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PALMER SECONDARY NEWS PAPER 

What is palmer PRIDE 

INFO ABOUT PALMER 

What Does it Mean to Be a Griffin?
As a school, we are introducing a way to share what it means to be a part of the Palmer community and build school connectedness.  A way of remembering these expectations involves using our school phrase: PALMER PRIDE.
School-wide connectedness is a strategy for encouraging positive behaviour with all students. School-wide expectations are based on values that we want to see reflected in our students. These expectations enhance connectedness among our students, staff, and community, creating an overall climate and culture in the school that is welcoming and safe.
Look out for our PRIDE ambassadors at the next school event
 
P - Positive Attitude: We approach challenges believing we can succeed.
R - Respect:  We value each other, our learning, our environment and ourselves.
I - Integrity: We take responsibility for our actions
D - Diversity: We are proud of the difference in who we are, where we have come from and where we are going.
E - Excellence: We do our best to achieve our goals.
 
As Palmer Griffins, we share what it means to be a part of the Palmer community through PALMER P.R.I.D.E.
Palmer P.R.I.D.E represents our values that we want to see reflected in our students. These expectations enhance connectedness among our students, staff, and community, creating an overall climate and culture in the school that is welcoming and safe.

Palmer provides many different sports for all ages including soccer, volley ball, basketball, tennis, badminton, ect

Address: 8160 St Albans Rd, Richmond, BC V6Y 3P4
Get There:22 mins
Founded: September 1959
Color: Navy Blue
Mascot: Griffin
Principal: Herj Ghaug
School board: School District 38 Richmond
Coordinates: 49°09′15″N 123°07′45″W / 49.15404°N 123.12921°W
School code: 03838024
Province: British Columbia
Phone: (604) 668-6288
Hours: 
Open ⋅ Closes 4 p.m.
Feeder schools: Howard DeBeck Elementary; Garden City Elementary; General Currie Elementary
Public Transit: Translink Bus Lines, 401, 408 and 403; Closest Skytrain Station, Richmond-Brighouse

Palmer is known for there many championship wins across many different athletics although the school is very small it manages to stay relevant through there skills on many different courts and fields  

academics

(incentive)

Palmer’s Incentive Program provides a rigorous and structured academic program for motivated and capable students. This unique Incentive curriculum in the core subjects of English, Social Studies, Math and Science enriches the Ministry curriculum with additional items including critical and creative thinking skills, field studies, group presentations, independent research, and further study in areas of special interest. In addition, students will undertake an accelerated curriculum in Math and Science, allowing them access to senior level courses at an earlier grade level. Incentive students will take their remaining courses and electives through the regular Palmer offerings including French, Music, Art, Technology Education or Physical Education.
The enriched curriculum and academic rigour helps prepare students for their potential enrolment in Grade 12 and Advanced Placement (AP) courses.  Having developed their study habits from early on, they will become better equipped with the self-management and self-discipline required for success in post-secondary-level studies.
Students in the Incentive Program also have the opportunity to expand their personal profile in areas of leadership, physical activity, outdoor education and community service/volunteerism.  Through its extra-curricular trips and community involvement, the Incentive Program is to engender the following characteristics: self-reliance, perseverance, creativity, excellence, social responsibility, leadership, adventure, and fitness of mind and body.
This program encourages the development of well-rounded students that possess the necessary academic habits and skills that will allow them to flourish in their post-secondary life and beyond.
Enriched English & Social Studies
In Incentive English and Socials, students undertake more in-depth learning, discussions, group, and/or individual projects than in the regular courses. Writing assignments are generally more frequent and demanding. In Incentive English 10, students are required to attend the Oregon Shakespeare Festival trip (optional in Incentive 11 and 12) to experience top calibre classical and modern stage presentations as well as to gain an introduction to theatre-craft. In Grade 12, Incentive students may then enrol in the university preparatory AP English 12 course.
Accelerated Math & Science
In Math and Science, Incentive students will complete the Grade 8-10 courses in two years, finishing their course work by the end of Grade 9. Consequently, students will be a year ahead in their Math and Science education, allowing Incentive students to enrol in Enriched Math 11 (or “regular” Math 11) as well as Chemistry, Physics and/or Biology 11 during Grade 10.  This provides an advantage to students aspiring for post-secondary STEM studies as it allows them to spread out their math and science courses, including AP-level courses, over three years rather than the typical two.
In Math, it is also an expectation that students take part in one major math contest each year while in the program while iIn Science, students undertake a major Science Fair project in Grades 8 and 9, with an opportunity for the top projects to compete at the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair.
Throughout all Incentive and AP courses, students are provided with opportunities to develop and improve on their creative as well as critical thinking skills, both of which are equally important in the development of a well-rounded student and individual.
The progression of courses in each subject area in the Incentive Program is summarized in the following table:
Program Expectations
The Incentive Program provides a number of unique opportunities that students are encouraged to make the most of and in order to ensure that students are representing the program well and passing on these learning experiences to their peers and community, Incentive students must meet a number of expectations and requirements in order to be accepted and remain in the program. These include:
1. Maintain an academic standing of Proficient or a 73% (B) grade average or above in all their courses.

