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Substance Use Prevention - A guide for parents

Join leading adolescent Clinical Psychologist Dr. Hayley Watson for an online event that aims to help parents, guardians and caregivers gain a deeper understanding of substance use prevention and learn practical tools for supporting youth mental health. Dr. Watson will focus on skills and strategies that will help you equip your child and youth with the tools they need to prevent substance use and mental health needs.

The focus will be on prevention rather than intervention/response, and this presentation applies to parents, guardians and caregivers of all age groups (youth aged 0-5, 6-10, and 11-18).  As part of the presentation, you will also learn ways that these skills can be applied to yourself and the rest of your family to support the mental health of parents, guardians, and caregivers.

This presentation will build on the previous presentation in 2024 (Substance Use Prevention: A Guide for Parents), which focused on practical conversation tools for speaking about substance use prevention with your children. 

Choose one of the following session dates:

February 20th - Click her to Register

February 25th - Click here to Register

February 26th - Click here to Register

 

Establishing Safe, Caring, & Respectful Digital Communities

Safer Schools Together is offering a 60 minute workshop that covers all things digital, from how to be a good digital citizen, the criminal consequences of cyberbullying, and how to report and receive support in cases of sexting/sextortion.

The workshop is recommended for Parents/Caregivers/Grandparents and youth aged 10 and up as a way to facilitate the conversation of safe and caring use of technology at home and in the community.

Families will learn:

  • Digital media habits, oversharing, and digital addiction
  • The permanence of online posts/activity
  • The significance of your digital tattoo in how others perceive you (e.g., sports teams, college admissions, and potential employers)
  • The importance of caring for peers both online and offline
  • Geo-locational settings and the dangers of social media and cell phone misuse
  • The social and legal consequences of cyberbullying behaviour as well as possession and distribution of intimate images (sexting and sextortion)
  • An anonymous student reporting tool that can help you and your friends stay safe both online and offline

Register online at Safer School Together for one of the following workshop dates:

  • February 4 or 26
  • March 12
  • April 8
  • May 7

These sessions were designed to support families and caregivers in navigating the digital world.

2025-2026 Proposed School Calendar for feedback

The 2025-2026 proposed school calendar is being circulated for feedback.

Section 87.01 (7) of the School Act requires consultation on school calendars. A board must make public a proposed school calendar one month before submitting it to the Ministry. During the consultation period, a board must provide parents and board employees the opportunity to comment on the proposed calendar before it is adopted by the Board of Education and submitted to the Ministry of Education and Child Care by March 31st. 

Please review the attached school calendar and letter which provides information regarding collective agreement language around start, end, and break times.

Written feedback must be sent to Jan Proulx at  before February 28, 2025 to be considered.

Capital Project - Crescent Park Elementary School Expansion - January 22, 2025

Update as of January 22, 2025.

Since the December 16, 2024 Board Meeting the following have occurred:

  • Two addendums added to the posting on BC Bid.
  • Optional site visit for interested contractors of which two attended.
  • Closing date of tender extended to January 20, 2025 as per multiple contractors’ requests.

Full progress on the capital project is available at: https://www.sd59.bc.ca/district/capital-projects/crescent-park-expansion-project.

Erase Bullying

Erase is all about building safe and caring school communities. This includes empowering students, parents, educators and the community partners who support them to get help with challenges, report concerns to schools, and learn about complex issues facing students.

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