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Shunkichi Yamamoto is moving on to the IMG Academy Junior World Championship in San Diego

Hands on learning about liver health and supplements 

Senior School Round Square is raising awareness of the Mountain Road Project

Students tested out their paper airplanes to see the distance they would go

The Grade 7 Round Square students raised awareness of various topics in assembly

The Latest Update on Round Square Initiatives

Ensemble members will be working toward the release of a virtual performance to a national audience in May

Students chose to be thankful for their family, pets, friends and those that had an impact on their lives this year.

On March 18, school will be out and GNS students head off to start their long-anticipated Spring Break.

Now students can identify the shore and water birds at the Beach Campus.

Students took their research and brainstormed what makes their chosen industry thrive in BC.

Students learn a large repertoire of songs from different genres—everything from popular Chinese folk songs to modern pop songs.

The Students raised $200 from the annual Market Day

Throughout the unit, students explored the importance of cultural knowledge and the ways that this knowledge is passed down. 

Learn about Mr. Jordy Moughtin, who joined the GNS Marketing and Communication department in March 2020. He tells us how his first year has been going and more!

The students enjoyed their experience of the conference as it allowed them to not only see local, but global perspectives on issues that are important to them.

Originally known as Fireman’s Park, this popular Oak Bay recreation space is now called Firefighter’s Park.

Students will work on pre-literacy, numeracy and  fine and gross motor skills.

There was a range of books the students had in their bins including picture books, graphic novels, fiction, and non-fiction! 

Senior School Round Square is busy raising awareness of three organizations 

Our Kindergarten scientists have had meaningful opportunities to learn more about how science is a part of their daily lives.

Students demonstrated their ability to organize, create and complete a significant body of work with their Personal Projects

Grade 4 students shared some of their research from their Heritage Inquiry Unit.

The last week of February is mathematics contest season for many of our Middle and Senior School students

This spring, there will be two competitions, the Math Challengers and the Canadian Team Math Contest.

The overarching theme was “A world I want to see,” so they were asked to choose an issue they were interested in trying to improve or raise awareness about.

The production will be live-streamed at 7 p.m. on March 3, 4 and 5, and at 2:00 p.m. on March 6.

Learn a little bit more about Ms. Jamie Elbert, who has been at GNS since the start of her teaching career. We learn about her interests outside of school and hear some similes from students about Ms. Elbert.

Some important updates for families

Grade 11 and 12 students will be able to view their pieces in the Senior School Learning Commons starting on March 3 at 3:30 p.m.

Experiments the students were able to complete included ones that explored electromagnetism, Newton’s laws, gravity, density and more! 

Snow has never gone without a major reaction from Victoria citizens, whether it be positive or negative.

February 17 was the second annual I Read Canadian Day

School Helpers offers free online one-on-one tutoring and support for students

Grade 11/12 students can view their pieces in the Senior School Learning Commons starting on March 3 at 3:30 p.m.

There are plans to support short-term Outdoor Education activities in the Spring.

There are many different ways to get involved with creating content such as writing, photography, making short videos or assisting with social media. 

The celebration opened with the Senior School Grade 11/12 Concert Band performing an extract from ‘Variations of a Korea Folk Song,’ followed by the Mandarin 11 class performing a skit about Lunar New Year.

King was honoured at the Senior Showdown Basketball game on February 4 for his work with the team.

The students are responsible for a different role each time they meet. Those roles are Discussion Director, Summarizer, Text Connector, Vocab Leader and Literary Leader

The Yale MUN conference was online, which opened up an opportunity to have seven GNS students participate. 

Over 1,700 granola bars were collected; providing breakfast for 56 youths!

Once their plan is approved, students have 10 weeks to complete the action, and then they will present their findings. 

To kick the 2020-2021 school year off, Science Club members started growing crystals, which will be on display in a Crystal Beauty Pageant at the end of February.

The students came up with unique ways to tell multiple different stories, including using butterflies, rocket ships, waves and a rose. 

On February 3, the Senior School Round Square will make the final tally and announce the winner of the grand prize—a FREE Mufti day!

Grade 9 Round Square students took part in a virtual student-led conference that included 94 participants from Grades 7 to 9.

Congratulations to all the students who were able to complete their Extended Essay!

Tournaments this year have all been online, providing an extra challenge and unique milestone for debaters.

The result will be students making a poster that includes their primary source and five interesting facts they learned about their topic.

Place your granola bars in your Grade’s respective bin located outside the cafeteria under the Round Square bulletin board.

Learn a little bit more about Mr. Robert Mathaller, who has been at GNS for seven years. He lets us know what he likes about living in Victoria, and tells us a few things that most people don’t know about him.

From improv, stand-up and mad libs Middle Students are creating laughs throughout the school.

The club hosted a Halloween Photo Booth, photo competitions and takes part in the GooseChase app.

Students were given a variety of tips to make their resumes stand out. 

GNS is delighted to announce that the school has received an extraordinary opportunity to complement our very successful Family Boarding program.

Ian Kunka stopped by GNS and shared how his post-graduation experience has been going. 

Grade 10s were challenged to create their own Phenakistoscopes, experimenting with traditional animation techniques in a sequence of illustrations expressing a variety of narratives.