Tofino sunset
Dear Brookes Westshore Families and Friends,
As we head into the weekend, I want to take a moment to celebrate and appreciate all the incredible mothers in our community. Your love, care, and daily support help share the confident, compassionate learners we see every day. We wish you a joyful and well-deserved Happy Mother’s Day!
Looking ahead, we are excited about the Book Fair next Monday. This is a wonderful opportunity to support literacy and foster a love of reading. We encourage students and parents to explore the fair together.
With gratitude,
Dr. Rui Li
Principal
Yearbook 2025 Pre-Sale on Now!
Pre-order your yearbook now until May 20th with delivery on May 22nd. Please submit the order form to complete your order!
We extend our heartfelt thanks to the overseas education consultants who visited our school and shared their time, expertise, and passion for international education with our students this week. It was an honour to welcome Carla Mussoi, Leopoldo Cabello, Cirena Valiati, and Gabriela Mendes representing Experimento Brazil; Andrea Bauer representing IE Germany; Rita Aguero, Nadia Torres, and Mariana Villasante representing Estudiantes Embajadores de Mexico; Lívia Delalibera, Leonardo Oliveira de Souza, Murilo Costa, and Victor Campos Freire representing Travel Mate Brasil; Brigit Bohem representing High School Compass - Germany; and Paweenin Tovikkai and Parinda Tovikkai representing Pacific Premier Thailand.
Your valuable insights and dedication to supporting students on their global academic journeys left a lasting impression, and we are truly grateful for the enriching experience you provided to our school community.
Our blend of international and local students is one of the ways we seek to enhance the school experience for all our students, and to reinforce the global awareness that is built into the IB programme. Our overseas education consultants are vital in our efforts to bring students from all around the world to strengthen the Brookes Westshore community.
Graduating Class of 2025
Our graduation ceremony and dinner will be on Friday, 23rd May. Preparations are well underway, and the gym will be full of celebrating friends and families!
We ask all families to be mindful that the school will be very busy that day - so please take care when picking up your children in the afternoon.
Our graduating students have received acceptances from a wide range of universities and colleges from around the world (see below). We are so proud of their achievements!
- Brock University
- Camosun College
- Carleton University
- Community College of Ontario
- McMaster University
- Queens University
- Rotman School of Management UofT
- Sauder School of Business UBC
- Simon Fraser University
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- University of Alberta
- University of British Columbia - Okanagan
- University of Guelph
- University of Ottawa
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- Univesity of British Columbia
- Western University
- University of Arizona (US)
- Temple University (US)
- Penn State University (US)
- University of Houston (US)
- University of Massachusetts (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Leicester University (UK)
- University of Nottingham (UK)
- University of Surrey (UK)
- Kings College London (UK)
- Universidad de Navarra (Spain)
- Universidad Europa de Madrid (Spain)
- Monash University (Australia)
- University of Sydney (Australia)
- HAN University (Netherlands)
MYP 4 Tofino trip
It was the MYP 4 classes turn to travel to the west coast of our beautiful island and spend time at the edge of the Pacific Ocean in Tofino. The weather was amazing and the waves perfect for learning to surf. We are so grateful for the stunning environment of Vancouver Island and all it has to offer our students as they live, work and play here.
MYP2 Science Project
Hello! My name is Sara, and I am in MYP2. For my science project, I am researching and experimenting all about the impact of littering on our environment.
As part of my research, I am conducting a survey all about Brookes Westshore's contribution to littering, and their opinion on littering. Please take a moment to fill out the survey below so I can get lots of different perspectives! Thank you!
Grade 5 enjoyed a visit to the BC Legislature this week, as well as taking on the challenge of the Wildplay ropes course!
Congratulations to MYP5 student Emma for completing the Vancouver Marathon last week. Amazing work Emma!
Our grade 6-8 track and field team competed in their first meet of the season on Thursday at UVIC. Congratulations to all our athletes for their fine performances. The following students participated: Bentley, Hailey, Kingsley, Lina, Miller, Kylie, Asher, Finn, Noah, Desmond, Robert, Penelope, and Kobe. Go Gryphons!
Lunch Menu
If you would like to know what is on the menu next week for our delicious lunches, please click here.
Follow our dining team on @brookesdiningwestshore for mouthwatering images of our breakfasts, lunches, and dinners!
Term Two Events and Activities
- Monday, May 19th: Victoria Day (no classes)
- Graduation Ceremony: Friday, May 23rd
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Do you have questions or concerns?
If you have a question about the school or just something on your mind, please feel free to contact our leadership team:
- Rui Li - Principal
- Andrea Salvador - School Manager
- Jacob Baumgartner - School Culture Director
- Melanie Moroz - Academic Director
- Linda Bayes - DP Coordinator & University Counsellor
- Martin Staffolani - Executive Director of Recruitment
Please consider posting a review
If you have a minute, it will really help us to reach new families if you could consider posting a positive review online on Google or here (you will need to log in to the OurKids website to leave a review here). Prospective families love to hear from current parents about your real experiences here!
Brookes Westshore acknowledges that our school is on the traditional lands of the Xwsepsum (Esquimalt) and Lekwungen (Songhees) ancestors and families.
With gratitude, we live, work and learn here where the past, present, and future of Indigenous and non-Indigenous students, faculty and staff come together.
