Brentwood College School facts for kids

Brentwood College School is a boarding school for boys and girls that helps students get ready for university. This school is in a small town called Mill Bay on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. The school has modern classrooms, a theatre, and science labs. The school is next to the ocean. Students study the ocean and can go sailing, rowing, canoeing, and kayaking.

History

Brentwood College School was started in 1923 in Brentwood Bay. The old school was destroyed by a fire in 1947. The school was then moved to Mill Bay and opened again in 1961. In 1972, girls started going to the school.

The School Campus

Brentwood has tennis courts, rugby fields, student houses, and classrooms. There is a special building for rowing boats, a gymnasium, a medical building, and other buildings. In 1995, the theatre (T. Gill Bunch Centre) was built. This is a 20,000 square Foot (unit of length) theatre with 431 seats for the audience. Students act, play music, and dance in the theatre.

The theatre uses a heating system that doesn't harm the environment. The school will have another sustainable development building with classrooms, a big dining room and clothes laundry in February 2010.

Lessons

Brentwood offers lessons that help students get ready for university. These lessons are for students who are in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. Brentwood is a very good school in British Columbia. All the students go to university when they leave Brentwood.

These are the subjects students can study

Art History
Biology
Calculus
Chemistry
Comparative politics|Comparative Government and Politics
Computer Science
English Language
English Literature
Environmental Science
French Language
Human Geography
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Music Theory
Physics
Psychology
Spanish Language
Studio art|Studio arts

These are the sports students can play

Aerobics
Badminton
Basketball
Cross Country Running
Cross-training
Field Hockey (girls only)
Golf
Ice hockey
Karate, Judo
Outdoor Pursuits (Kayaking, Canoeing, Hiking, Biking, Rock climbing, Survival skills)
Rowing
Sailing
Squash
Swimming & Lifesaving
Rugby
Soccer
Tennis
Volleyball (girls only)
Weight training
Yoga

These are the art classes students can take

Acting and Musical theatre
Art Foundation, Drawing, and Painting
Audio engineering
Choreography
Concert Choir
Creative Science
Dance (Ballet, Tap dance, Jazz dance, Hip hop dance)
Debating and Public speaking
Digital art
Digital photography and Traditional photography
Computer-aided Drafting and Design
Environmental art
Film
Jazz Band Ensemble and Jazz Combo
Photojournalism
Pops orchestra
Portfolio Program
Private tuition: Piano, Voice, Music theory, Guitar, Harp, Percussion, Woodwinds, Brass, Strings
Rock Band
Sculpture
Theatre Production
Video journalism and Video production

Clubs and Organizations

These are the clubs that students can belong to:

Chess Club
Community service
Debate Club
Foreign language Clubs
Green Club
Model United Nations
Photography
Science Club
Stock Market Analysis
Student Activities Council (SAC)
Student Executive Council (SEC)
Student Peer Assistance Resource Counselors (SPARC)
Yearbook Publishing

Scholarships

Some of the students receive money to help them study at the school.

Athletic Highlights

The students have won a lot of awards for sports.

2009 Canadian Junior Boys Rowing Pwn all
2008 Provincial Champions, Boys’ Rugby
2008 Canadian Junior Boys & Junior Girls National High School Champions, Rowing
2007 Provincial, ISA & Vancouver Island Champions, Girls’ Volleyball
2007 Finalist, Henley Royal Regatta, England, Rowing
2007 Rugby Provincial Finalists, Boys’ Rugby
2006, 2003, 2002, 2000 Canadian Men’s National High School Champions, Rowing
2006 Provincial, Vancouver Island and ISA Champions, Girls’ Volleyball
2006 Vancouver Island Champions, Boys’ Soccer
2006 ISA Champions, Junior Boys’ Soccer
2005 ISA and Vancouver Island Champions, Girls’ Field Hockey
2005 Canadian Junior Boys’ National High School Champions, Rowing
2005 Cowichan Valley High School Champions, Ice Hockey
2005 Bronze Mid Island Championships, Junior Boys’ Basketball
2005 Mid Island Champions, Junior Girls’ Basketball
2005 Provincial bronze medallists, Boys’ Rugby
2005, 2004 Provincial Girls’ Rugby Champions (Tier 2)
2004, 2001, 2000 Provincial Tennis Champions
2003 Canadian Women’s National High School Lightweight Champions, Rowing
2001, 2000 Canadian National High School Champions, Rowing

Brentwood Rowing

Brentwood College has a very good rowing program. Some of the students have rowed in national (Canadian) races and at the Olympic Games. Many of the students who row go to American universities.

Every year Brentwood has a rowing regatta. The regatta is in April for three days. This regatta is the biggest high school rowing regatta in North America, with 1500 students rowing and 3000 people watching.

Coordinates: 48°39′11″N 123°33′14″W / 48.65306°N 123.55389°W / 48.65306; -123.55389