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.