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  • Discover SMUS
    • Introducing Our School
    • Our People
    • History and Traditions
    • The Campuses
    • Governance and Community
    • Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
    • Careers with SMUS
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    • International Families
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    • Contact Admissions
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    • SMUS Camps
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Senior Alumni Chapel Chris Bateman address

Alumni

Alumni

NEWS - May 8, 2025

A Legacy in Light and Glass

Two stained glass windows were unveiled at Alumni Chapel on May 3, 2025. The windows...
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SS Arts Gala

Senior School

Senior School

NEWS - April 17, 2025

From Canvas to Concerto: Senior School Arts Week

SMUS celebrated the arts during the school's second annual Arts Week.
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SS Art Council Sophia and Candice

Senior School

Senior School

NEWS - January 31, 2025

Council Co-Heads Empowering the Arts

For Candice Wu and Sofia Huang, co-heads of the Senior School Arts Council, the arts...
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AP Art & Design work

Senior School

Senior School

NEWS - January 14, 2025

AP Art and Design Students Explore Deep Questions Through Their Portfolios

Grade 12 students dive deep into self-expression, culture, and identity through an ambitious project.
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Middle School art class

Middle School

Middle School

NEWS - December 5, 2024

Blending Art History and Innovation: Using AI to Reimagine Classics

In Nathan Birch’s Middle School Art classroom, history and technology have collided in the most...
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Junior Kindergarten art show

Junior Kindergarten

Junior Kindergarten

NEWS - December 5, 2024

Junior Kindergarten Art Showcase & Tea

This Thursday, Junior Kindergarten families attended the Junior Kindergarten Art Showcase & Tea.
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Grade 10 students create art on the beach in Tofino

Senior School

Senior School

NEWS - November 15, 2024

More than Sandcastles: Beach Art Expands Grade 10 Experiential Education

The Grade 10 Experiential Learning cohort's 4-day trip to Tofino changed the way students interpreted...
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The Strings orchestra play in front of a crowded room

Visual Art

Visual Art

NEWS - April 19, 2024

Celebrating Creative and Performing Arts at SMUS

SMUS hosted its inaugural Celebration of the Arts week, which showcased students' talents and passions...
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The Senior School art show at the McPherson Playhouse

Visual Art

Visual Art

NEWS - February 24, 2023

Why Art Shows Matter for Young Creatives

Visual art is fundamentally a form of communication with an audience, and when art is...
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A photo, taken by the Saanich News, of student artist Giang Tran posing with her artwork.

SMUS in the News

SMUS in the News

NEWS - May 30, 2022

SMUS in the News: Giang Tran '23 Steps into Limelight for Student Art Show

Grade 11 student artist Giang Tran is interviewed by the Saanich News ahead of the...
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Artist Dylan Thomas works with a Middle School student to demonstrate soapstone carving in an art classroom.

Indigenous Recognition

Indigenous Recognition

NEWS - January 21, 2022

Reflections from Indigenous Scholar Dylan Thomas

Salish artist Dylan Thomas reflects on his first five months in our school community working...
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Student painting, Ghost

Senior School

Senior School

NEWS - October 29, 2021

The Ghostly History of St. Michaels University School

Mr. Chris Bateman '94, Head of Art and Design, shares the haunted stories from our...
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Dylan Thomas at the spindle whorls ceremony

Indigenous Recognition

Indigenous Recognition

NEWS - October 8, 2021

The Stories of Our Spindle Whorls

Salish artist Dylan Thomas shares the stories behind each of the four Spindle Whorls, which...
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Indigenous Scholar Dylan Thomas works on carving the SMUS welcome post

Indigenous Recognition

Indigenous Recognition

NEWS - September 10, 2021

Meet Artist Dylan Thomas, Our 2021-22 (and 2022-23) Indigenous Scholar

We are excited and honoured to welcome Salish artist Dylan Thomas to our school community...
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Senior School AP student working on Art and Design project

Advanced Placement

Advanced Placement

NEWS - June 4, 2021

Rin Audsabumrungrat: 'Art is My Voice'

Artist Rin Audsabumrungrat pushed the bounds of our AP Art Studio program and will take...
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Junior School students enjoying art class

Junior School

Junior School

NEWS - April 23, 2021

Encouraging Children to Find Their Creative Spark

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Student-designed art pieces depicting history are displayed in two SMUS windows

Visual Art

Visual Art

NEWS - March 5, 2021

Artists Create Windows into History at Fort Rodd Hill

Digital Art 11 students use technology to combine history and art for the Windows into...
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Middle School

Middle School

NEWS - May 21, 2020

The Impact of Remote Learning on Visual Arts Class

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Middle School

Middle School

NEWS - October 26, 2018

Personalized Learning: Middle School Art Gets A Creative Redesign

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