Jan Wong, the first of only two Westerners to study in China during the Cultural Revolution will be speaking to BSS students on Monday February 6 at 11:00 am. Jan will be speaking about the influences and impact on Chinese People as a result of the shift from Communism to Government run Capitalism.

To learn more about Jan Wong please read her Biography at www.janwong.ca/bio.html

Small Classes.
Amazing teachers.
Minutes from Downtown.
Great Campus.

Earning a credit or brushing up on valuable skills at one of Canada’s foremost independent schools will be an incredible experience. BSS’s co-ed Summer Academy is the perfect place to learn, have fun and get ahead.

Want to learn more about BSS Summer Academy? Check out the Summer Academy website and who we are.

It’s time to break out your burgundy and grey gear and support our BSS Bobcats on February 7 as they take on the Havergal Gators for the Foster Hewitt Cup. This year the BSS team is defending their title  and hopes to win for the third time in a row.

In honour of the big event the BSS sports council created this amazing Mascot Challenge video.

This year there are tons of ways to get involved. There will be Hockey Day raffles, a BSS vs. Havergal junior school hockey game during intermission, Pep rally performances by the BSS choir, Stage Band, the UCC Drumline, and much more.

The Game starts at 1:00 pm at North Toronto Arena, Tuesday February 7.

Spencer West speaks to BSS students about making a difference

BSS is excited to welcome the very inspirational Spencer West, a Me to We speaker who has overcome many challenges and obstacles in his life to become a powerful influence on the youth of today. On Monday January 30, Spencer will be addressing the students of BSS in both the Junior and Senior Schools.

As part of Global awareness week the student committee would like extend an invitation to the parents of BSS. Please join us this Monday from 9:45 am to 10:45 am in the Warren Road Gym to hear Spencer speak with our Senior School.

For more information on Spencer West, please visit his profile on the Me to We website.

Congratulations to the Grade 6 Girls who participated in the FLL (First Lego League) Robotics Competition. Please support their entry to get their fabulous invention patented as part of the FLL Global Innovation Award contest! Their RiceKept Safe Bowl will help people in developing countries, keeping cooked rice from developing a potentially serious bacteria from being left at room temperature.

http://fllinnovationaward.firstlegoleague.org/rice-kept-safe

Just click on the link and VOTE EVERY DAY! The winner will get a grant to patent and build their invention! Congratulations!

It’s that time of year again! Time to pick out and register for a new year of courses. Its all online. To find all the descriptions and codes, check out the  2012/13 Course of Study where you can also print out/email a copy for your records.

Please join us for an evening presentation by renowned psychologist Michael Thompson for ’Eight Things You Can’t Do For Your Children’

Monday, February 13, 2012
7:00 to 9:00 pm
BSS Theatre
RSVP by February 10, 2012 to Patricia Gouinlock at pgouinlock@bss.on.ca or call her at 416 483-4325 ext. 1721

Michael has shared his insights into child development with us regularly over the last few years and knows the BSS community well. He has a deep understanding of the needs of parents today and gives us an outstanding opportunity to take full advantage of his far-reaching expertise by working with many of our students during the day, then with parents in the evening, He has consulted with more than 500 schools internationally and always leaves his audience excited with new knowledge and strategies on raising strong and responsible children. Along with psychologist Rob Evans, Michael is back in the halls of BSS on February 13 and 14 to work with students, faculty, staff and parents. Best-selling co-author of eight books, including Best Friends, Worst Enemies: Understanding the Social Lives of Children, Michael has appeared on the Today Show, the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC’s 20/20 and CBS’s 60 Minutes. You can read more about Michael on his website – www.michaelthompson-phd.com.

Don’t miss this great opportunity!

The BSS Grade 6 robotics teams will be participating in the First Lego League Provincial at UOIT on Saturday. For more information, please visit the Competitions’ website, here. 

With the holiday season upon us, two of our students – Natali LASKY, Class of 2012 and Tiffany WONG, Class of 2012 – have put together a festive ecard for you to enjoy. All of us at The Bishop Strachan School wish you and your family the very best of the season.

Please view our Holiday Card, here: http://www.bss.on.ca/holidaycard/

Congratulations go out to the BSS Grade 6 Robotics teams who participated in this weekend’s First Lego League (FLL) Regional Championships at Crescent School.

The Rice Girls placed first overall in the competition, winning the Champion’s Award– an award that recognizes a team which embodies the FLL experience, by fully embracing the ‘Core Values’ of First Lego League while achieving excellence and innovation in both the Robot Game and Project.

The Berry Botics team won the  Strategy & Innovation Robot Award — an award which recognizes a team that used solid engineering practices and a well-developed strategy to design and build an innovative, high performing robot.

Both teams will advance to the Provincial Finals on January 14.