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Application Deadline September 26

The Global Intercultural Experiences (GIE) Oaxaca Program is open to all Grade 10 to 12 local and international students in School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake) and the deadline to apply is Monday, September 26, 2022.

Interested students and their parents are asked to email Teacher Kathi Knapik at kathi.knapik@sd8.school to arrange a phone or video chat.

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a schedule of upcoming board meetings visit SD8.bc.ca/meetings .

Our public engagement manager recently interviewed SD8 Journeyman Mechanic Bill Connoly to find out more about 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. Here is what he said: 

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a schedule of upcoming board meetings visit our meeting page.

Kudos to principals and vice-principals across SD8 who have led educators, school staff and students through another successful school year. As the year draws to a close on June 24, the district has a few more changes to announce.

Mount Sentinel Secondary Performance and Media Academy (Academy PM) students have been working hard this past year getting ready to show their work to their peers, their teachers, and their community. Now it’s show time.

On June 8 and 9 at 7 p.m., the Civic Theatre in Nelson is hosting Mount Sentinel’s Academy PM Fourth Annual Film Fest. Tickets are available to the public on the Civic Theatre website:

Get tickets for Wednesday, June 8

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a schedule of upcoming board meetings visit our meetings and minutes page. 

On April 11, Adam Robertston Elementary School (ARES) students were treated to an afternoon of excitement.

An overview of discussion items and major decisions of the Board of Education of School District No. 8 (Kootenay Lake). For meeting agendas/minutes and a schedule of upcoming board meetings visit the SD8 website.

Provincial Online Learning Update

Director of Instruction Ben Eaton informed the Board that the Ministry of Education has extended the implementation timeline for designating online learning schools. More updates will be provided at future meetings.

When James Beaudoin goes to work each morning in Nelson to pick up his school bus, he knows that he is directly supporting a child’s education, social and physical well being.

“Being a bus driver is an important job, and the feeling of being needed and helping my community is very fulfilling. In some cases, we are the first smile that a child will see at the start of their day. Without our support, many kids would have a lot of roadblocks in the way to get to school.”