Monday 9th Jan, 2023 Monday 13th Jan, 2025
Admin Day
No school for students
Tuesday 10th Jan, 2023
First Day of School After Winter Break
First ice skating session
Thursday 19th Jan, 2023 - 09:00 Thursday 23rd Jan, 2025 - 11:00
Camosun Bog Field Trip
Community 4
TYPE
Field Trip
Friday 20th Jan, 2023 Friday 24th Jan, 2025
Civvies Dress Up and Donate Day
Whole school
TYPE
Important
Monday 23rd Jan, 2023 | 15:30 - 16:00
Middle & High School Year Strategic Plan
This information session is to share information about our middle and high school programs and future plans.
Tuesday 24th Jan, 2023 - 15:30 Tuesday 28th Jan, 2025 - 16:30
Tuesday 24th Jan, 2023 - 11:00 Tuesday 28th Jan, 2025 - 12:30
Sandwich Delivery Field Trip
Comm 1 & 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Wednesday 25th Jan, 2023 - 16:00 Wednesday 29th Jan, 2025 - 17:00
Wednesday 25th Jan, 2023 - 09:30 Wednesday 29th Jan, 2025 - 10:30
French bakery field trip
Community 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Wednesday 1st Feb, 2023 - 13:00 Wednesday 5th Feb, 2025 - 14:00
Guest Speaker- Youth Mental Health Association
Comm 1 & 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Monday 6th Feb, 2023 - 09:30 Monday 10th Feb, 2025 - 13:30
Planetarium
Community 3
Tuesday 7th Feb, 2023 - 10:30 Tuesday 11th Feb, 2025 - 12:15
Konbiniya Field Trip
Community 2
Tuesday 7th Feb, 2023 | 10:00 - 11:00
Celebrating a Dragon Year Filed Trip at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden
Wednesday 8th Feb, 2023 - 08:00 Wednesday 12th Feb, 2025 - 15:00
Climate Change Forum at Science World Field Trip
Select Comm 1 and 2 students
TYPE
Field Trip
Thursday 9th Feb, 2023 - 13:00 Thursday 13th Feb, 2025 - 14:30
Sculpture Ceramics with Hand Eye Ceramics
Community 1 & 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Tuesday 14th Feb, 2023 - 12:00 Tuesday 18th Feb, 2025 - 15:00
Mental Health Workshop
Communities 1 & 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Wednesday 15th Feb, 2023 - 14:00 Wednesday 19th Feb, 2025 - 14:30
Sculpture Ceramics with Hand Eye Ceramics
Communities 1 & 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Wednesday 15th Feb, 2023 - 11:30 Monday 17th Feb, 2025 - 13:30
Fassil Ethiopian Restaurant Field Trip
Community 2
Monday 20th Feb, 2023 Monday 24th Feb, 2025
Family Day
No school for students
Tuesday 21st Feb, 2023 Tuesday 25th Feb, 2025
Midterm Break
No school for students
Wednesday 22nd Feb, 2023 - 13:00 Wednesday 26th Feb, 2025 - 14:30
Sculpture Ceramics with Hand Eye Ceramics
Community 1 & 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Tuesday 28th Feb, 2023 - 11:00 Tuesday 4th Mar, 2025 - 12:00
Food Stash Field Trip
Communities 1 and 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Wednesday 1st Mar, 2023 - 12:30 Wednesday 5th Mar, 2025 - 14:30
UBC Dining Hall Field Trip
Community 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Friday 3rd Mar, 2023 - 08:30 Friday 7th Mar, 2025 - 13:00
L.O.A.F Field Trip
Community 1 & 2
Tuesday 7th Mar, 2023 - 14:15 Tuesday 11th Mar, 2025 - 15:15
Parent Sharing
Communities 4 and 5
TYPE
Important
Wednesday 8th Mar, 2023 - 14:15 Wednesday 12th Mar, 2025 - 15:15
Parent Sharing
Communities 1, 2, and 3
Wednesday 8th Mar, 2023 - 14:15 Wednesday 12th Mar, 2025 - 15:00
Inside Out Sculpture Exhibition
Comm 1&2 Invites you to join!
