GV Rockies Trip May 2012

Victoria Day long weekend arrived with spring in hand at last, and the Rocky Mountains were calling us...

Towering evergreen forests, majestic mountains, giant blue-green frozen lakes, rushing waterfalls, big horned sheep, elk, white-tailed deer, bears, glaciers and the amazing beauty surrounded us for four magical days!

 Swimming in the icy waters of Lake Louise!

  Students hiking the trail to Johnston Canyon Waterfall.

 Our group picture at Bow Lake.... turned into a snowball fight!

 Taking the Snocoach up onto the Athabasca Glacier

 At the base of  Mt. Robson - the tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies!

So long Rocky Mountains! We'll be back soon...

Global Village Students Make a Newsletter!

This month, Mr. Walter's class at the Yaletown campus worked very hard to put together a school newsletter covering the events, happenings, sports and thoughts of students at the school.

 Check it out below!

Halloween Boat Cruise Party!

Every year, Global Village students have the opportunity to go to the best Halloween boat cruise party in the city...The GV Halloween Party Cruise this year did not disappoint!

Out of 191 students and staff on board, there were over 185 in costume... We held a costume contest, but there were so many good ones that we couldn't decide on a winner! There were....

Cowboys and Ninjas...

Zombies and mad scientists...

 Gangsters, surgeons and bumblebees...

A kissing booth...

Good and Evil were friends! Witches and angels, convicts and ladybugs...

Cheerleaders and cavewomen...

Even a street urchin and a frog!

Some traditional vampies and witches...

Even the teachers and staff dressed up!

After the boat cruise... the party continued to Granville Street...

BC Place is open again!

BC Place re-opened last weekend, with Global Village sending 78 students to the opening BC Lions game on Friday night. Check out the pictures below!

 

*The following excerpt is taken from the BC Place website.*

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"WE'RE GOING OPEN-AIR.
(BUT HOLD THE RAIN.)

Revealing over 7500 square metres of clear blue sky, the new retractable roof will turn BC Place into a year-round, open-air facility and a new architectural signature for our province.

This cable-supported roof is the biggest of its kind in the world, and lets us tailor the atmosphere for any event — from summer festivals in the sun, to football games under the stars, to indoor exhibitions comfortably protected from the rain. The transformation takes just 20 minutes.
For a closer look at the roof, download the BC Place Google Earth model.

Roof Facts

• The blue-sky opening is 100 metres by 85 metres — the same size as the field below.
• The fabric roof section retracts into the centre of the opening, where it's hidden inside of a pod above the videoboard.
• Each of the support masts is 47 metres tall. All together, the structure is like 18 suspension bridges, each around 200 metres long.
• The new roof is much more energy efficient than the original roof, saving 25 percent on energy costs (or about $350,000 per year)."