Sip Smart: Drink Water

VLN students did a fabulous job in putting together a campaign for drinking WATER! Enjoy the show!

Fishy Wishy

Have you ever had fish kissing your feet? I have!

I went to a hot spring with my family in Taiwan. There were six pools with different temperatures. My favourite pool was the fish pool. Second was the cold pool. Last, but not least, was the hot pool.

These tiny fish don't actually 'kiss' your feet. They eat the dead skin off your feet. It is so itchy when they bite you that they can make you laugh. When we finished, our feet were very smooth.

What an experience that was!

(This report was submitted by Joleah who recently visited Taiwan. Thank you for sharing this experience with us, Joleah.)

Burnaby Art Gallery Visit

On March 3, a group of Vancouver Learning Network students visited the Burnaby Art Gallery to view the works of a well known B. C. artist, Gordon Smith. It was fascinating to learn about the lengthy process undertaken by the artist in order to produce a print. After the guided tour of Mr. Smith's works, students, parents, and teachers had the opportunity to create their own prints. These are some examples of our work.

Well done, fellow artists!

It's Over---Vancouver's Olympic Experience

It's hard to believe, but the 17-day 2010 Olympic Games are over. There are still the para-Olympics to come, but the major portion of the competition which involved Vancouver, Richmond, and Cypress is finished.

Being a sports' fan, I watched and enjoyed many of the events. Observing the athletes prepare themselves mentally and seeing the focus and determination in their eyes just before they began was fascinating. All those years of training coming down to a peak performance with a separation from other performances of less than a second in many cases---Unbelievable!

It's fabulous that Canada achieved the most gold medals ever in the winter Olympic games. But, there were so many stories and memories to be treasured. For those of you who were in the Vancouver/Whistler area during the past 17 days, what will you remember the most about the Olympic Games of 2010? If you are abroad, was there any mention or discussion or news coverage about the Olympics where you are?