Thursday 9th Mar, 2023 - 08:00 Thursday 13th Mar, 2025 - 15:30
Last Day of School Before Spring Break
Friday 10th Mar, 2023 Friday 14th Mar, 2025
Student Led Conferences
You will be invited to sign up for a time slot for your child’s Student Led Conference
8am – 4:30pm
All communities
TYPE
Important
Tuesday 14th Mar, 2023 Saturday 29th Mar, 2025
Monday 27th Mar, 2023 Monday 31st Mar, 2025
Admin Day
No school for students
Tuesday 28th Mar, 2023 Tuesday 1st Apr, 2025
First Day of School After Spring Break
Wednesday 29th Mar, 2023 - 08:30 Wednesday 2nd Apr, 2025 - 13:00
Metro Vancouver Waste to Energy Field Trip
Communities 1 & 2
TYPE
Field Trip
Monday 3rd Apr, 2023 | 08:45 - 11:00
Tuesday 4th Apr, 2023 - 09:00 Tuesday 8th Apr, 2025 - 12:15
Signs of the Season at Pacific Spirit Regional Park
Community 4
Wednesday 5th Apr, 2023 - 12:30 Wednesday 9th Apr, 2025 - 15:00
Foraging Field Trip
Comm 1 & 2
Thursday 6th Apr, 2023 - 09:00 Thursday 10th Apr, 2025 - 13:00
Urban Ecosystems Field Trip
Comm 1 & 2
Thursday 6th Apr, 2023 | 09:10 - 12:25
VanDusen Gardens
Comm 3
Friday 7th Apr, 2023 Friday 11th Apr, 2025
Good Friday
No school for students
Monday 10th Apr, 2023 Monday 14th Apr, 2025
Easter Monday
No school for students
Tuesday 18th Apr, 2023 | 09:00 - 12:30
Vancouver Aquarium
Comm 1, 2, & 3
Thursday 20th Apr, 2023 | 11:00 - 12:00
Luke Wallace Performance (Earth Week)
Friday 21st Apr, 2023 | 08:30 - 12:00
Stanley Park Ecology Society Field Trip
Community 5
Monday 24th Apr, 2023 - 09:00 Monday 28th Apr, 2025 - 15:00
Tuesday 25th Apr, 2023 | 10:30 - 14:45
Talking Trees Tour – TALSAYSAY Tours
Comm 1, 2, & 3
Tuesday 25th Apr, 2023 | 09:30 - 12:00
VanDusen Botanical Garden
Comm 4
Thursday 4th May, 2023 | 09:30 - 12:30
BC Sports Hall of Fame Field Trip
Comm 2
Monday 8th May, 2023 | 08:30 - 15:00
BC Biodiversity Field Trip
Comm 1, 2, & 3
Tuesday 9th May, 2023 | 08:30 - 17:00
Camp Capilano Day Trip
Comm 4
Monday 15th May, 2023 | 10:00 - 12:00
Vancouver Demonstration Gardens
Comm 5
Monday 15th May, 2023 | 09:45 - 12:00
UBC Sandbox Field Trip
Comm 3
Tuesday 16th May, 2023 | 10:00 - 12:00
UBC Forest Sciences Centre – AR
Comm 4
Wednesday 17th May, 2023 Friday 23rd May, 2025
Outdoor Education Camp to Camp Squeah
Comm 1 & 2
Thursday 18th May, 2023 | 09:30 - 12:00
Museum of Vancouver – Cedar & Sealskin Program
Comm 4
Monday 22nd May, 2023 Monday 26th May, 2025
Victoria Day
No school for students
Wednesday 24th May, 2023 | 12:45 - 14:00
Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Comm 5
Thursday 25th May, 2023 Friday 30th May, 2025
Outdoor Education Camp to Camp Capilano
Comm 3
Thursday 25th May, 2023 | 12:30 - 14:30
Grandview Bowling Field Trip
Comm 2
Thursday 25th May, 2023 | 13:00 - 14:30
Wordplay – Spoken Word Workshop
Comm 1 & 2
Monday 29th May, 2023
Midterm Break – No School
Thursday 1st Jun, 2023 | 09:30 - 12:30
Vancouver Children’s Festival Field Trip
Community 5
Friday 2nd Jun, 2023 | 12:00 - 17:00
Vancouver Canadians Baseball Game
Comm 2
Wednesday 7th Jun, 2023 | 14:15 - 15:00
Celebration of Learning Parent Sharing
Comm 4 & 5
Thursday 8th Jun, 2023 | 14:00 - 15:00
Celebration of Learning Parent Sharing
Comm 1,2, and 3
Thursday 8th Jun, 2023 - 17:00 Thursday 12th Jun, 2025 - 18:00
School Dance & Potluck
Kitsilano House Community Hall
Monday 12th Jun, 2023 | 13:00 - 15:00
Beach Day
Monday 12th Jun, 2023 - 08:00 Monday 16th Jun, 2025 - 09:00
End of Year Assessments
Comm 1, 2, & 3
Tuesday 13th Jun, 2023 | 12:00 - 15:00
Sports Day
Wednesday 14th Jun, 2023 - 08:00 Wednesday 18th Jun, 2025 - 12:00
Last Day of School Before Summer Break
School ends at noon
Friday 30th Jun, 2023
Report Cards Go Live
Tuesday 4th Jul, 2023 Saturday 30th Aug, 2025
Summer Camps
During July and August, you are welcome to register for any of our summer camps, which are located at our Kitsilano , East Van , North Van , Burnaby , and White Rock locations.
