explorASIAN 2021

This Friday, April 9 at 8 p.m. EST, (5:00pm here in Vancouver) past winners from the Can Geo Challenge will be hosting a global quiz night. This geography-themed quiz night is part of a larger initiative by the International Geographical Union to raise awareness of the importance of and careers in geography.

Please tune in on our YouTube Channel or through Facebook. It’s free for anyone to join!

JO scholarship applications will be due soon. When submitting your applications by email, please include “Scholarships” in your subject line and have all the necessary documents as part of the same email (ie. please avoid sending multiple emails with portions of your complete application).

For convenience, please send your digital application to ptlee@vsb.bc.ca.

If you have any questions you can contact your grade counsellor or you can see Ms. Kwon (113) or Mr. P. Lee (115) – please remember that we may have flex requirements with our classes.
JO Scholarship site can be found at:
https://blogs.vsb.bc.ca/jo-scholarship/

Pink Shirt Day — Wednesday, February 24

1. Students need to complete course selections by Friday, February 26
2. They can preferably do so directly through MyEducation BC. A how-to video is posted on the JO website here.
3. They should also complete and submit a course request sheet (located outside the Counselling Suite) to their Counsellor. Even if they do not complete the MyEd step, if they give their Counsellor a course request sheet, we will manually enter the courses for them.

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— Seeker (@Seeker) October 5, 2020

link:  YWCA Mentorship Program Overview

In this difficult time of isolation, the YWCA Mentorship Program is committed to providing positive role models for young women facing barriers to success. Our mission is to support youth in their transition to university, nurture their leadership ability, and address the barriers and adversity they may experience in their advancement in employment and in the workplace. We are working hard to continue to deliver a relevant, accessible and engaging program in a completely virtual format. We prioritize students who face intersecting barriers, whether because on their gender, race, sexuality, abilities, or socio-economic status.

Learning Commons Availability – for Independent study, WiFi access and Computer access 

The Learning Commons is now available for students to use for independent study and computer access. The expectations for using the Learning Commons are as followed:

1. Sign up for a session on the door of the Learning Commons – each session is 1 hour of time, there are 30 study spots and 5 computer stations available. Sign up will be on a first come, first serve basis.
2. Please sanitize hands upon entry to the Learning Commons
3. Find a spot to work at.
   • You are to remain at that spot.
   • There is no visiting friends or moving desks.
   • There is no in and out privileges,
   • You are to remain in the Learning Commons for your specified time. If you need more time, you will need to add your name to the list
   • Computer station – you will need to spray hand sanitizer on a napkin and wipe down the keyboard and mouse before you start using the computer and after you have finished working.
4. Upon finishing your time, please wipe down the desk and chair with disinfectant
5. Sanitize your hands as you leave the Learning Commons

YWCA Mentorship Program Poster 2020

The YWCA Mentorship is an awesome opportunity for young ladies in grades 11 and 12 to get matched up with a mentor for the school year.  This program allows for education and career direction and development of valuable skills (in past there were workshops on resume writing, writing applications, dealing with stress etc…)

This year the application process is being done electronically so make sure you read the Program Poster carefully.