Student life
Find your people. Lead something real.
Proposed activities
Athletics, arts, clubs and leadership
24 activities shown
Basketball
Athletics · After school · Winter
Junior and senior teams, plus lunchtime intramurals open to every skill level.
Volleyball
Athletics · After school · Fall
Competitive teams and a drop-in league that mixes grades.
Soccer
Athletics · After school · Spring
Teams that train on the field and compete with other schools in the region.
Badminton
Athletics · Lunch & after school · Spring
A fast, inclusive sport with room for beginners and experienced players.
Cross-country
Athletics · After school · Fall
Running on forest trails — a natural fit for our setting.
Outdoor recreation
Athletics · Weekends & after school
Hiking, paddling and outdoor skills trips, with gear available to borrow.
Music
Arts · Classes & after school
Concert band, choir and small ensembles, with performances for the community.
Drama
Arts · Classes & after school
Acting, playwriting and production, including a full school production each year.
Visual arts
Arts · Classes & lunch
Drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture, with open studio time at lunch.
Photography
Arts · Classes & lunch
Digital and film photography, often documenting our field sites through the seasons.
Creative writing
Arts · Lunch
A writing circle and student-produced literary magazine.
Robotics & coding
Clubs · Example idea · Lunch
Building and programming sensors, robots and apps.
Debate & public speaking
Clubs · Example idea · Lunch
Practising argument, research and confident speaking.
Gender & Sexuality Alliance
Clubs · Example idea · Lunch
A safe, supportive space for 2SLGBTQIA+ students and allies.
Cultural clubs
Clubs · Example idea · Lunch
Students sharing food, language, music and celebrations from their own cultures.
Board games & strategy
Clubs · Example idea · Lunch
A relaxed social space for chess, tabletop and strategy games.
Film club
Clubs · Example idea · After school
Watching, discussing and making short films.
Sustainability team
Clubs · Example idea · Lunch
Running the school's composting, waste audits and energy challenges.
Reading buddies
Leadership · Weekly
Reading with students at a partner elementary school.
Mentorship with younger students
Leadership · Weekly
Senior students mentor Grade 9s through advisory and field studies.
Community volunteer projects
Leadership · Ongoing
Student-planned projects that respond to needs in the community.
Environmental leadership
Leadership · Ongoing
Leading stewardship work and teaching others about it.
Peer mentorship
Leadership · Ongoing
Trained peer mentors who support classmates academically and socially.
Student council
Leadership · Weekly
Elected students who represent student voice in school decisions.
Student-led clubs
Your idea could be the next club
- 1
Find your people
Gather a few interested students and ask a staff member to act as sponsor.
- 2
Write a short proposal
Describe the club's purpose, who it's for, when it meets and what it needs.
- 3
Student council review
Council and administration check that the club is safe, inclusive and feasible.
- 4
Launch and reflect
Start meeting, welcome new members and check in at the end of each term.
A welcoming entrance
Flags of belonging
We imagine a display in the main entrance where students can choose to have a flag representing their cultural background hung alongside their classmates'. It would be planned with students, not for them.
- Participation is always voluntary — students choose whether to have a flag displayed
- Students and families give informed consent before any flag goes up
- Students can explain their flag's meaning in their own words if they wish
- The display is refreshed each year as students arrive and graduate
- Students who don't feel represented by a national flag are invited to share another symbol of belonging, if they choose
Illustration only. The real display would use flags and symbols chosen by students themselves.
Leadership