Prepping School Buses for Service
SD8 Journeyman Mechanic Bill Connoly explains what he and his SD8 Transportation crew do to prepare buses to transport thousands of students to school at the start of each school year.
Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (CHEQ) for Kindergarten Families
SD8, in partnership with the UBC-Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) is implementing the CHEQ initiative for Kindergarten families. The Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) is a research institute based at the University of British Columbia. For over 20 years HELP has worked in partnership with schools and school districts across British Columbia to gather population-health data related to healthy child development. The Childhood Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) gathers important information about children’s experiences prior to kindergarten in order to support children and their families and to ensure a solid foundation for healthy development and well-being.
Safe Arrival for International Students
SD8's International Program Coordinator Works Magic
The Kootenay Lake International Program has been working all summer to coordinate and ensure safe arrivals of international students. We are welcoming 75 students from 13 different countries into 11 schools. As we know, flight changes and cancellations have been a sudden and unpleasant reminder that COVID continues to ripple through our lives. However, with the amazing work our International Program Coordinator Shannon Ellis has done, students are safely arriving in our communities.
Thank you to all the schools who have welcomed international students and huge gratitude to Shannon for her tireless work for our program and students.
