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Library Learning Commons

Welcome to the St. John’s Academy Shawnigan Lake Library Learning Commons online space. Our physical library space is a bright, open room with a print collection of more than 4000 books and periodicals that is open to students to access in-person during the school day. Our library is a natural gathering place for student groups and organizations, faculty meetings and evening study hall for boarding students.    

Online Research – Helpful links

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The Canadian Encyclopedia plays an essential role in providing Canadians and others with accurate, updated information about our people and country. This has been the case even as the Encyclopedia has made the transition from print to CD-ROM, to its present online format. 

CBC/Radio-Canada is Canada’s national public broadcaster. Every day, we provide distinctive programming that informs, enlightens and entertains people in communities all across our country.  

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Curio is your go-to site for CBC/Radio-Canada content carefully selected for its relevance to every subject area. Learning comes alive with Curio. 

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The Heritage Minutes collection is a bilingual series of history-focused public service announcements. Each 60-second short film depicts a significant person, event or story in Canadian history. They have become a recognizable part of Canadian culture. 

TED is on a mission to discover and spread ideas that spark imagination, embrace possibility and catalyze impact.  

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Open School BC is a cost recovery unit within the BC Ministry of Education and Child Care. You can find the K12 education resources here. 

Nat Geo Kids is the perfect resource to inspire and empower children to understand the world through stories, games, and more!

Online Databases

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Citing Sources

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Turnitin is an Internet-based similarity detection service run by the American company Turnitin, LLC, a subsidiary of Advance Publications. 

APA Style is used by writers in many disciplines around the world for concise, powerful, and persuasive scholarly communication.  

EasyBib is an intuitive information literacy platform that provides citation, note taking, and research tools that are easy-to-use and educational. 

Digital Citizenship Resources

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Common Sense is the nation’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.  

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This site provides students and educators with a host of free resources for teaching and learning the MLA’s approach to research, writing, and documentation.  

"We acknowledge with respect our presence on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, in particular, Quw'utsun Tribes and MÁLEXEȽ (Malahat) Nation. We are grateful to live and learn in beautiful Quw'utsun Valley and the village of Showe'luqun, which is the unceded and ancestral territory of the Hul'q'umi'num and SENĆOŦEN speaking peoples."

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Contact Us

Tel: 250-220-4888

Email: admissions@sjasl.ca

Address

2371 Shawnigan Lake Road

Shawingan Lake, BC, V8H 2H1

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