Elev8 Kindergarten Flexible for Families
SD8 has begun dispatching learning crates to young students and their families
The first day of kindergarten is an exciting day for any young student beginning an educational journey that will continue into their teens. Now BC families can accompany their children to kindergarten no matter where they live, work or travel, and students can learn at a pace and rhythm that completely suits their needs.
SD8 Completes Five-Year Strategic Plan and 2023-2024 Budget
– Robust public participation and balanced budget
Additional School Leadership Changes for Coming Year
The following school principal and vice-principal transfers and appointments for the 2023-2024 school year will come into effect on August 1, 2023:
Principal Transfers
Principal Dawn Snell will transfer from Salmo Elementary to South Nelson Elementary.
Principal Appointments
Vice-Principal Mark Bonikowsky will move from Trafalgar Middle School to become principal of Redfish Elementary School.
Vice-Principal Jennifer Adams will move from Mount Sentinel Secondary School to become principal of Canyon-Lister Elementary School.
SD8 School Leadership Changes for Upcoming School Year
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that the following school principal and vice-principal transfers, appointments and retirements will come into effect August 1, 2023:
District-Wide
Principal Ken Wiens is leaving Erickson Elementary to take on the role of district principal for SD8’s online learning programs including Elev8 DESK – a Provincial Online Learning School (POLS) - and the hybrid online/in-person program, Homelinks. Principal Wiens will take over from District Principal Rob Simpson who is retiring in 2023.
SD8 School Leadership Changes for Upcoming School Year
School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) announced today that the following school principal and vice-principal transfers, appointments and retirements will come into effect August 1, 2023:
District-Wide
Principal Ken Wiens is leaving Erickson Elementary to take on the role of district principal for SD8’s online learning programs including Elev8 DESK – a Provincial Online Learning School (POLS) - and the hybrid online/in-person program, Homelinks. Principal Wiens will take over from District Principal Rob Simpson who is retiring in 2023.
SD8 Now Designated as Provincial Online Learning School (POLS)
Elev8-DESK and Homelinks programs to be available province-wide
Provincial Online Learning School (POLS) Update
The Ministry of Education and Child Care has notified SD8 that we have been chosen as a successful Provincial Online Learning School candidate. SD8 applied to become a POLS in January of this year.
The way students access online learning won’t change for 2022-2023 and Elev8-DESK continues to welcome new students.
Registration now open for DESK 2022-23
Registration is now open for DESK grades K-9 for the 2022-23 school year, For information, including application forms, check out K-9 Registration | Elev8 Distributed Learning (sd8.bc.ca)
