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Communicating Culture Without Words

Our Grade 8s combined Visual Arts and Language to create table displays to explain their research into cultural traditions—without using words.

Designing for Disability 

The Grade 10s start their accessible design unit with a visit from consultant Arnold Cheng, who shared the common, and sometimes humorous, ways that accessibility is overlooked, along with simple ways to improve design for all.

Storytelling and Science

At SJS we're teaching the next generation of science communicators, with our Grade 9s tackling a practical project that combined English skills, storytelling and climate science, under the guidance of parent and external experts.

Five Things Every Student Should Hear Before Choosing a Career Path

Career education is all about giving students the skills for success. To highlight the uniqueness of career journeys, SJS parents Adele Chan and Brian Low visited the Grade 10s to share their career experience and wisdom.

Behind the Mask

IB Visual arts students explore mediums and materials from around the world, including cardboard. For these Grade 8 students, the process of exploring masks has provided a journey as creative as their final creations.

Grab Your Lab Coat

Last week a selection of students represented SJS at the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair, coming back with a handful of medals and an unforgettable experience, according to William in Grade 8.

Grade 10s Get Personal

From fashion design to business proposals, crafting skills to physics analyses, the Grade 10s explored these topics and more across their year-long MYP Personal Project. SJS News spoke with four students to get the inside scoop on their process and products.

Action in its Many Forms

This week our Grade 9 students completed their Community Service Projects, showing that even a small action can have a big impact.

The Card Project 

This Grade 8 service initiative brought together students from JK to Grade 7 to create artwork for a cause. Find out how parents and guardians can now be a part of the initiative too.

Memoirs with Mr. Mooney

Tasked with writing memoirs, the Grade 7s are in for a treat with a series of workshops led by award-winning author Harrison Mooney to inspire them.