The year was 1984 and a brand new school had just opened on Morven Dr. in West Vancouver. Collingwood School was the first of its kind on the North Shore – a co-ed, non-denominational independent school that would prepare students for post-secondary and beyond. With only a few hundred students, school life looked a little different back then.

We went into the first-ever School Yearbook, called "The Corvette", and dug up some photos to compare 1984/85 with 2024/25. Some things have really changed, but the foundation of what we do – prepare young people for meaningful lives – has not. Take a look at the photos below to see the difference 40 years makes!