​ The Cranbrook Hub for Refugees has been encouraging schools in the area to collect bottles and cans to help support the refugee family that will soon be arriving in Cranbrook. The Grades 2 and 3 classes at Kootenay Orchards took on this challenge – they collected a small mountain of juice boxes, cans and bottles! ​

​Pinewood Elementary School hosted Wheelchair Movement Skills Workshops for students on Wednesday, September 14.  Let's Play is a unique equipment program for children with physical disabilities.  Grade six student, Lucas, enjoyed the game of wheelchair tag.

These two Isabella Dicken Elementary School student leaders fundraised over the summer for money to buy Buddy Benches for our school.  So far they have raised $2720 dollars and donations are still coming in!

The grade 10 students at Jaffray Elementary Jr. Secondary school welcome their

 new kinders with a Rebel t-shirt.

The Grades 2/3, 4/5 and 5/6 classes participated in the Cycling BC iRide Program at Pinewood Elementary School.  Students were involved in active and informative sessions for three consecutive days (June 8-10).

Payton & Netticia participate in challenging skills

​The Grade Threes at Kootenay Orchards took a Turtle Tour with Ayla Bennett from Wild Voices for Kids. While at Kikomun Creek Park, they were lucky enough to observe over 65 turtles basking in the sunshine, and they also met one very unusual turtle...

Thanks to the Wild Voices program, the Grade Three class at Kootenay Orchards was able to visit the Thibeault Ranch to learn about cattle farming, sheep herding, market gardens and CHICKENS. ​

​Mrs. Bock's and Miss Lochrie's Grades 4, 5 and 6 classes from Jaffray School spent the day at Surveyors Lake participating in canoeing, fire building, slack lining and team building activities with Outdoor Connections.