West Point Grey Academy

Thanks to Mr. Lamasan for taking a group of science-minded grade 9s to Ethos Lab Black-A-Thon last week at Microsoft’s Vancouver Campus.

The all-day event had student teams engaged in collaborative problem-solving to develop a prototype by the end of the day. Teams had access to a mentor from Microsoft, Electronic Arts, or the Centre for Digital Media.

Most importantly, the STEAM-focused event educated students on the profound impact of Black peoples’ contributions to science & innovation. 🧬

Congratulations to the 22 students in grades 8-10 who took part in the all-day Math Challengers competition at SFU this past Saturday. All students did well, with Felix & Owen advancing to the “face-off” round. 🙌

Next up for math enrichment is the annual University of Waterloo math contest for ~100 Grey Wolves in grades 8-11 this Wednesday at 7:30am in the dining hall. Good luck to them & thanks to Mr. Ito for facilitating these opportunities for our students. ♾️

Congratulations to our industrious grade 7s on their excellent science projects, presented this afternoon to their teachers, parents & younger peers. Such creative & well executed experiments! 🔬🧪🔭👩🏻‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬

We loved this recent “Buddy” activity between a grade 2 class (2DE) & kindergarten (KLM), where grade 2 students taught their younger peers about rights & responsibilities (and the differences between them) with a story & an exercise they created. Wonderful collaboration & learning! 🇺🇳

Congratulations to our junior swim team, who competed last Thursday at the ISEA Swim Championships at Watermania. Our girls team placed 1st overall & our boys 2nd. 🥇🥈

Huge thanks to all our coaches, especially Mr. Read & Ms. Leblanc! 🏊🏼‍♂️🏊🏼‍♀️

Last Thursday, room 216 in the Senior School transformed into Hogwarts, as 20 students in grades 7/8 participated in “Magical MUN.”The enchanting world of Harry Potter and the Dark Arts spiralled into the Model United Nations, debate & diplomacy.

Thanks to Wizarding Wonders Kevin George ‘25, Elliott Deyell ‘26, Quinton Meng ‘26 and James Wang ‘27 for their abracadabra efforts in pulling off this whimsical event, and kudos to our delegates—the wizarding world and local muggles are safe thanks to you! (And huge thanks to Ms. Haider & Ms. Boland, without whom this fantastical AND earthly Model UN club would not exist!)

Congrats to our ski & snowboard teams (girls ski, boys ski & boys snowboard) who have all qualified for provincials, which take place February 24-28 at Sun Peaks. Ariel Mou ‘27 & Isabelle Wang ‘25 will also compete in individual girls snowboard.

Go, Wolves! 🎿🏂🏔️⛷️

Kung Hei Fat Choi! Happy Lunar New Year, and our sincere thanks to our wonderful parents who have organized such fun & festive activities to ring in the New Year, include lantern-making in the art room and traditional games outside at lunch.

We look forward to the most colourful, celebratory week, culminating with a dragon dance on Thursday! 🧧

Thanks to Ms. Point for coordinating a visit this afternoon for her Contemporary Indigenous Studies 12 class to the West Vancouver Public Library, where they explored the Witness Blanket replica by local master carver Carey Newman.

Ms. Point & Ms. Townrow are leading an Indigenous studies field trip with students next week to Manitoba, where they will view the original installation at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg. We look forward to hearing about their trip (which includes a visit to Churchill for dogsledding & the northern lights!) when they return. ✨

Thanks so much to our Careers Week presenters who have generously shared their industry knowledge & career paths with our senior students. This morning marked day 2 of Careers Week, and we look forward to hosting more parents, alumni & friends on Friday.

Among the 16 presenters today were Petra Ross of Desjardins; Dr. Janet Ip, Family & Cosmetic Physician; Dr. Jason Snyder, Associate Professor at UBC Centre for Brain Health; Ryan Jim ‘08, Actor & Filmmaker; Dr. Rebecca Deyell, Paediatric Oncologist; and Damien Darby, Communications Counsel for the Ministry of Attorney General.

Thank you to our lovely parents for creating our Lunar New Year displays. We look forward to celebrating next week! 🧧