Urban academy news
Happy Holidays Everyone!! It is not often that we get to experience the winter solstice while school is in session. It was certainly dark yesterday!! Now we start moving toward the light again!! The longer days will be here before we know it. Thank you to everyone for an amazing…
Hello UA Community, What a week it has been! I know many of you, like me, were completely blown away at the Winter Concert this week. The talent and enthusiasm we saw from students was incredible, and I know many of you (like the staff do too) burst with pride…
Hello UA Community, Last weekend, I was so pleased to be able to visit with so many members of the UA community at Breakfast with Santa. A big thank you to everyone from PAX who helped organize the event, and to all 240 members of the community who came out…
Dear UA community, It is hard to believe that there are only three weeks left until the Winter Break. The run up to the winter holiday is a busy time for the entire school community. Here at UA, the two major highlights of this month are the concerts and report…
Hello UA Families, We have been fortunate with sunny weather in a typically dark month in this corner of the world. This has meant more park time for our younger students, and more valuable rays of sunshine to bring some brightness to our days and help conquer the winter blues.…
Happy Friday Everyone, It is hard to believe that we are heading into the end of November and the Canucks are at the top of the standings and the statistical leaderboard of the NHL. For diehard Canuck fans like myself, these are special days!!! Last night we hosted our annual…
Dear Â鶹ֱ²¥ Community, I am writing to you today as Â鶹ֱ²¥ Board Chair and I hope this message finds you well. I am thrilled to introduce the culmination of months of collaborative effort—the unveiling of our new 5-year strategic plan. As you will see in the plan, at…
Hello Parents, When a Friday is combined with a Fall Activity Day at UA, the decibels seem to fly off the charts. What a fun, action-packed day it has been! Our House Senior Action Team (or SAT) planned the activities for Middle and Senior house teams today while the Junior…
Hello UA families, This week we held our annual autumn Parent-Student-Teacher conferences. We have heard how much families appreciate the connection points with UA teachers. As we continue on the journey of empowering students with their learning, we hope to see more and more Middle and Senior School students attending…
Hello UA Families, Today is the provincial Pro-D Day and UA educators are attending a number of workshops and conferences in person or virtually. As one Kindergarten student said to me with joy yesterday, “the teachers go to their school tomorrow, but we don’t!” Yes, they certainly do! Last week…
Dear UA families, It was another eventful week here at UA with our students participating in many extra-curricular activities including volleyball games, cross-country races, and sign-ups for upcoming activities such as Model UN, the Middle School Robotics Team, and our Grade 12 University tour of UVic and VIU. Our students…