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Jan 15
Operation KidSafe
A Family Safety Action Plan Invalid Displayed Gallery Today Wendy Hobbs, SD62 Board Chair, attended the official kickoff for Operation KidSafe! For the next year, Jenner Chevrolet-Buick-GMC will operate a free Operation KidSafe digital fingerprint and photo safety program. The digital fingerprinting station is a family safety action plan that provides parents with copies of …
Jan 13
Fundraising for Homeless Youth
Invalid Displayed Gallery Up until mid February the grade 11/12 Leadership students at Belmont Secondary are selling toques to fundraise for Out of the Rain – a traveling shelter that gives homeless youth a place to sleep seven days a week! After attending a Youth Addressing Poverty conference at St. Michaels University School in October, …
Jan 09
Jobs For Youth
Belmont Secondary hosts career information evening! Did you know the BC Government is projecting over 1,000,000 job openings in BC over the next several years? Approximately 650,000 openings will be replacement jobs primarily due to retiring baby boomers. The other 450,000 openings will be new jobs as BC’s economy improves. The government also predicts …
Dec 17
Wishart Elementary: Pay It Forward
Invalid Displayed Gallery The grade three and four class of Wishart Elementary and their families were special guests at the City of Colwood’s council meeting last night. Each student was presented with the Pay It Forward award in recognition of their fundraising work for the victims of typhoon Haiyan. In less than two weeks, the …
Dec 16
Hour of Code
“Hour of Code is a campaign to prove that regardless of age, race or gender, anyone can learn how to not just consume, but build the technologies of the future.” Invalid Displayed Gallery Last week Dusmuir Middle School participated in Computer Science Education Week! This worldwide event taught children the basics of coding from Dec 9 …
Dec 12
Trustee Election Results
On December 10th we held our annual SD62 board trustee elections. This year the board nominated Wendy Hobbs as Board Chair and Bob Phillips as Vice Chair. Wendy Hobbs, Board Chair Wendy has been on the SD62 Board of Education for 17 years, and is entering her fifth year as Board Chair. She served as the …
Dec 11
Graduation Scrap Metal Drive
In May 2014 School District 62 is expecting to have 103 Aboriginal students cross the stage at Camosun College! To help fund the graduation ceremony, Aboriginal Education is holding a scrap metal drive. Up until December 20th there will be a scrap metal bin located at the WestShore Annex in Colwood at 2137 Sooke Road. …