Shawnigan Lake School is a co-educational independent

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located on

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Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia Shawnigan Lake is the name of a village on British Columbia's Vancouver Island. The name Shawnigan is an adaptation of the Hul'qumi'num name Showe'luqun, for the lake and the village. It is part of Electoral Area B in the Cowichan Valley Reg ...

, Canada. It was founded by Englishman Christopher Windley "C. W." Lonsdale in 1916, and was partly modelled after the

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in England. Located on 270 acres of lakefront property, the campus has 35 buildings including 11 boarding houses, an observatory, ice arena, crew house, grass rugby pitches, water-based field hockey turf, Growing Dome, and fish hatchery. The school's Latin motto, , means "Let whosoever deserves the palm bear it."

Location

Shawnigan Lake School is built on the shores of Shawnigan Lake and occupies a wooded property. It is located just a few minutes away from the village of Shawnigan Lake, or a 45-minute drive from

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Students

As of September 2021, the student body at Shawnigan Lakes School consists of 520 students representing 27 countries with 430 students residing on campus in the boarding houses, making it a

with the largest number of full-time boarders in Canada. Day students constitute 10 percent of the student body. Students come from all over the world, with 20% from International locations, 15% from the

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, 15% from other Canadian Provinces and 50% of students being from

Current campus

Currently Shawnigan has approximately 35 buildings on its campus, ranging from classrooms, dormitories and staff housing, to a theatre, ice hockey arena, and extensive sports fields.

Boarding Houses

The school is primarily a boarding school with 90% of its students attending the school as boarders. The school currently has 6 residences for boys and 5 residences for girls. Each boarding house has a house director (formerly called the housemaster) and an assistant house director, who are assisted by student house prefects in the management of house duties and issues. Copeman's House: Founded in September 1929 and named for John Y. Copeman, a Victoria lawyer who was chairman of the Board of Governors for many years. The original building, which housed 90 boys and had its own kitchen and dining room, mysteriously burned to the ground one night in the autumn of 1968. The current dorm was built in 2005. Duxbury House: Founded in September 1999 and named after Frank Duxbury, a teacher who was Senior Master at the school during the 1950s and early ’60s. Groves' House: Founded in September 1927, “Groves’” was named after Jocelyn James Douglas Groves, its first head of house, who rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in the British Army. Groves’ was converted to a girls' residence in 1992. Groves’ House was rebuilt in 2004. Kaye's House: Founded in September 1989 as the second girls’ house, it was named to honour G. Peter Kaye, the school's second headmaster, whose sons and grandsons also attended the school. Lake's House: One of the two original houses, “Lake’s” was founded on May 12, 1927. “Lake’s” was named after Harry John Lake, its first head of house, who later became a colonel in the

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. Col. Lake's uncle, Sir

Percy Lake Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Henry Noel Lake, (29 June 1855 – 17 November 1940) served as a senior commander in the British and Indian Armies, and in the Canadian Militia. He served during World War I. Career Lake was the son of Lt.-Colone ...

, was first Chief of the Canadian General Staff and served as chairman of the Board of Governors, while the Colonel's father was Sir Richard Lake, sometime Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan. Lonsdale's House: Founded in September 1968 and named for Christopher Windley Lonsdale, Shawnigan's first and founding headmaster. “Lonsdale’s” moved into a new building in March 2007. Renfrew House: Established in September 1996 in order to expand the space for girls wishing to enroll at the school. Ripley's House: One of the two original houses, “Ripley’s” was founded on May 12, 1927, and was named after its first Head of House, Alexander 'Alec' B. Ripley. Strathcona House: Founded in 2007 and named to mark Shawnigan's long association with Strathcona Lodge School, a defunct girls’ school in Shawnigan Lake which closed its doors in 1977. Shawnigan has since adopted the former 'Old Girls' of 'Strath' as honorary Shawnigan alumnae to incorporate earlier generations of women from Strathcona Lodge School alumnae within the ranks of Shawnigan's current alumni. Stanton House: Founded in September 2019 to house the Grade 8 girls. Stanton is named after the first school nurse at Shawnigan, Eleanor Stanton who worked there from 1918 to 1962. Levien House: Founded in September 2020 to house the Grade 8 boys after the success of Stanton House. Named after a dedicated and dynamic member of staff from the 1920-1930's, Captain 'Tiny' Levien was a colleague of Stanton. He introduced Rugby to Shawnigan and taught the younger boys.

Former

School House: Founded in September 1988 as the inaugural girls’ residence in the School, named after its unique position in a refurbished wing of the School's main building, School House was replaced in 2007 by Strathcona Lodge School House.

Academics

Shawnigan's academic program is university preparatory. Shawnigan was ranked by the

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in 2017 as 11th out of 253 British Columbian Secondary Schools based on a score of 9.3/10 for academic achievements. *''English'' **

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*''Social Studies'' ** Basic Social Studies **

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** Comparative Civilizations ** Advanced Placement Art History *''Mathematics'' ** Basic Mathematics ** Foundations and Pre-Calculus **

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*''Science'' **

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*''Modern Languages'' ** French **

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*''Curricular Fine Arts'' ** Basic Art **

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** Stage Jazz Band **

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** Wood Work *''Information Technology'' ** Computer-Assisted Draughting **

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*''Business'' **

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Fine arts

Students are encouraged to try a variety of Fine Arts, selecting from a list of twenty options. *''Performing Arts'' **

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Drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...

Musical Theatre Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movemen ...

Orchestra An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

*''Visual Arts'' **

Photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employed ...

Pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other ceramic materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. Major types include earthenware, stoneware and por ...

Sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

** Studio Art **

Textile Arts Textile arts are arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to construct practical or decorative objects. Textiles have been a fundamental part of human life since the beginning of civilization. The methods and materials u ...

Woodwork Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinet making (cabinetry and furniture), wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning. History Along with stone, clay and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials ...

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** View Team **

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*''Community Service'' ** Environment Club **

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** Civic Leadership

Athletics

The athletics program at Shawnigan Lake School is an extension of the School's mission statement: "Through athletics, we lead young people in the pursuit of personal excellence.” Shawnigan has partnerships with

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and

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which bring national teams to train at the school. In 2014, Shawnigan joined the

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. *''Boys Sports Program'' **

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Rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically atta ...

Cross Country Running Cross country running is a sport in which teams and individuals run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain such as dirt or grass. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open coun ...

** Fitness **

Golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...

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** Outdoors *''Boys Sports Con't'' **

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** Soccer Football **

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*''Girls Sports Program'' **

** Fitness **

** Outdoors *''Girls Sports Con't'' **

** Soccer Football **

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Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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Headmasters

School athletic championships

(Note: championships exist pre-2001 to the founding.)

Rugby union

BC AAAA Boys Rugby Champions - 2019 BC AAAA Boys Rugby Champions - 2017 BC AAA Junior Boys Rugby Champions - 2017 Junior Boys Rugby 7s Champions – 2016
BC AAA Junior Boys Rugby Champions – 2016
Girls CAIS Rugby Champions – 2016
BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 2016
Senior Boys CAIS Rugby Champions – 2016
BC Boys AAAA Rugby Champions – 2016
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2015
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2013
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2012
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2011
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2010
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 2009
Boys CAIS National Rugby Champions – 2008
BC Boys AAA Rugby Champions – 1998
BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 1997
BC Girls AA Rugby Champions – 1996

Field hockey

BC Girls AAA Sr. Field Hockey Champions – 2014
BC Girls AA Field Hockey Champions – 2011

Ice hockey

CSSHL Midget Varsity Champions – Boy's Midget Varsity – 2016
CSSHL Midget Varsity Champions – Boy's Midget Varsity – 2015 (Note: championships exist pre-1996 to the founding.)

Notable people

Notable alumni

Artists

* Robert Stewart Hyndman – Artist *

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– Artist

Athletes

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– Gold Medal Olympian – Rowing * John Lecky – Silver Medal Olympian – Rowing * Kristopher McDaniel – Team Canada Rower
* Josh Jackson (rugby union), Josh Jackson – Rugby Canada Player * Hannah Darling – Rio 2016 Olympic Bronze Medal, 2015 Pan American Games Gold Medal, Women's Rugby 7's Team Canada * Eloise Blackwel - New Zealand Black Ferns * Brett Beukeboom -

and

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- 1928 Olympic Gold Medalist, coxless four *Eddie Evans (rugby player) Prop for Canada national team. Played 3 World Cups in 1987, 1991 and 1995.

Broadcasting

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(d. 2003) – CBC radio Classical music programme presenter of ''Off the Record'' for 36 years (retired 1996)

Business

* Jim Shaw – CEO

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Entertainment

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–

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, Concert Pianist * Tara Spencer-Nairn – Actress,

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Politics

*The Hon.

Henry Pybus Bell-Irving Henry Pybus "Budge" Bell-Irving, (January 21, 1913 – September 21, 2002) was the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 1978 to 1983. Born in Vancouver, he was educated at Shawnigan Lake School on Vancouver Island and Loretto ...

– Lt. Governor of British Columbia *

Peter Ladner Peter Ladner (born February 12, 1949) is a former Vancouver city councillor, Metro Vancouver vice-chair and business owner. Ladner has more than 40 years of journalistic experience in print, radio and television; is the author of ''The Urban Foo ...

– Vancouver City Councillor
* Stephen Owen (politician), Stephen D. Owen – Former Member of Parliament *

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- Canadian ambassador to Peru and later, to Spain

Scholars and scientists

* Graham Anderson – Scholar *Dr. Barry F. Cooper – Canadian Political Scientist *Dr.

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– Computer Scientist *Dr.

Roger Stanier Roger Yate Stanier (22 October 1916 – 29 January 1982) was a Canadian microbiologist who was influential in the development of modern microbiology. As a member of the Delft School and former student of C. B. van Niel, he made important contribut ...

– Microbiologist

Notable staff

For a full list see '' List of Shawnigan Lake School people'' * Tom Brierley – Cricketer * Robert Ivan Knight – Founder/First Headmaster of

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* Mark A. Hobson – Wildlife Artist * Count Leonid Pavlovich Ignatiev (d. 1988) – University of Toronto Slavics professor, grandson of Count Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev, son of Count Pavel Nikolayevich Ignatiev, brother of George Pavlovich Ignatiev, CC, and uncle of the formers' son,

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, MP, former leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
*

James Robertson Justice James Robertson Justice (15 June 1907 – 2 July 1975) was a British actor. He is best remembered for portraying pompous authority figures in comedies including each of the seven films in the ''Doctor'' series. He also co-starred with Grego ...

– Actor

Affiliations

*The

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, diocese of British Columbia * CAIS – Canadian Accredited Independent Schools * NAIS – National Association of Independent Schools *TABS – The Association of Boarding Schools *FISA BC - Federation of Independent School Associations in British Columbia *ISABC - Independent Schools Association of BC

References

Bibliography

*''Rough Diamond: An Oral History of Shawnigan Lake School'' () by Jay Connolly. *''The Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools'', by Lafortune, Sylvie, Thomson, Ashley, p. 115

External links

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