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Please be advised that the Southeast Kootenay Board Office will be closed from Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24 due to a scheduled power outage. During this time, the Board Office will be clos...
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Congratulations to Jaina Skene
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Congratulations, graduates.
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Sparwood Secondary held the grand opening of their Ninja playground.
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The Southeast Kootenay School District would like to thank everyone who participated in the recent Community Engagement events. Both evenings featured rich and thoughtful dialogue, with families, staf...
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There were 27 Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) students (grades 4–12) from School Districts 5, 6, 8, and 20, gathered at Blue Lake for the annual Kootenay Connection DHH Camp. Students built friendship...
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École Isabella Dicken Elementary and Fernie Secondary School buddy classes recently collaborated to create haikus as part of a shared learning experience focused on creativity, literacy, and student c...
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Students from Mount Baker Secondary who had participated in the JABC Company program through their Entrepreneurship class were invited to the first annual JABC Leadership Conference in Vancouver at UB...
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Fernie Secondary PE students enjoyed connecting school learning to the community. Grades seven and eight students group biked along the Elk River, as they made their way toward the James White Park ...
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Thinking about running for School Trustee? The BC School Trustees Association (BCSTA) has developed a comprehensive suite of candidate resources that cover everything from the nomination process and l...
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The Southeast Kootenay School District's Annual School Calendar has been approved
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The May 2026 edition of Learning Together is available now!
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2024-2028 Approved Strategic Plan Our Strategic Plan outlines the Board’s Mission, Vision, Values and Priorities for the District. "It is the map we follow (Vision), the vehicle we drive (Values) a...
Read MorePlease be advised that the Southeast Kootenay Board Office will be closed from Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24 due to a scheduled power outage. During this time, the Board Office will be clos...
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