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The 2024-2025 Peer Advisors
Oct 16, 2024

We are pleased to announce the 2024-2025 Peer Advisor Team: Puti Hassanah MA Student August 2024 – April 2025 Hi there! I am Puti, and I am a second-year Master of Arts (MA) student in Health, Outdoor, and Physical Education. I have a deep love for sports and outdoor activities, which drive my academic and […] Read More

UBC HOPE PHE Canada Student Chapter – Call for Executive Members
Aug 04, 2024

The UBC HOPE PHE Canada Student Chapter is now recruiting Executive Members for the 2024-2025 academic year! In association with PHE Canada, we are seeking UBC students who are passionate about Physical and Health Education (PHE), healthy school communities, and those who want to build and enhance their leadership skills and professional portfolio within the […] Read More

Symposium & Celebration | Honouring Dr. Rita Irwin
Apr 02, 2024

Colleagues, students, and friends of Dr. Rita L. Irwin gathered for an all day symposium and retirement celebration on May 4, 2024 in honour of the many and ongoing contributions Rita has made to Art Education and Curriculum Studies at the University of British Columbia and beyond. In an effort to celebrate and acknowledge the impact Rita […] Read More

46th Annual UBC Physics Olympics
Mar 15, 2024

On Saturday, March 9th, 2024 more than 900 secondary students from all over BC travelled to UBC to participate in the 46th Annual UBC Physics Olympics.  Just to describe the scope of the event – we had 76 teams, 927 students participated in the event, a number of schools had 2 teams of 15 or more students, […] Read More

Book Launch Event | The Ethics of Becoming a Good Teacher in Conversation with Aristotle and Confucius
Oct 25, 2023

You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of The Ethics of Becoming a Good Teacher In Conversation with Aristotle and Confucius. (Routledge, 2023). Author: Ying Ma, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (PhD in Curriculum Studies, UBC, 2019) Date: Friday, November 10, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom For more information: see the attached […] Read More

The Story of Seeds
Oct 11, 2023

Lei Chen | Current PhD in Curriculum Studies  (Art Education) Art Exhibition: Oct 5 – Nov 3, 2023 Location: Lobby Gallery, Liu Institute for Global Issues → The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular building hours, 9am-5pm, and it’s located in the Lobby on the first floor. Learn more About the […] Read More

Book Launch Event | Schooling, Human Capital and Civilization
Sep 30, 2023

You are cordially invited to attend the book launch of Schooling, Human Capital and Civilization: A Brief History from Antiquity to the Digital Era. 1st Edition (Routledge, 202 Author: Bruce Moghtader, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (PhD in Curriculum Studies, 2021) Date: Friday, October 20, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. (PST) | via Zoom For more information: see […] Read More

The 2023-2024 Peer Advisors
Sep 08, 2023

We are pleased to announce the 2023-2024 Peer Advisor Team: Vicente Regis PhD Student September 2023 – April 2024 Vicente embraced artistic endeavours when he was a child, growing up playing with his brother and friends in the streets of São Paulo, Brazil. His professional life started as a legal educator, working with kids in […] Read More