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eNEWS 2024 | February

Our Historic Fundraising Campaign a “Global” Success!

Thanks to our supporters who graciously stepped up to the plate to make our Renew and Re-found Campaign an extraordinary success and fulfil our much-needed investments towards five priorities on campus! Read more

 

IT'S NOT TOO LATE. LAST CALL!

It's "Your" 50th Anniversary 

You will be seeing a lot of celebratory posts, together with our brand-new celebratory logo, around campus and across the globe as we invite everyone who has ever studied, worked, volunteered, played at or supported Pearson to celebrate our school's 50th Anniversary through 2024! Read more

ALUMNI NEWS

Reminiscing, Reflecting and Reccommending

Hear from Mark Dutz (YR 4/1979, Canada-ON) how his recent visit to Pearson went, his favourite memories and advice for our students, including the Climate Action Leadership Diploma (CALD) cohort. Listen here

Alum on BlackTalk Podcast

Hear from Dr. Abi Williams (YR 4/1979, Sierra Leone) as he joined BlackTalk podcast to discus his time at Pearson as well as conflict prevention, peacekeeping and more. Listen here

Register for your Reunion!

We're just over five months away from our summer reunions! Are you between Years 6-11 and 37-42? Don't miss out, be sure to Register here

LATEST NEWS

Pearson Group Finalists for Young Aurora!

We're thrilled to announce that our "Hearth" group, led by students Charvi, Dan, Bella, Darius and Ibby, is among three teams to make it to the 2023-2024 Young Aurora finals! Their project focuses on supporting individuals affected by substance abuse through community-based action and storytelling. Read more

UWC Congress

As part of the 2024 UWC calendar, we are thrilled to have two of our students, Rézi (YR 49/2024, Hungary) and Gabe (YR 50/2025, Canada-NL), take part, share their stories and represent our campus as part of the UWC movement. Read more

APAC Regional Day Recap

Our community participated in the final regional day of 2023-24! APAC (Asia Pacific) featured a series of workshops, lantern making, a food fair, dinner and dozens of energetic performances by our students at the Max Bell! A big thanks goes to everyone who helped make it an unforgettable day. 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

TEDx Promo

On March 24th, we will host a TEDx conference titled "The future of sustainable education." ⁠This will be our first TEDx event since 2018, featuring guest speakers, faculty and students sharing their stories. If you would like to learn more and attend, please email tedx@pearsoncollege.ca 

Global Affairs

The second Global Affairs event of the term saw the Pearson community gathered at the Max Bell to learn from renowned speaker and musician Daniel French on "From Descendant to Relative: A Reconnecting Native Goes Home."

BCIT Feature: From Land to Sea: Who Protects Race Rocks?

If you haven't been to Race Rocks Ecological Reserve lately, find out what a typical day in the life of an Ecoguardian is like, thanks to this multimedia presentation by recent BCIT journalism students Abby Francis & Richard Davis. Read more

Global Village Update Recap

In our first virtual Global Village Update of the year, we welcomed alumni and friends from around the world who learned more about the College community from Head of College Jason McBride, heard from current students who shared their Pearson stories and together, we celebrated the conclusion of a successful Renew & Re-found Campaign.⁠ Watch the video above or click here to view it.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

March 2024:

7-10 - BLACKOUT Theatre Festival

18-22 - Project Week

24 - TEDx @ Pearson

28 - Nuit Blanche