The BC Cancer Agency′s Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre (DRC) opened in Victoria in July 2003 and is the first cancer research centre on Vancouver Island. This state-of-the-art Research Centre is supported solely by the BC Cancer Foundation through generous contributions by donors. A research facility of this calibre offers many opportunities to the surrounding community, and so the DRC is pleased to be able to offer High School Programs that are geared towards Grade 11 and 12 students.

These programs have been designed to offer high school students the opportunity to explore cancer research from the front lines and learn the latest techniques being used today in the fight against cancer.

BCCA Cancer Education for Educators

After many requests from teachers to put a retreat day together for them, we have developed this event for teachers. The BCCA Cancer Education for Educators has been designed to offer teachers of all Grade Levels the opportunity to visit the BCCA Vancouver Island, Trev & Joyce Deeley Research Centre and to participate in sessions lead by leading resident Doctors and Researchers in their fields. In addition to learning about the latest cancer understandings and developments in treatment, the sessions will offer some information about programs and resources offered at the BCCA that may be of help to you in dealing with colleagues, students and families affected by cancer. This includes information packages about our High School Programs, Cancer Prevention and Youth in Philanthropy activities.

Due to the success of the day and the feedback we received from teachers we are making plans to offer this event to teachers again in the fall of 2009, on October 23rd. This event is open to all teachers in British Columbia.

If you are interested in attending one of these sessions, please register with Ann-Marie Braithwaite at 250-519-5732 or email  l Deadline for registration is 4pm October 16th, 2009 The sessions will take place at the BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver Island Centre at 2410 Lee Ave. Victoria, B.C. When registering please be sure to include contact information, school, and which session you would like to participate in. Session 1 is the full the day and Session 2 and 3 are half days, but are different from each other.

The following files are the from the 2006 event, new and improved versions for the 2009 day will be uploaded in Sept. 2009. agenda and summary

High School Internship Program

The High School Internship Program (HSIP) is an 8-week summer program that runs from July-August each summer. This year the program will be running July 6 - August 28th, 2009. Students need to apply by March 1st of every year. The program includes the Cowichan Valley, Nanaimo-Ladysmith and Comox Valley School Districts. Interested students should contact the Science Dept. Head at their school and find out what the school's internal process is for determining the nominees from their school. Each school is limited to nominating 2 students for the program.

High School Outreach Program

The High School Outreach Progam (HSOP) was developed to bring the science research to the schools. This year we are taking the program to all the secondary schools in the Greater Victoria to Comox Valley area. To find out about when this program is coming to your school please go to the HSOP page.

Cancer Education Retreat

Cancer Education Retreat is a day filled with educational seminars on cancer biology, how research impacts cancer treatments of today and the process of Polymerase Chain Reaction. Students who apply to the HSIP are invited to attend this fun one-day session held in April of each year. Students are given samples to work with and perform PCR with them. Once the results are obtained the students determined the treatment options best suited to their patient by combining their patient's information and the PCR results.

For more information, please click on the links or contact Ann-Marie Braithwaite, Program Co-ordinator at 250-519-5732 or by email  abraithwaite@bccancer.bc.ca