09:30 AM 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM 02:30 PM 11:30 AM 04:00 PM
Check in Welcome Ceremony Icebreakers in classroom Lynn Valley Hiking (1/2 group) Class time (Lynn Valley Hikers) Stanley Park Biking (1/2 group) Dismissal
West Vancouver Secondary West Vancouver Secondary West Vancouver Secondary Lynn Valley, North Vancouver West Vancouver Secondary Stanley Park, Vancouver West Vancouver Secondary
Thursday, Aug 22
09:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:30 AM 02:30 PM 12:00 PM 04:00 PM
Writing Assessment Class time Lynn Valley Hiking (1/2 group) Class time (Lynn Valley Hikers) Stanley Park Biking (1/2 group) Dismissal
West Vancouver Secondary West Vancouver Secondary Lynn Valley, North Vancouver West Vancouver Secondary Stanley Park, Vancouver West Vancouver Secondary
Friday, Aug 23
08:30 AM 09:00 AM 09:45 AM 11:15 AM 03:00 PM 03:30 PM 04:15 PM
Bus departure Arrival at Seabus to downtown Walking tour of Gastown to Chinatown Metrotown Mall – Scavenger Hunt Skytrain/Seabus to Lonsdale Buses transport to West Vancouver Dismissal
West Vancouver Secondary Lonsdale Quay to Gastown Waterfront, Gastown to Chinatown Metrotown Lonsdale Quay Lonsdale Quay to West Vancouver Secondary West Vancouver Secondary
Monday, Aug 26
08:30 AM 08:45 AM 03:30 PM
Classwork Bus Departure of Grouse Mountain Dismissal
West Vancouver Secondary Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver West Vancouver Secondary
Tuesday, Aug 27
09:00 AM 10:30 AM 03:30 PM
Reading and Math Assessments Classwork and Community Walk Dismissal
West Vancouver Secondary Library, Community Centre, Int’l Office West Vancouver Secondary
Wednesday, Aug 28
09:00 AM 01:00 PM 03:30 PM
Classwork/Presentations (GuardMe, etc) International Lunch and Celebration Dismissal
West Vancouver Secondary
Thursday, Aug 29
10:45 AM 11:15 AM 03:15 PM 04:00 PM
Bus Departure Arrive at Playland Bus Departure for West Vancouver Dismissal
West Vancouver Secondary PNE PNE to West Vancouver Secondary West Vancouver Secondary
Friday, Aug 30
TBD
Sentinel – School Tour Rockridge – School Tour West Vancouver – School Tour
Go to your school for a tour
GRADE 4 - 7
Elementary Orientation - August 22 to 28, 2019
Please note: Schedule is subject to change. Parents will be notified on August 22 of any changes. Field Trips: Parents will need to sign Permission Forms on Aug 22 for children to participate in the trips.
Date
Time
Description
Thursday, Aug 22
09:00 am – – — – – 03:00 pm
Arrival at Hollyburn Elementary School, Library and Room 4 1329 Duchess Avenue, West Vancouver. Phone: 604-981-1220 Welcome! Let’s get acquainted. Classroom Activities: Games, oral language activities and vocabulary development Field Trip (11:00 – 11:45 am): Walking tour along seawall and West Vancouver Library tour Afternoon Activities: John Lawson Playground and Splash pad – lunch at park Parent pick up at Hollyburn Elementary School
Friday, Aug 23
09:00 am – – 01:00 pm 03:00 pm
Arrival at Hollyburn Elementary School, Library and Room 4 Classroom Activities: Canadian culture/symbols, vocabulary development and writing task Field Trip: Salmon Hatchery and Cleveland Dam – Hike Afternoon Activities: West Vancouver Aquatic Centre – Swimming Parent pick up at inside main entrance to the Aquatic Centre (2121 Marine Drive)
Monday, Aug 26 *8:30 drop off at WVSS!
