Tucked away in a classroom at the back of the Arts building, Arts Foundation students meet every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for an art immersion. In the calm – and occasionally chaotic – environment of scratching pencils, scraping easels and surrounding chatter, students tread into new territories, exploring different mediums from acrylics to tempera paint…
Brentwood recently dazzled audiences with its vibrant production of Mean Girls: The High School Version, a theatrical interpretation that captured the essence of teenage life with all its drama and humor. The stage transformed into a battleground of social hierarchies, where cliques reigned supreme and the quest for popularity resembled a high-stakes game of chess….
The faint scent of aged wood lingers in the air as soft light filters through the stained glass windows of Duncan United Church. A grand piano sits at the front, positioned before the choir stalls, while the adjudicator watches attentively from the first row. Competitors and audience members fill the pews, their hushed murmurs a…
While sports at Brentwood vary from term to term, Brentwood Arts are a year-long commitment, unless, of course, you are one of the lucky Grade 9s or 10s who have the opportunity to try three different arts in the famed Art Rotation! Ms Cheung, Mackenzie Houseparent, explains that the Art Rotation “Gives [students] an opportunity…
Since the sun rose on the first day of Arts in Term One, Theatre Production students have been hard at work preparing for Thanksgiving Diners, the Grade 8 Musical: Honk, Concert of a Winter’s Eve, Java Hut, and more! Significantly, the Theatre Pro team has a big production which opened last night: Mean Girls The…
On Friday, December 6, Handbuilt and 3D Wheel Pottery students ventured to Duncan for the ceramics exhibition “The Art of Fire.” The Cowichan Valley Arts Council hosts this show to celebrate Cowichan potters who work with the age-old method of using gasses created by different fuels to dictate colours and finishes. This exhibition focuses mainly…
Brentwood’s incredible arts faculty and facilities provide creative teaching and spaces to every student – and the 3D pottery studio is a standout! Overlooking the Mount Baker and the dazzling Pacific Ocean, students couldn’t ask for a better space to learn about the art of pottery and get in touch with their inner potter. As…
One of the most crucial steps Brentwood can take to become more ecologically friendly is to reduce its waste output. Reusing garbage was determined by the Environmental Advocacy class to be a creative and effective strategy. Voila, the Garbage Art Interhouse Competition. First, the school’s Scuba team collected a wide variety of discarded trash from…