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Featured School
Where in the world is...
Island Pacific School
Island Pacific School focuses exclusively on meeting the educational needs of middle school students. Located on beautiful Bowen Island, British Columbia, the school was founded in 1995 as an International Baccalaureate candidate school for students in Grades 6-9.
Island Pacific believes that great middle schools cultivate an intellectual awakening in adolescents at a time in their lives when they are most open to ideas about curriculum, themselves, and the world around them. As such, classroom learning is extended beyond the walls of the school by taking students on hiking, snowshoeing, and ocean kayaking expeditions. These co-curricular experiences, combined with cultural excursions to museums and galleries, compliment an enriched academic program at all grades.
Island Pacific School encourages young people to be empowered and respectfully challenging of ideas. In this way, students understand what it means to be an individual, as they learn to respect difference in a school culture that values wisdom, courage, and integrity.
To read more visit www.islandpacific.org
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CAIS Conference Information
Please visit the Conferences section of our website for a look at conference details and registration information.
Save the dates:
- February 21-22, 2009 - CAIS Spring Leadership Institute (LI) hosted at St. Clement's School, Toronto, Ontario. More details and registration are available on the CAIS website.
- April 8-12, 2009 - CAIS Student Leadership Conference is being hosted by Hillfield Strathallan College, Hamilton, Ontario. Registration is now available on the CAIS website.
- April 15-18, 2009 - CAIS CIJSHA Conference is being hosted by St. George's School in Vancouver, B.C. Registration is available on the CAIS website.
- April 22-25, 2009 - CAIS Assistant Heads Conference is being hosted by Southridge School in Surrey, B.C. Registration is available on the CAIS website.
- May 1, 2009 - CAIS and QAIS present the 2009 Best Practices Conference, hosted by Lower Canada College in Montreal, Quebec. Registration will be posted later this month.
- May 2-6, 2009 - CAIS Business Manager's Conference is being hosted in Ottawa by Ashbury College and Elmwood School. Registration is available on the CAIS website.
- June 28-July 2, 2009 - CAIS Summer Leadership Institute is being hosted by Bishop's College School in Lennoxville, Quebec.
- Oct 22-25, 2009 - CAIS Heads and Board Chairs Conference is being hosted by: Holy Trinity School, Kempenfelt Bay School, Pickering College, St. Andrew's College, The Country Day School, and Toronto Montesssori Schools.
CAIS Athletic Events
- April 17-19, 2009 - The CAIS Rugby Tournament is being hosted by St. Andrew's College and The Country Day School in Ontario
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CAIS in Point
CAIS Services to Member Schools
In an effort to respond to the needs of member schools, we are requesting feedback on the consistency and quality of how the CAIS office is meeting the needs of our 82 members across Canada, broken down as follows:
Alberta - 4
British Columbia - 18
Manitoba - 3
New Brunswick - 1
Newfoundland - 1
Nova Scotia - 4
Ontario - 36
Quebec - 12
Saskatchewan - 2
International - 1
The office organizes, co-ordinates and facilitates the following professional development opportunities:
- CAIS Heads and Board Chairs Conference
- Best Practices Conference
- CAIS Leadership Institute (offered in the spring and summer)
In collaboration with designated personnel at host schools, the CAIS office provides administrative assistance, centralized registration and promotion of the following professional development and collaboration opportunities:
- Admission Directors Conference
- Assistant Heads Conference
- Advancement Professionals (CAISAP) Conference
- Business Managers Conference
- Junior and Middle School Heads (CIJSHA) Conference
- Student Leadership Conference
The combined total number of attendees for these 10 conferences is approximately 850.
As well, the office assists in producing the annual Benchmarking Reports, and every second year, the office co-ordinates the Head's Compensation Survey and Senior Leadership Compensation Survey. Periodic surveys on specific topics are also undertaken by the office on an as needs basis.
Furthermore, the following is a list of the other services members can access through the CAIS Office:
The National Tracking Project (NTP), which is a joint CAIS/CESI initiative is the only service for which a separate fee is charged. For 2008-09 thirty-eight schools are participating in the NTP.
As we plan going forward, we are always in need of information about compelling presenters, programs and initiatives that members know about, so that we can provide the most stimulating forums for professional growth possibilities.
Please help keep us up-to-date with what is going on in all parts of the country. We'll do our best to facilitate opportunities for sharing.
William Mitchell, Interim Executive Director
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Best Practices Conference 2009 Update
Registration will be available soon on the CAIS website for the 2009 Best Practices Open Forum on the evening of Thursday, April 30, and Conference on Friday, May 1.
