Inclusive Learning Communities
We are developing district-wide understanding and capacity so that all our students are members of classrooms that are inclusive learning communities. We are becoming more able to grow the strengths and meet the needs of students in their classrooms with their peers. We will provide appropriate supports and interventions whether a student has a diagnosis connected to a special education category or not. We are creating learning environments that enable students to develop a sense of belonging and ensure they see themselves in the curriculum. We know the improvements we make for vulnerable students or students with different interests and talents will benefit all students.
Some examples of the work of our plan are:
•Fostering a growth mindset: all students can be successful
•Shifting from pull-out to push-in supports so learning happens with peers in the context of classroom learning
•Shifting from finding the right place for students to creating classroom communities for all students
•Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) school leads team
•Ease Everyday Anxiety Strategies for Educators (EASE) program K-12 and Mental Health Literacy (Gr 7-12) for the benefit of staff and students
•Training for staff and community in creating trauma-informed resilient classrooms: Circle of Courage
Explore the ways we are LEARNING BETTER TOGETHER in as an inclusive community in Cariboo-Chilcotin School District:
Taquito Friday
Skyline Alternate
Students are learning to make chicken taquito’s.
Celebration Of Student Diversity
100 Mile Elementary School
Students collaborated with their families to discover unique things about their backgrounds, sparking many “dinner conversations” with extended family members! The posters included places such as The Ukraine, Russia, France, Austria, Ireland, Finland, Germany, and Mexico. Children were proud to share traditions and knowledge about their heritage.
Compassionate Systems Leadership
District
The district leadership team spent time before the start of the year beginning to learn about Compassionate Systems Leadership (CSL). A group of six principals were trained in CSL this summer and are the leads to embed CSL in our meetings and time together this year. They are engaging us in activities and practices to ground ourselves, connect with others, and include others' voices and ideas in conversations and decision-making.
Appreciating The Ones We Work With
Chilcotin Road Elementary
We celebrated our teachers and other adults in our building today with a special gift. Thank you to all the great teachers out there and Happy Teacher Day Oct 5th!
Welcoming New Students
Mountview Elementary
On the first day of school, Mountview students noticed several new faces in the school. They decided to gather at the buddy bench to welcome the new students into the games they were playing. No one asked them to do this. We are so proud to see their kindness and thoughtfulness.
Terry Fox Cancer Fundraiser Kick-Off & Code of Conduct Trivia Assembly
Columneetza Junior Secondary
Today, we learned more about Terry Fox and his amazing accomplishments as an athlete and a Canadian. We kicked off our assembly with a fundraising competition, some relay racing and donations for cancer research. On Sept. 25th our school will participate in the Terry Fox Run to honour cancer research and many will be wearing their orange shirts in support of Truth & Reconciliation. As well, part of our assembly focused on becoming better citizens by seeing which grade knew the Columneetza Code of Conduct the best through a game of trivia!
