UPDATED: 4 p.m. July 31, 2019 – The issue that has affected transcripts for Grade 12 B.C. students who wrote provincial exams in June has now been resolved. Read Minister of Education Rob Fleming’s statement here. Original report: 9 a.m. July 31, 2019 – SD83 would like to make students …
Do you have a child born in 2006? Have you applied for your B.C. Training and Education Grant of $1,200 for your child? The deadline is approaching! Families in British Columbia are encouraged to start planning and saving early for their children’s post-secondary education or training programs. To help, the B.C. …
Dear Parents and Guardians, I am pleased to report we have had a productive year in School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap). Substantial progress has been made on the Strategic Plan. Our operating plans for Education, Communications, and Education Technology have been approved by the Board and are being actioned, …
Over 300 students took part in the second annual Middle School Math Olympics at Shuswap Middle School on Thursday, June 6 flexing their math muscles to earn points and possibly a medal for their “country”. District Numeracy Co-ordinator Val Edgell reported there were 111 teams of three in grades 6-8 …
School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) has a district set of sport wheelchairs to use during PE classes, and a trailer to haul them, thanks to Let’s Play BC and Director Marni Abbott-Peter, a three time Paralympic gold medalist. The SD83 Inclusive Education Department will be bringing the sport wheelchairs to …
Armstrong’s Highland Park Elementary school principal Rob Ellis agreed to kiss a farm animal if students raised more than $4,000 for Jump Rope For Heart. The students raised $6,362, which teacher organizer Michelle Dolinar told students at an assembly on June 12th brought the school to a 13 year total …