Attend from 1-8 weeks (subject to availability).
Monday 4th Sep, 2023 Tuesday 9th Sep, 2025
Staff Admin Day
No School
Tuesday 5th Sep, 2023 | 16:00 - 16:30
New Parent Orientation
Tuesday 5th Sep, 2023 | 15:00 - 17:00
Uniform Pick Up
Wednesday 6th Sep, 2023 Wednesday 10th Sep, 2025
First Day of School
Wednesday 6th Sep, 2023 | 15:30 - 17:00
First Day of After School Care
Regular after school care starts for the year.
Friday 8th Sep, 2023 | 14:30 - 15:15
Welcome Back Potluck at Connaught Park
Join us to kick off the new school year!
Monday 11th Sep, 2023 | 15:30 - 17:00
After School Co Curricular Program Starts
The first week of Term 1 Co Curricular programs start. Please contact us for late registration!
Friday 15th Sep, 2023 | 14:00 - 15:15
Terry Fox Run
Parents are welcome to join us in the afternoon as we run to raise funds and awareness for cancer research #DearTerry
Monday 18th Sep, 2023 | 15:30 - 16:00
E-Portfolio Workshop
Join us to learn about SeeSaw, and how to gain insight into your child’s progress and learning.
Thursday 21st Sep, 2023 | 17:00 - 18:00
Curriculum Overview Night
Parents are strongly encouraged to join us to learn about the curricular plan for the school year.
Friday 22nd Sep, 2023 - 07:00 Friday 26th Sep, 2025 - 16:00
Pro-D Day
No regular school for students. Pro D Camp options available at pear-tree.ca
Monday 25th Sep, 2023 | 18:45 - 20:45
Parent Workshop Series with Drobot Counseling: Workshop 1 of 3 “Cultivating Resilience in Children”
This is the first of a special 3 part in-house workshop series hosted by Pear Tree School for parents and faculty. Join us to listen to Colleen Drobot of Drobot Counseling on “Cultivating Resilience” in children. Please sign up for the workshop online. We ask that you make a minimum $5 donation per person attending per workshop.
Tuesday 26th Sep, 2023 | 09:15 - 13:30
Vancouver Aquarium Field Trip
Community 2 & 3
Saturday 30th Sep, 2023
National Day of Truth & Reconciliation
Monday 2nd Oct, 2023
Day in Lieu for National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
No school for students
Tuesday 3rd Oct, 2023 | 09:30 - 13:20
Grouse Mountain Field Trip
Comm 1, 3, 4, & 5
Monday 9th Oct, 2023
Thanksgiving
No school for students
Thursday 12th Oct, 2023 | 12:30 - 15:15
UBC Field Trip
Comm 1
Tuesday 17th Oct, 2023 | 15:30 - 16:00
Goal Setting Workshop for Parents
Join Pear Tree faculty to learn about student goal setting.
Tuesday 17th Oct, 2023 | 09:00 - 12:00
Aquabus Field Trip
Community 4 & 5
Thursday 19th Oct, 2023
Parent Teacher Conferences
Staff will meet with parents for one-on-one meetings to discuss your child’s progress. More information to follow.
