Boys have been an integral part of Queen Margaret’s School since our inception in 1921. However, boys attending QMS today may have a very different experience than those who attended earlier in the school’s history!
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The key to a successful, evolving education system is not in the bricks and mortar, but in the ability to engage the hearts and minds of all stakeholders in the aspirations one has for the learner.
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When Miss Shirley Burr arrived on campus back in 1961, the Equestrian Centre consisted of a rickety old barn on an overgrown area housing four horses. Through the determination of our students and their love of horses…
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The Bridgeman Cup is the oldest and most prestigious Senior Girls’ Field Hockey Tournament in British Columbia. First held in 1937, it has its roots at Queen Margaret’s School, where the tournament took place every November.
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Before YouTube, before television, even before cinemas and movies, mass entertainment in small communities like Duncan consisted of amateur theatrical performances and concerts. In the creative spirit of the 1920s…
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Capacity is defined as the ability to do things; adaptive capacity involves the complimentary and often destabilizing quest for change in pursuit of improved performance, relevance and impact.
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Starting in 2016, QMS students in Grades 1–4 will have the opportunity to be recognized for their love of reading or art via two new awards: The Margaret Alexander Bookworm Award and The Margaret Alexander Budding Artist Award.
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“Connecting the arts and education by developing mutual awareness, respect and appreciation” is one of the fundamental goals of the Artists in the Classroom program.
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Being a student at Queen Margaret’s School means many things to me; it means challenging yourself, excelling to the best of your ability, but most importantly, contributing to your community by providing service for others.
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For a school like Queen Margaret’s, Internet technology is used daily to help teachers and student push the boundaries of what can be accomplished in their learning opportunities, both collaboratively and individually.
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Thanks in part to a generous donation by alumna Lea Burburuz (1958-1960), Queen Margaret’s School has purchased two portable automatic external defibrillators (AEDs). Placed in two central high-traffic, public areas in the school (the gymnasium and the Residence Atrium), these readily accessible AEDs are an integrated part of the school’s commitment to protecting the welfare of its students, staff and community.
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For many QMS students, the face of the school is the first one that greets them in the morning and the last one to say goodbye to them each afternoon. It’s not their teacher, their principal, or their friends. It’s their bus driver.
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“What is an archives?” That is a question that was posed to our young students this year in a video prepared for our annual Gala. Here are a sample of answers: “It’s a whole bunch of art.” “Umm…a cave?” “Where they put the records away.” “An Archives is where all the things from the school and people from the school in the past are kept.”
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To a young student, words such as heritage, legacy and service are just that—words. They hold no meaning … yet.
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Grade 12 student Tara Cooper was nominated for a Schulich Leader Scholarship. Launched in 2012, this $100 million program funds only 50 undergraduate scholarships each year, allowing promising students up to $80,000 to pursue their dreams and become innovation leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Tara was selected by Dalhousie University as their 2015 Schulich Award winner for Engineering.
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Every Wednesday, Junior French Teacher Dean Schneider steps into his role as the Junior School Chaplain at Queen Margaret’s School and greets the school’s Kindergarten to Grade 7 students as they attend their weekly chapel service.
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With Canada’s only on-campus English riding program, QMS attracts elite student riders from all over the world. These students are not only accountable to the rigorous demands of a challenging academic program geared towards university preparation, they are also responsible for the care and exercise of their horses.
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As an international boarding school, QMS welcomes students from over a dozen different countries annually. The vocabulary of school is hard enough for most people —hypotenuse, paradox, synthesis, discourse are just a few course-specific words our students encounter on a daily basis. Now imagine learning these concepts in another country, in another language. This is a challenge that many Queen Margaret’s School students face every school year.
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In our focus on student-centered learning, the Fine Arts Department at Queen Margaret’s School works in concert with the other departments in the school to deliver innovative and unique programs that focus on developing the whole person.
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In 2014, Madison Heisterman (Grade 9) became the first ever provincial track and field champion from Queen Margaret’s School. Not only did she capture the gold medal running in the 1500m, but she also won the silver medal in the 800m in 2014 and the gold medal in the 800m in 2015.
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