08:30 am – – 03:00 pm
Drop off at main entrance of West Vancouver Secondary School (1750 Mathers Ave) Field Trip (all day): Grouse Mountain (lumberjack show, Grizzly bear habitat, Hiwus presentation) All elementary and secondary international students will attend. Parent pick up at West Vancouver Secondary School (1750 Mathers Ave)
Tuesday, Aug 27
09:00 am – – 03:00 pm
Arrival at Hollyburn Elementary School, Library and Room 4 Classroom Activities: Language instruction, journal writing, vocabulary development Field Trip (10:00 am – 2:30 pm): Science World – Gallery Exploration and Omimax Theatre Parent pick up at Hollyburn Elementary School
Wednesday, Aug 28
09:00 am – – – – 03:00 pm
Arrival at Hollyburn Elementary School, Library and Room 4 Classroom Activities: Oral language instruction, journal writing, vocabulary development, and reading assessment Guest Presenter from West Vancouver Museum: First Nations art and print making Afternoon Activities: Ambleside Beach (water fun and games) – lunch at beach Parent pick up at Hollyburn Elementary School
GRADE 8 - 12
New Student Orientation - August 21 to 30, 2019
10:00 AM
10:30 AM
11:30 AM
02:30 PM
11:30 AM
04:00 PM
Welcome Ceremony
Icebreakers in classroom
Lynn Valley Hiking (1/2 group)
Class time (Lynn Valley Hikers)
Stanley Park Biking (1/2 group)
Dismissal
West Vancouver Secondary
West Vancouver Secondary
Lynn Valley, North Vancouver
West Vancouver Secondary
Stanley Park, Vancouver
West Vancouver Secondary
10:00 AM
11:30 AM
02:30 PM
12:00 PM
04:00 PM
Class time
Lynn Valley Hiking (1/2 group)
Class time (Lynn Valley Hikers)
Stanley Park Biking (1/2 group)
Dismissal
West Vancouver Secondary
Lynn Valley, North Vancouver
West Vancouver Secondary
Stanley Park, Vancouver
West Vancouver Secondary
09:00 AM
09:45 AM
11:15 AM
03:00 PM
03:30 PM
04:15 PM
Arrival at Seabus to downtown
Walking tour of Gastown to Chinatown
Metrotown Mall – Scavenger Hunt
Skytrain/Seabus to Lonsdale
Buses transport to West Vancouver
Dismissal
Lonsdale Quay to Gastown
Waterfront, Gastown to Chinatown
Metrotown
Lonsdale Quay
Lonsdale Quay to West Vancouver Secondary
West Vancouver Secondary
08:45 AM
03:30 PM
Bus Departure of Grouse Mountain
Dismissal
Grouse Mountain, North Vancouver
West Vancouver Secondary
10:30 AM
03:30 PM
Classwork and Community Walk
Dismissal
Library, Community Centre, Int’l Office
West Vancouver Secondary
01:00 PM
03:30 PM
International Lunch and Celebration
Dismissal
11:15 AM
03:15 PM
04:00 PM
Arrive at Playland
Bus Departure for West Vancouver
Dismissal
PNE
PNE to West Vancouver Secondary
West Vancouver Secondary
Rockridge – School Tour
West Vancouver – School Tour
GRADE 4 - 7
Elementary Orientation - August 22 to 28, 2019
Please note: Schedule is subject to change. Parents will be notified on August 22 of any changes.
Field Trips: Parents will need to sign Permission Forms on Aug 22 for children to participate in the trips.
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03:00 pm
1329 Duchess Avenue, West Vancouver. Phone: 604-981-1220
Welcome! Let’s get acquainted.
Classroom Activities: Games, oral language activities and vocabulary development
Field Trip (11:00 – 11:45 am): Walking tour along seawall and West Vancouver Library tour
Afternoon Activities: John Lawson Playground and Splash pad – lunch at park
Parent pick up at Hollyburn Elementary School
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–
01:00 pm
03:00 pm
Classroom Activities: Canadian culture/symbols, vocabulary development and writing task
Field Trip: Salmon Hatchery and Cleveland Dam – Hike
Afternoon Activities: West Vancouver Aquatic Centre – Swimming
Parent pick up at inside main entrance to the Aquatic Centre (2121 Marine Drive)
*8:30 drop off at WVSS!
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–
03:00 pm
Field Trip (all day): Grouse Mountain (lumberjack show, Grizzly bear habitat, Hiwus presentation)
All elementary and secondary international students will attend.
Parent pick up at West Vancouver Secondary School (1750 Mathers Ave)
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–
03:00 pm
Classroom Activities: Language instruction, journal writing, vocabulary development
Field Trip (10:00 am – 2:30 pm): Science World – Gallery Exploration and Omimax Theatre
Parent pick up at Hollyburn Elementary School
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03:00 pm
Classroom Activities: Oral language instruction, journal writing, vocabulary development, and reading assessment
Guest Presenter from West Vancouver Museum: First Nations art and print making
Afternoon Activities: Ambleside Beach (water fun and games) – lunch at beach
Parent pick up at Hollyburn Elementary School