2. Demonstrate exemplary attitude and effort, both in and outside of class, including excellent study habits and work ethic, as well as model citizenship in the school and local community. Students should also take an active role in their own learning and in their student life, and look for opportunities to better themselves and those around them.

3. Participation in the following extra-curricular activities (click here for a summary) are mandatory, including:
a. Grade 8-10 – October Multi-grade Camp (approximate cost $485)
b. Grade 8 & 9 – Palmer Science Fair
c. Grade 8 – Camp Strathcona (approximate cost $1100)
d. Grade 9 – Social Responsibility Service Hours (see below)
e. Grade 10 – Oregon Performing Arts Trip (approximate cost TBD)
*Please note that trips and prices are subject to change.

4. Students are also encouraged and expected to immerse themselves in some of the many extracurricular and leadership opportunities available at the school. These include joining school clubs as members or execs, taking on leadership roles in groups such as Student Council, and competing with the many Palmer sports teams.
Grade 9 Social Responsibility Service Hours
In addition to being a place for academic learning, school is also a place where students become responsible community members, learn to contribute to teams and groups, and take on leadership roles.
Consequently, the Pre-AP/Incentive Program requires every Grade 9 Pre-AP/Incentive student to complete a minimum of 25-hours of volunteer work by May 31st, with service hours being a component for consideration of Pre-AP/Incentive Scholarship applicants. Only hours accumulated during September to May of the Grade 9 year count, but these hours can be used towards the school’s Palmer Service Award.
Students may:
  1. Earn hours volunteering with Palmer service groups and other school-based activities
  2. Claim a maximum of 10 hours per Palmer club or activity
  3. Earn hours doing volunteer work for the Incentive Program teachers
Students may NOT:
  1. Perform the 25 hours of service at a parent or guardian’s place of business unless is it for a non-profit volunteer or charitable organization
  2. Volunteer for an activity that raises funds for personal gain or for field trips
  3. Perform all 25 hours at one organization or activity unless pre-approved.

rail program

Mission Statement:
RAIL's mission is to teach students using inquiry and project-based learning, to become critical thinkers, collaborators, innovators & contributors. 
 
RAIL
Richmond Virtual Schools' RAIL program for grades 8-10 is a blended, project-based program that is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills they will need to be successful in their post-secondary education and in the rapidly changing workplaces they will encounter. As full-time students with five RAIL courses and three Palmer courses, you will have connections with the larger Palmer population.  Students will study Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, English, and ADST with two RAIL teachers.  Palmer will provide options for PHE, Art, Band, Drama, Tech Ed, and French.  Students will be able to participate in Palmer clubs and sports.   
 
Profile of a RAIL student:
The type of students who will be successful in RAIL are independent learners who are also able to work as members of a team. They are curious, creative, reliable, organized, and able to apply new learning. These students are sociable and willing to speak up with ideas and questions. RAIL Students are doers, leaders, makers, thinkers, dreamers, and problem-solvers. 
 
What does RAIL offer:
  • Provides opportunities for creative, motivated, and independent students to extend their learning through inquiry.  
  • Teaches the Big Ideas through authentic projects.
  • Teaches students through a combination of online content and classroom instruction.
  • Provides students with access to the tools and equipment in the District MakerSpace to plan, design and build their projects.  
  • Often gives students the freedom to choose how they want to demonstrate their learning by creating thoughtful, in-depth projects.
  • Uses outdoor adventures for team building, developing an appreciation of nature and increasing students’ confidence, leadership, and mental well-being.  
  • Provides students with the opportunity to accelerate their learning.
For eligibility, students must at a minimum:
  • be meeting expectations in the core subjects independently
  • have successfully completed ELL 3.
  • be able to work independently and collaboratively. 
  • be able to use technology. 
  • show evidence of creative extended projects. 
  • be committed to attending daily on-site classes and field trips.
  • be capable of working in a flexible multi-grade learning environment.
  • value the learning process just as much as the mark.
 
Field Trips
There is no course fee for the RAIL program but there is a $1300.00 fee (includes Strathcona Park Lodge outdoor education) to cover the cost of camping and field trips. The outdoor education program helps students make connections with the environment and creates opportunities for students and teachers to bond and have shared experiences through physical and mental challenges. When students overcome their perceived limits they feel more confident, experience more success and take more educational risks in and out of the classroom.  
If financial concerns are a barrier, please be in touch with the school.

These are the core elements that students at palmer live and learn by to create a safe and diverse community 

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