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Rock Your Moccs week is November 10-16 2024. Rock Your Moccs is an event to amplify Indigenous traditions of footwear and to honour how the styles vary from Nation to Nation. Wear moccasins this week to connect with your Nation.. to honour Indigenous traditions.. and to start conversations around our traditions.

School District #8 Kootenay Lake acknowledges Metis Awareness Month

The Teepee is the Teacher 

At Salmo Secondary School we are committed to structuring the way we function with the Circle of Courage. We always take a day at the beginning of the school year to focus on belonging and take our entire school up to Champion Lakes for a day of connecting and building school spirit.

SD8 students from kindergarten to grade 12 as well as families and staff are one month into the school year and settling into the rhythm of a new season, new classrooms, new and returning classmates and so much energy and enthusiasm as thousands of learning journeys are underway.

Orange Shirt Day

A warm welcome to the 2024-2025 school year. 

On September 3, about 4,700 children will leave home in the morning excited to see their friends, full of anticipation and maybe even some apprehension about beginning a new year, a new classroom, or a new school. 

Indigenous History Month