Brookes Westshore's Friendly Community
Community is an integral part of life at Brookes. Our programs are filled with activities and opportunities to help you build lasting relationships with your fellow students and friends.
Aspects of community at Brookes Westshore
Athletics
Learn to balance athletics with academics, and push the boundaries of your perceived limits with competitive training.
Athletics
Join a team to expand your skills, or be active through recreational choices. Extra-curricular activities are offered three times each week.
Badminton
Basketball
Canoeing
Cross-Country
Fencing
Fitness
Geocaching
Golf
Hiking
Ice Hockey
Karate
Kayaking
Rugby
Skateboarding
Soccer
Swimming
Track & Field
Ultimate Frisbee
Volleyball
Yoga
Arts
Learn to fully express yourself by exploring your creativity, from art and music to dance and theatre.
Arts
Explore a variety of artistic pursuits to see where your talent lies. Extra-curricular activities are not mandatory for middle years students, but are encouraged.
Dance
Drama
Film-making
Knitting
Marimba Band
Model Building
Pottery
Sewing
Stop-Motion Animation
Visual Art
Yearbook
Makerspace
Channel your inner techie, spark your creativity, and witness your ideas come to life as tangible, working prototypes.
Makerspace
From robotics to computer coding, sculpture or fabrication, the Makerspace provides the tools and materials to allow you to bring your ideas to life.
Digitally design an object and use the 3D printer to create it. Use the laser cutter to bring precision to your project. Enjoy access to teachers and tools needed to craft your items, whether practical, technological or mechanical.
Enrichment
From tutoring to extracurricular programs, find support when you struggle or be challenged in areas you excel.
Enrichment
Expand your academics or contribute to the local community through service-oriented activities. With the support of a supervising teacher you are also welcome to start an activity of your own choosing with friends or as a personal project.
Book Club
CAS Project
Earth Education
O.U.R. Ecovillage
Grad Council
Peer Tutors
Model United Nations
Service Club
Streamkeepers
Social Dance
Sustainable Farming
U of W Math Competition
Uniforms
Experience the Brookes sense of community: Unite with your peers and friends, and show your school pride on and off campus.
Uniforms
Brookes offers three styles of uniform; formal, casual and athletic. The formal uniform is worn one day each week. Non-formal days are your choice.
Dining
Pull up a chair, and build friendships with students from all grades as we share in a hot meal together.
Dining
Our professional kitchen excels at meals with international flair as well as Canadian comfort food. Experience cuisine from a variety of countries plus a healthy salad bar open daily.
You’ll find a choice of two or three main dishes each day, with ample side dishes of rice, vegetables, soups and salads. Nobody goes hungry at Brookes!
Day students receive a hot lunch and snack each day, and boarding students receive three meals and two snacks, with brunch on Sundays.
Health & Safety
Always feel safe in the good hands of our field trip supervisors and on-campus nurse for those occasional cuts and scratches.
Health & Safety
A good quality of life is an important part of a great education. Our campus is designed to take full advantage of the natural surroundings, yet with convenient access to the heart of the community. Walking and cycling trails offer a quiet route to shopping, dining and recreation areas, and the city transit bus stops nearby for easy travel to farther destinations. Let our urban oasis become your haven.
Boarding
Whether near to home or overseas, feel supported in our close-knit boarding community, and forge lifelong friendships from around the globe.
Boarding
Immerse yourself in the boarding experience and grow socially, personally and emotionally.
Activities of all types are planned for your enjoyment. Whether a quiet movie night or a daring game of paintball, there’s something fun for everyone.
Global Exchanges
Take the opportunity to study abroad, one term or long-term. Participate in exchange trips, and conference with peer classes in other countries.
Global Exchanges
As part of a school group with campuses around the world, there are opportunities for you to take part in more than just classroom studies. Submit your work to our traveling art show and have it displayed in eight different countries. Join an exchange trip to Moscow that includes the opportunity to perform at the Bolshoi. Travel to Silicon Valley and take a tour of the Google complex. The possibilities are endless.