Thank you to everyone who took the time and effort to submit a workshop proposal. We received 58 session proposals, in 14 different categories, from 35 organizations, including 30 of our schools.
With the rich assortment of sessions to choose from, we had the difficult task of selecting the final choices for the conference. Stay tuned to see the 2009 line up!
AISNE Survey on the Impact of the Financial Crisis
International Studies Association (ISANET) http://www.isanet.org/ recently sent some survey results to CAIS. ISANET shared two surveys that they ran late last year; one assessed the Effects of the Financial Crisis from the perspective of School Heads, and the other reviewed some data regarding Development practices within schools.
In late 2008, after surveying AISNE School Heads in the United States, it was found that 49% of the Heads rated the current financial crisis a 3-4 on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being very severe. The crisis was rated a 6 or above by 14% of the Heads.
Of the schools surveyed, 83% reported that their school had been affected by the crisis. With the top effects listed being:
- Anxiety among faculty and staff
- Increased requests for financial assistance: new and returning families
- Reduction in annual fund donations
- Anxiety among parents
- Reduced investment income to operating budget
To read more about the Financial Crisis Effects Survey please see the attachment below.
The AISNET Development survey also yielded some interesting statistics, one being that of the 75 respondents, 72% reported that their school would be working to "go green", or greener this year. On the topic of fundraising, 30% responded that they would be modifying their approach this year.
The Development Survey results can be found here: http://www.aisne.org/miscpage.asp?mp=812
2009 Governor General's Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History
Canada’s National History Society is pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 14th Governor General’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History. We urge History and Social Studies educators to submit their unique teaching approaches to the program.
The 2008 recipients hailed from British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Quebec. Their teaching strategies were as diverse as they were innovative, from a two year-long effort to organize a 5100 kilometre pilgrimage from Quebec to the WW2 Battlefields of France; the creation of memorial pieces and personal tributes to Hong Kong and WWII veterans; an historical documentary produced by 10-year olds; aboriginal sharing circles, a re-staging of the 1927 Diamond Jubilee celebration of Confederation; and a classroom “history table” that has students build a pioneer settlement.
Visit http://www.historysociety.ca/gga.asp?subsection=pro for details.
Encourage teachers in your region to submit their teaching strategies. The rewards are great!
Six Recipients are Awarded $2,500, a medal and a trip for two to attend the Awards festivities and official ceremony with Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michäelle Jean, Governor General of Canada.
Schools share in the winnings; an additional $1,000 is awarded to the recipients' schools.
All approaches are welcome. Canada is rich in stories and there are countless ways to tell them. Elementary, middle, and senior teachers are welcome to share their approaches. Teachers can present their work individually, as a group, or be nominated by a student, parent or colleague.
Deadline for Submissions: April 30, 2009
Here is how to apply: Rules: http://www.historysociety.ca/gga.asp?subsection=rul
Form: http://www.historysociety.ca/gga.asp?subsection=nom
Information: prixggawards@historysociety.ca 1-800-861-1008
Sponsors: TD Bank Financial Group and Library and Archives Canada
Toronto Montessori Schools College Information Evening
Please join us...
TMS COLLEGE
Information Evening
Grades 7-12
When: Thursday February 26, 2009
7:00 p.m. sharp
Where: Toronto Montessori Schools
8569 Bayview Avenue
RSVP: 905-889-6882, Ext. 230
AN IB WORLD SCHOOL
www.torontomontessori.ca
CAIS CESI CIS CCMA
Accredited
Summer School Programs at Ashbury College
This year Ashbury College is proud to offer a redesigned summer program during June, July and August 2009. Ashbury students, and students from the broader community, are being offered a summer program that helps them effectively manage the four-year secondary-school requirements.
The summer program is an opportunity for students to reach ahead, explore new areas of study, build new skills and have fun. It gives students a chance to build flexibility into their regular course of study and reduce pressure during the school year.
It is also a great opportunity for other students to live the Ashbury experience. The same high-quality classes, and personal interaction with Ashbury faculty, is offered during the summer as the regular school year.
Some of the academic programs being offered this summer are:
-Grade 9 Geography and Core French
-Grade 10 History, Careers and Civics, and Math
-Grade 11 Accounting, Chemistry, Physics, and an introduction to Film (1/2 credit)
-Grade 12 Data Management and Advanced Functions
Also offered: day camps, an Insight Quest for Teens program, SAT Prep, and a grade 10 French credit in Paris.
For further information regarding the Ashbury summer experience please see http://summer.ashbury.ca, or contact:
Tim Putt
Head of Summer School
e-mail: tputt@ashbuy.ca
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