The St. John’s Varsity Darts student team and the vinyl club ‘In the Groove’ are combining forces to run this year’s second-hand book sale on Thursday October 12th. The sale will take place in the sports foyer during the Parent Teacher Conferences. The group will accept any old books, cd’s, vinyls (records) and dvd’s. Items can be left at reception or at HD03. Please contact Mr. Macdonald if you have any further questions. Continue reading Second-hand book sale on October 12

This week’s focus for the grade 8 students in science was to see how chemical reactions leads to chemical changes. Their quest is to find out evidence to confirm that a chemical reaction has occurred. Students observed various chemical reactions … Continue reading “Elephant Toothpaste” – Chemical reactions in grade 8 science

This trip was planned for all the 27 students in IBHL/SL 11th and 12th grade visual art classes to visit the Vanhaerent’s art collection in Brussels and MIMA. The aim of this trip, and others, is to encourage students to discover and access the rich artistic and cultural resources from around the world that they can encounter in Brussels, and to assist them to develop an understanding of Art through direct investigation of primary sources. By engaging them in a critical dialogue about artistic expression in different historical and contemporary contexts, relevant to their own developing research and studio practice, it … Continue reading HS art students engage in dialogue about artistic expression

Grade 8 just learned about characteristic and non-characteristic properties of matter and how the characteristic properties help us to identify a substance. In this lab, they observed the behavior of 4 common substances (baking soda, ascorbic acid, cornstarch and baking … Continue reading Mystery powders in Grade 8 Science class

The all school musical “Bye Bye Birdie” is in the midst of rehearsal and set building has now started. Mr. Hincka is in charge of the set and tells us “We have had great participation in our first two work … Continue reading “Bye Bye Birdie” is looking for a few more volunteers

St. John’s encourages students to express their individuality. Our Elementary Art teacher, Ms. Behaeghel (or “Ms B.” as our students call her), sparked the Grade 1 students’ imagination by asking them to design the cover page of their sketchbook. They … Continue reading Sparking imagination in ES art class