Blog Posts

Dan Nanamkin, activist, mentor, story teller, musician from the Chief Joseph of the Wallowa, Nez Perce, and Colville Confederated Tribes visited four SD8 schools on the 17th and 18th of October.

This month, I want to share my gratitude for some unexpected gifts we have received in our district and in our schools through the month of October. 

Orange Shirt Day Assembly:

The hot and sunny days of summer have passed and have made way for cool mornings and beautiful coloured leaves. September has been a busy month with students returning to school and beginning their studies. The month of September is a time to reflect on the Every Child Matters movement.

Welcome to the fall. You’ll notice that like the leaves on the trees in late-September and early October, this issue of the Superintendent’s Report looks a bit different than it did a few months ago.

Welcome back to Aboriginal Education, 2023-2024.

A warm welcome to September and to the 2023-2024 school year. I am pleased to welcome every one of our more than 4700 students and each family whose child or children have embarked on what may be a first or a next chapter of their educational journey within School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake).

Another school year is coming to completion - June is one of the most exciting months of the year for everyone in SD8.

We acknowledge, respect, and honour the First Nations in whose traditional territory the Kootenay Lake School District operates and all Aboriginal Peoples residing within the boundaries of School District #8. 

Welcome to the opening ceremony for the 2023 wuqanqankimik RunWalkWheel event.