiring to make a difference in our society. This 2008 nominated group has its own mentor as a local Community Champion. The first North Shore High School Eco-fest was an event that not only empowered students to engage in environmental activism, but it allowed organizations and community businesses to expand and network with each other in order to achieve their goals within the North Shore community. Its impact on the community was recognized by the city of North Vancouver, and they were awarded its 2008 Environmental Stewardship Award. Congratulations to BEAT - the Bodwell Eco-Action Team - with mentor Stephen Goobie who have been selected to be awarded the full $1,000 Community Champion donation. It is meant to assist your group with continued success and to keep up the good work! May BEAT continue to strive to be a positive force for environmental change amongst your peers and your community. On behalf of BC Hydro, thank you for making a difference, and again Congratulations on being Community Champions!
Special Events
	Final School Colours Assembly School Colour Pins are won by students who have distinguised themselves in different ways. Receiving a School Colours Pin is seen as one of the highest honours we can bestow upon a Bodwell student. School Colours can only be won once, in each category. Academic School Colours are presented at our Awards Assemblies at the start of each semester, when the final marks of the previous semester are known. At our Final Assembly on April 3rd, the following students were awarded with Colours in other areas: Arts >> Music Tommy Mei, Paris Leung, Daniel Dominguez, William Lee, Haerim Park, Kuniyasu Shishido Arts>>Art Islamzhan Yunussov Arts>>Drama Guillermo Lozano, Mattheus Kuhn, Matheus de Salles, Matthew Harker Athletics Irma Flores, Mufitcan Alp, Batuhan Kutludogmus Citizenship Nana Yoshizumi, Sandra Lau, Can Duman, Artem Kuznetsov, Mattheus Kuhn, Fabiola Pescador, Jay Cho Congratulations everyone on your successes!
Technology & Communications
	Teacher Websites Teachers have developed and posted their own websites, to facilitate communication with parents and students, and to enhance teaching and learning. Click here to explore them >>
	Review of the Trimester System An extensive review of our Trimester System was carried out this semester, to determine whether our school calendar is the one that best serves the needs of our students. Staff, students, parents and alumni were consulted. In the end, it was concluded that the Trimester System should continue for the foreseeable future. Alumni said they liked the system for the following reasons: - Better preparation to cope with the similar calendar at university - Opportunity to attend school for a full calendar year, and to complete three years of High School in two years - Those in AP program on arrival were able to graduate at the same time as their peers - Able to focus only on 3-4 courses at a time Student leaders liked the system because: - More variety in subjects and faculty - Stay active and interested - More choice in subjects they take - Pushes them to work harder than in a linear system - More control over their own program and the pace of completion - Accelerate learning from AP to graduation - Opportunity to retake courses and upgrade marks within a year - Option of a longer holiday by taking a semester off - With more class changes, you get to meet more people and make more friends
	Technology Plan A survey of our students revealed that 93% of them own their own laptop computers. As more and more teachers are using computer technology to enhance teaching and learning, a recommendation has been made by our Technology Planning Committee to require ALL students to have, as part of their required school equipment in September 2009, a laptop computer. The Committee will be spefifying hardware and software requirements in due course and will let parents and students know these requirements well before the start of the Fall Semester.