A moving ceremony to mark the signing of the new five year Local Education Agreement (LEA) with three First Nations bands and School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap) was held Friday, Nov. 18 at the Prestige Harbourfront Resort. Representatives from Adams Lake, Little Shuswap, and Neskonlith bands as well as …
Beginning work on the five year strategic plan, board committee appointments, the student reporting framework, and more were on the agenda for the newly elected Board of Education School District No. 83 (North Okanagan-Shuswap). The new Board held its first regular business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the District …
Seven swimmers from SD83 qualified for the B.C. School Sports Aquatics Championships in Richmond on Nov. 18-19. Vienne Bredick and Nathan Couch of Shuswap Middle School, Paige Bushell and Peter Liebich of Jackson, Matthew Blacklock and Abby Bushell of Salmon Arm Secondary, and Tyler Hilton and Owen Hilton of Eagle …
Thank you to all the local businesses, services and agencies who hosted one of SD83’s Grade 9 students on November 2 as part of Take Our Kids to Work Day! Take Our Kids to Work is an annual national program in which Grade 9 (or equivalent) students are hosted by parents, …
The School District No. 83 Board of Education (North Okanagan-Shuswap) will be holding its first regular meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6 p.m. at the District Education Support Centre (DESC). Items on the agenda include committee assignments, a presentation on communicating student learning, a field trip request, and an …
Kelso the frog and his friend Lily are helping students at Hillcrest Elementary School learn about big problems and little problems, along with skills and strategies to resolve those “little” problems. Called Kelso’s Choices, the program has been introduced to teach young children lifelong conflict resolution skills, to increase confidence, …
