Blog Posts

The Teepee is the Teacher 

The first few weeks of September were very busy at Crawford bay School with the students learning about Truth and Reconciliation and the history of Indigenous people in British Columbia and Canada.

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

This year, at Canyon-Lister Elementary School, the students had so many great moments of learning and celebration in the Aboriginal Education Program. Here are a few of the highlights!

The school year is coming to a close in a few weeks and hundreds of high school graduates across our district will reach out their hands to accept their Certificate of Graduation or B.C. “Dogwood diploma.”  

Trafalgar Makes Fancy Shawl Regalia and Dances at Powwow!