Monday, December 14, 2015

Exploration Blocks this year.  A great way to let students get introduced to different things for life long learning.


Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
cake decorating martial arts Coding / lego wars woods
golf ceramics drawing photo yo
rugby abnormal psych international foods dragons den
photo yo woods metals Textiles
welding guitar weight training Soccer
dance languages hiking Golf
  musical theatre    

Directions for the Future
Areas for support from the Innovation Partnership:
Further Networking activities: “Ignition 2015: School Re-Launched” a two-day learning event at Thomas Haney Secondary with Jan Unwin and Thomas Haney staff. A combined staff and student committee plan to attend this event.
Continued School Visits: Plans to visit other schools continue to be part of the school development plan. The Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry is one of the next schools on our list.
Staff Professional Development and In-Service: Integrating Project-Based Learning, Student Inquiry and the new Ministry of Education curriculum and Core Competencies will require direct support for all staff to varying degrees. Staff Meetings are currently used for reflecting on the development of our new school programs and the implementation of the new curriculum and assessment practices. We are actively seeking support from school district personnel as well as personnel from other districts and the Ministry. Support from Post-Secondary researchers would be welcome.
Conference Presentation: Principal Paul Bishop will be facilitating a break-out session at the October 2015 BCPVPA “Connecting Leaders” conference. The topic will be the two- year process undertaken by staff and students leading to the implementation of the Personalized Learning Program. 


Pender Harbour Secondary serves approximately 75 students from Grades 7 to 12. Our catchment area extends from Halfmoon Bay, Madeira Park to Egmont. Our small size allows for greater one to one support from staff and creates a real "family feel" within the building. We provide a full academic program including Fine and Performing Arts, a full shop program and technology integration in the classroom. In addition, a focus on Personalized Learning allows students greater self-direction over their school program in a supported environment.