An engaging and informative virtual session to help parents be education and career coaches for their children is coming up from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11 on Microsoft Teams. The session will include information on B.C.’s post-secondary education landscape (including institutions and credentials), programs, admission requirements …
Local rowers did well as they competed at the Head of the Nicomekl River rowing regatta in White Rock on Saturday, September 23. Three of the almost 100 boats entered for the Twisty Race, a challenging six kilometre course held on the Nicomekl River, featured rowers from Salmon Arm Secondary …
Comedy, music and dance are all part of this year’s slate of Performance Arts presentations throughout the school district. Organized by Michelle Reed, the district vice principal of music, and Gloria Cox, the vice-principal at A.L. Fortune, the line up promises a rich mixture of sound and colour! The first …
The Ministry of Education has some information available for parents and caregivers about the Foundation Skills Assessment. The FSA is a learning assessment for all grade 4 and 7 students. It focuses on the areas of literacy and numeracy. FSA results are one way of measuring how the education system …
Just a reminder that the first regular meeting of School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, September 26 at 6 p.m. at the District Education Support Centre (DESC) and via Teams Live Event. Items on the agenda include the Enhancing Student Learning report, 2022/23 …
An instructional phonics program piloted in SD83 last year received strong reviews and is being rolled out to all interested teachers this year. “We want to support our educators with research-based programs. This program is another tool for educators to help students along their learning path,” comments Jen Findlay, Director …
