Brockton School

Flashback to tea, treats, and meaningful connections across generations!

Each year, our Grandparents and Special Elders Tea brings vibrant, intergenerational connection right to the heart of our school. Looking back on this past school year’s celebration, we remain deeply grateful for the grandparents, special elders, and guests who joined our community for this cherished afternoon.

Moments like these highlight the spirit of our school family:

Student Agency & Hospitality: Our Grade 4 students and parent volunteers stepped up with incredible care, serving treats and tea to ensure every guest felt celebrated.

Talent & Joy: Inspiring musical performances by our students and staff brought energy and warmth to the entire room.

A Culture of Belonging: Fostering meaningful relationships across generations reminds us of the strength found in a connected community.

Moments like these reinforce what makes the Brockton experience so meaningful, a place where every generation belongs.

Throwback to some colourful creativity from this past school year!

Our Grade 5 artists explored intentional colour mixing, experimented with new possibilities, and discovered just how much creativity can come from curiosity and exploration.

Through this hands-on experience, students demonstrated Inquisitiveness as they asked questions and experimented with colour, while turning their ideas into art.

They even transformed their colour palettes into works of art themselves!

Our students are curious, creative, and always ready to discover what’s possible. We can’t wait to hear about all the adventures, ideas, and creative pursuits they explored this summer!

A little throwback to some hands-on math learning before the summer break!

Our Grade 2 students put their math skills to work with a fun Math Store activity. They practised buying and selling with Canadian coins, explored different ways to make amounts up to $1, and calculated the correct change.

A great way to wrap up the year, connecting classroom learning to real-world skills, problem-solving, and some shopping fun before summer began!

Where in the world are Brockton staff members this summer?

Our educators don’t just teach curiosity and lifelong learning, they live it! This summer, Ms. Mimi spent an inspiring week at UBC immersed in a French language program designed specifically for BC teachers right here in Vancouver!

Her week was packed with language learning and rich Francophone culture:

Mornings: Stepping back into student shoes to practice grammar, vocabulary, listening, and reading.
Afternoons: Experiencing culture through music, poetry, contemporary media, hands-on workshops, and visits from special guest speakers who live the language every day!

As Ms. Mimi shared: “C’est toujours le fun de redevenir élève!” (It’s always fun being a student again!). Looking ahead, she is already hoping to take the full three-week program next year, or perhaps dive into Spanish or Sign Language!

When teachers embrace the joy of learning, that energy flows straight back into our classrooms.

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Looking Ahead: Applications for the 2027–2028 school year open September 1st. Limited space remains in select grades for this coming September, connect with our Admissions team today: [email protected].

Don’t forget to RSVP for our Orientation & Back to School BBQ on Tuesday, September 8! We’re kicking off the new school year with good food, frozen treats, games, and plenty of Brockton fun!

RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/433hc7he

We can’t wait to see everyone and officially kick off another great year together.

A big thank you to the Brockton Parent Committee (BPC) for organizing and hosting this wonderful event. We’re so grateful for everything you do to bring our community together!

Join us Friday, August 14th & Saturday, August 15th in the Junior School for our “New to You” Uniform Shop from 10:00AM - 4:00PM both days.

See you there!

“Wait, you went to a Boeing flight simulator?”

“Someone built a real business?”

“Can I really do that in high school?”

As Brockton’s IB Career-related Programme (CP) Coordinator, Mr. Konkov hears these questions all the time!

As the only independent school in BC offering the IB Career-related Programme, Brockton provides a Senior School experience where learning is lived, not just studied.

What is the IB CP?

The Career-related Programme (CP) is an innovative pathway for Grades 11 and 12. Instead of taking isolated courses or relying solely on traditional testing, CP students pair rigorous IB Diploma academic subjects with specialized, hands-on industry studies.

The CP focuses on purposeful exploration. Brockton students customize their high school journey across seven distinct pathways: Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Science, Psychology, Sport Leadership, Art, or Music.

Real Impact: Meet Lucas

Senior student Lucas combined IB Physics and Math with Engineering while earning his Private Pilot Licence at age 15. He even collaborated with Mr. Konkov to build and test a motorized glider prototype! Today, Lucas is thriving in a Bachelor of Science (Aviation) program at Mount Allison University.

When learning connects directly to a student’s passions in an environment where EVERY student matters, confidence, purpose, and clear direction naturally follow.

Read Mr. Konkov’s full reflection on our blog: https://tinyurl.com/4c23ynds

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Admissions Reminder: Applications for the 2027–2028 school year open September 1st. Limited space remains for September 2026, connect with our Admissions team today: [email protected].