Tag: Students

Mar 05

Guitar Cafe

In 2012 Christmas came early for the students at Ruth King Elementary when they were gifted 30 brand new guitars through community donors. Today, students in grade 4,5,6 music class put on a music show called Guitar Café with those 30 guitars. Twice a month the music students gather to perform for their peers in …

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Mar 04

Cabaret Success!

Changing Times: If These Walls Could Talk [Show thumbnails] 1999 marked the 50th anniversary of Belmont Secondary school and students celebrated the milestone with a cabaret. It is a tradition that has carried forward every few years. Belmont’s cabaret Changing Times: If These Walls Could Talk celebrated another milestone –60 years of school history! To …

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Nov 28

Student Driven Learning

Enjoy this talk on student driven learning from teacher Shelley Wright. If you like what she has to say, you can follow her blog at Wright’s Room.  

Nov 26

Student Art Online

Our art programs are important to us at School District 62, and so I wanted to share some of our students’ artwork that you can view online. Featured right now are pastel still-life drawings by Ms. Bains 1st block art students at Belmont Secondary. Enjoy!      

Sep 30

Cheer Tour de Rock Wednesday

On Wednesday at around 1 p.m., Belmont students will cheer on the Tour de Rock riders as they pass the school. Come and help cheer them on!

Aug 07

Parents: 7 educational blogs to help you help your kids!

I’m always looking around for content to share with parents. Since you’re already online reading this, I thought I might as well just lead you to some other educational sites that will also help you out at home. Unlike blogs designed for kid use, the 7 listed below are designed for parents specifically. Visit some …

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May 24

Drop a line & learn to fish!

Jan 17

Belmont Art Displayed at Spencer

In a unique collaboation, art students at Belmont Secondary painted giant murals to hang on the walls of their previous school, Spencer Middle School. Highlighting Spencer’s hockey and dance programs, the murals add colour and pride to the hallways. Here’s an article and the story in the January 17th edition of the Goldstream Gazette. (From …

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Jan 13

Belmont Soccer Academy

This video shows the great athletes in Belmont’s Soccer academy. Not only does it feature amazing students and coaches, but great production too! – Jim Cambridge

Jan 12

John Muir’s All Season Truck World

Both boys and girls at John Muir Elementary School in Sooke have a secret system for the robust trucks- a system only they can understand. Running, students push and pull their dump trucks and excavators, working together to create a “truck world” in the school’s large sandbox. For only fifteen minutes boys and girls of …

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