Daily Experience
Weekday Routine
6:45 am - Wake up and refresh
7:00 am - Sign-in to breakfast
7:40 am - Tidy up rooms
7:55 am - Off to school
8:00 am - 3:00 pm School Day
3:00 - 4:00 pm - After School Sports or Activities
5:30 - 6:30 pm - Dinner
6:00 - 7:30 pm - Prep Time
7:00 - 8:30 pm - Computer lab open
9:00 pm - Grade 7 & 8 bedtime, lights out at 9:30 pm
9:30 pm - Grade 9 & 10 bedtime, lights out at 10:00 pm
10.30 pm - Grade 11 in their rooms, lights out at 11:00 pm
11:00 pm - Grade 12 in their rooms
Weekend Routine
8:30 am - 11:00 am Cold Breakfast
11:00 am - 1:00 pm Hot Brunch
11:00 am Boarders may sign out for the day
5:00 - 6:00 pm Dinner
9:30 pm On Campus Grades 7 & 8
10:00 pm On Campus Grades 9 & 10
11:00 pm Grades 7-11 students in their own rooms. (lights out at 11:30)
Grades 12 students can be out until 12:00 with prior permission
Weekend and Extra-Curricular Activities
Frequent trips and activities are arranged on weekends for boarding students. Examples:
- Sightseeing and shopping trips, Victoria and Nanaimo
- Art Galleries and Museums
- Concerts and Theatre productions
- Coffee Houses and dances
- Trips to Tofino, BC, West Edmonton Mall, AB
- Ski trips to Whistler and Mt. Washington, BC
- Volunteering (Big Sisters, Senior's Centre, SPCA, Hospital)
- Movie Nights
- Discussion evenings and Guest speakers
- Hiking, Swimming, Skating, Bowling, Yoga, Boot Camp
Residences include both Denny Hall and Geoghegan Hall. Students in residence are assigned two to a room with the exception of Grade 12's, prefects or house captains who have the option of a private room. There are also apartment type spaces for some Grade 12 students, providing a more independent living experience, with support and guidance of house moms.
Sign out privileges are given to students in Grades 7 - 10 between 3:00 and 5:00 pm to go off campus for 20 minutes in a group. Grades 11 and 12 can sign out until dinner at 5:00 pm. On the weekends students can sign out in groups to go to downtown. Everyone must be back by 5:00 pm for dinner unless they have prior permission from the Director of Residence.
Laundry is a free service provided to boarding students three times per week for clothing, bedding and towels. Boarders are responsible for taking their laundry bag to the laundry room on designated days and it will be placed, clean and folded in their assigned laundry locker.
Two Computer Labs are available for use with full internet access as well as access to a web cam and printers. Students in Grades 9 - 12 are encouraged to bring their own computer or laptop; it can be a valuable tool. Grades 7 & 8 students are not allowed to bring personal laptops.