Friday 20th Oct, 2023 | 09:00 - 15:00
Tuesday 24th Oct, 2023 | 15:30 - 16:30
Numeracy in Context Workshop for Parents
More information to follow
Wednesday 25th Oct, 2023 | 17:00 - 18:30
Wednesday 25th Oct, 2023 | 10:30 - 13:00
Hustle Fitness Studio Field Trip
Comm 1
Friday 27th Oct, 2023 | 09:00 - 12:00
Signs of the Season Field Trip
Community 4 & 5
Tuesday 31st Oct, 2023 | 13:30 - 15:15
Halloween at Pear Tree
Pear Tree is celebrating Halloween! Bring your costume in a bag for activities in the afternoon. More information to follow.
Thursday 2nd Nov, 2023 | 08:20 - 12:30
Fresh Roots Farm Field Trip
Community 3
Tuesday 7th Nov, 2023 | 16:00 - 17:00
Kindergarten/ Grade 1 Assessment
Prospective students only.
Wednesday 8th Nov, 2023 | 16:00 - 17:00
Grade 2-7 Assessment
Prospective students only.
Friday 10th Nov, 2023
Day in Lieu of Remembrance Day
No School for Students
Saturday 11th Nov, 2023
Remembrance Day
Monday 13th Nov, 2023
Midterm Break
No school for students.
Tuesday 14th Nov, 2023 | 10:00 - 11:00
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
Communities 1 & 2 students will have an opportunity to visit the VSO for one of their Elementary School Concerts.
Tuesday 14th Nov, 2023 | 15:30 - 16:30
Literacy in Context Workshop for Parents
More information to follow
Tuesday 21st Nov, 2023 | 15:30 - 16:00
Middle & High School Years Strategic Plan
This information session is to share information about our middle and high school programs and future plans.
Friday 24th Nov, 2023 Friday 28th Nov, 2025
Tuesday 28th Nov, 2023 | 12:00 - 13:00
Fly Over Canada Field Trip
Comm 4 & 5
Thursday 30th Nov, 2023 | 15:30 - 16:00
Monday 4th Dec, 2023 | 17:00 - 18:30
Winter Potluck
Kitsilano House
Wednesday 6th Dec, 2023 | 10:15 - 11:15
Ocean Wise Virtual Aqua Class
Comm 3
Thursday 7th Dec, 2023 | 15:30 - 16:30
Virtual Assessment Workshop for Parents
Learn about how Pear Tree staff assess students and gather data for report cards
Friday 8th Dec, 2023 | 14:15 - 15:15
Hanukkah at Pear Tree
Friday 8th Dec, 2023 | 09:30 - 10:30
Kelp Expert Cooking Class
Comm 3
Monday 11th Dec, 2023 | 14:15 - 15:15
Kindergarten & Grade 1 Celebration of Learning Parent Sharing
Monday 11th Dec, 2023 | 08:30 - 10:30
End of Term Assessment Comms 1, 2, & 3
Monday 11th Dec, 2023 | 08:45 - 13:00
Seawall Seaweed Adventure Field Trip
Comm 3
Tuesday 12th Dec, 2023 | 14:15 - 15:15
Comm 3 Celebration of Learning Parent Sharing
Tuesday 12th Dec, 2023
Martial Arts Certificate Ceremony
Comm 1
Tuesday 12th Dec, 2023 | 10:00 - 12:00
Snow White at Carousel Theatre
Comm 4 & 5
Wednesday 13th Dec, 2023 | 14:15 - 15:15
Comm 2 Celebration of Learning Parent Sharing
Thursday 14th Dec, 2023 | 14:15 - 15:15
Comm 1 Celebration of Learning Parent Sharing
Thursday 14th Dec, 2023 | 09:45 - 11:40
Mixed Nuts Performance
Communities 3, 4, & 5
Friday 15th Dec, 2023 | 12:00 - 12:00
Last Day of School
Dismissal at Noon
Friday 15th Dec, 2023 | 15:00 - 15:00
Report Cards Live
Monday 18th Dec, 2023 Friday 10th Jan, 2025
Monday 18th Dec, 2023 Thursday 9th Jan, 2025
Winter Reading Challenge
Take part in Pear Tree’s winter reading challenge! More information to follow.