Brentwood College School
Brentwood College School is a boarding school for boys and girls that helps students get ready for university.[1] This school is in a small town called Mill Bay on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The school has modern classrooms, a theatre, and science labs. The school is next to the ocean. Students study the ocean and can go sailing, rowing, canoeing, and kayaking.
History
[change | change source]Brentwood College School was started in 1923 in Brentwood Bay. The old school was destroyed by a fire in 1947. The school was then moved to Mill Bay and opened again in 1961. In 1972, girls started going to the school.[2]
The School Campus
[change | change source]Brentwood has tennis courts, rugby fields, student houses, and classrooms. There is a special building for rowing boats, a gymnasium, a medical building, and other buildings. In 1995, the theatre (T. Gill Bunch Centre Archived 2012-04-28 at the Wayback Machine) was built. This is a 20,000 square Foot (unit of length) theatre with 431 seats for the audience. Students act, play music, and dance in the theatre.
The theatre uses a heating system that doesn't harm the environment.[3][4] The school will have another sustainable development building with classrooms, a big dining room and clothes laundry in February 2010.
Lessons
[change | change source]Brentwood offers lessons that help students get ready for university. These lessons are for students who are in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. Brentwood is a very good school in British Columbia. All the students go to university when they leave Brentwood.
- These are the subjects students can study
- Art History
- Biology
- Calculus
- Chemistry
- Comparative politics|Comparative Government and Politics
- Computer Science
- English Language
- English Literature
- Environmental Science
- French Language
- Human Geography
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
- Music Theory
- Physics
- Psychology
- Spanish Language
- Studio art|Studio arts
- These are the sports students can play
- Aerobics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cross Country Running
- Cross-training
- Field Hockey (girls only)
- Golf
- Ice hockey
- Karate, Judo
- Outdoor Pursuits (Kayaking, Canoeing, Hiking, Biking, Rock climbing, Survival skills)
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Squash
- Swimming & Lifesaving
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Tennis
- Volleyball (girls only)
- Weight training
- Yoga
- These are the art classes students can take
- Acting and Musical theatre
- Art Foundation, Drawing, and Painting
- Audio engineering
- Choreography
- Concert Choir
- Creative Science
- Dance (Ballet, Tap dance, Jazz dance, Hip hop dance)
- Debating and Public speaking
- Digital art
- Digital photography and Traditional photography
- Computer-aided Drafting and Design
- Environmental art
- Film
- Jazz Band Ensemble and Jazz Combo
- Photojournalism
- Pops orchestra
- Portfolio Program
- Private tuition: Piano, Voice, Music theory, Guitar, Harp, Percussion, Woodwinds, Brass, Strings
- Rock Band
- Sculpture
- Theatre Production
- Video journalism and Video production
Clubs and Organizations
[change | change source]These are the clubs that students can belong to:
- Chess Club
- Community service
- Debate Club
- Foreign language Clubs
- Green Club
- Model United Nations
- Photography
- Science Club
- Stock Market Analysis
- Student Activities Council (SAC)
- Student Executive Council (SEC)
- Student Peer Assistance Resource Counselors (SPARC)
- Yearbook Publishing
Scholarships
[change | change source]Some of the students receive money to help them study at the school.
Athletic Highlights
[change | change source]The students have won a lot of awards for sports.
- 2009 Canadian Junior Boys Rowing Pwn all
- 2008 Provincial Champions, Boys’ Rugby
- 2008 Canadian Junior Boys & Junior Girls National High School Champions, Rowing
- 2007 Provincial, ISA & Vancouver Island Champions, Girls’ Volleyball
- 2007 Finalist, Henley Royal Regatta, England, Rowing
- 2007 Rugby Provincial Finalists, Boys’ Rugby
- 2006, 2003, 2002, 2000 Canadian Men’s National High School Champions, Rowing
- 2006 Provincial, Vancouver Island and ISA Champions, Girls’ Volleyball
- 2006 Vancouver Island Champions, Boys’ Soccer
- 2006 ISA Champions, Junior Boys’ Soccer
- 2005 ISA and Vancouver Island Champions, Girls’ Field Hockey
- 2005 Canadian Junior Boys’ National High School Champions, Rowing
- 2005 Cowichan Valley High School Champions, Ice Hockey
- 2005 Bronze Mid Island Championships, Junior Boys’ Basketball
- 2005 Mid Island Champions, Junior Girls’ Basketball
- 2005 Provincial bronze medallists, Boys’ Rugby
- 2005, 2004 Provincial Girls’ Rugby Champions (Tier 2)
- 2004, 2001, 2000 Provincial Tennis Champions
- 2003 Canadian Women’s National High School Lightweight Champions, Rowing
- 2001, 2000 Canadian National High School Champions, Rowing
Brentwood Rowing
[change | change source]Brentwood College has a very good rowing program.[5] Some of the students have rowed in national (Canadian) races and at the Olympic Games. Many of the students who row go to American universities.
Every year Brentwood has a rowing regatta. The regatta is in April for three days. This regatta is the biggest high school rowing regatta in North America, with 1500 students rowing and 3000 people watching.[6]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Thomson, Ashley and Sylvie Lafortune. Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1999.
- ↑ Prowse, Nicholas R.B. Kindled from the Ashes: A Short History of Brentwood College. Victoria: Brentwood, 2002.
- ↑ "BC Hydro - Brentwood College School, PowerSmart Success Stories". Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ "GeoExchange BC Case Study: Ocean Heats & Cools Brentwood College School Theatre" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ↑ Brentwood College rowing coaches receive awards for 25+ years[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Brentwood College School Hosts Boys and Girls Rowing Regattas". Archived from the original on 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2009-08-13.