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Seven Summits student Myka Bretfeld is creatively making her way through high school. (Tara Hauck photo)

Laser focused: the human photocopier

7 Summits: Educational environment allows students to be themselves and do what they enjoy

  • Mar 6, 2023

 

Aisha Goertzen started Seven Summits Centre for Learning in Grade 8 to seek out alternative support options. (Jenn Boutilier photo)

7 Summits: Vetting options with homeschooling

Goertzen looled for a high school option that had an intimate learning environment

  • Jan 31, 2023

 

Seven Summit students participated in an Avalanche training program. Photo Credit: Daniel Ouellet

Seven Summits: Forecasting safety for backcountry

Students learn a balance of classroom theory and then solidify this by exercising field experience

 

Audry Hall I chose Seven Summits for Grade 12 because of its flexibility. In addition, she enjoys being a leader in the school and helping contribute to the community. (Cindy Hall photo)

Seven Summits: Live the adventure with lifelong sports

Audry Hall is a graduating student at Seven Summits Centre for Learning

  • Dec 13, 2022
Audry Hall I chose Seven Summits for Grade 12 because of its flexibility. In addition, she enjoys being a leader in the school and helping contribute to the community. (Cindy Hall photo)
Selkirk College 3D guru Kailey Allan is hosting an introductory course at Seven Summits Centre for Learning on Dec. 10 and 11. (Bob Hall photo)

Real Life is 3D: now printing is too

Selkirk College instructor brings innovative technology to Seven Summits students

  • Dec 5, 2022
Selkirk College 3D guru Kailey Allan is hosting an introductory course at Seven Summits Centre for Learning on Dec. 10 and 11. (Bob Hall photo)
The Seven Summits Gr. 10 Social Studies class embarked on a historic journey from Rossland to Castlegar, Slocan Valley, New Denver, Trout Lake, Nakusp, and back. (Photo by Tara Hauck)

Seven Summits: Demystifying history’s mysteries

The Seven Summits Gr. 10 Social Studies class return from a journey through history

  • Nov 22, 2022
The Seven Summits Gr. 10 Social Studies class embarked on a historic journey from Rossland to Castlegar, Slocan Valley, New Denver, Trout Lake, Nakusp, and back. (Photo by Tara Hauck)
James Langille training with instructor Joshua Mack at Trail Martial Arts. (Contributed)

7 Summits: Mind and body determined to succeed

“It’s not easy, but the biggest wins come after the hardest challenges …” - James Langille

James Langille training with instructor Joshua Mack at Trail Martial Arts. (Contributed)
Seven Summits students teed off at the Redstone Golf Resort and Birchbank Golf Course as part of their PE class. (Tara Hauck photo)

Seven Summits students tee up new school year at local golf courses

Golf improves mental and physical health, which is especially useful at start of new academic year

  • Oct 19, 2022
Seven Summits students teed off at the Redstone Golf Resort and Birchbank Golf Course as part of their PE class. (Tara Hauck photo)
Seven Summits Centre for Learning celebrates its 10th year in 2022-23, starting off with a back to school camping trip, the best way to ensure the growth of a positive school culture. (Tara Hauck photo)

Seven Summits: Creating a school culture

Back to school camping trip is best way to welcome students to Rossland learning centre

  • Sep 22, 2022
Seven Summits Centre for Learning celebrates its 10th year in 2022-23, starting off with a back to school camping trip, the best way to ensure the growth of a positive school culture. (Tara Hauck photo)
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School bus with kids on board caught speeding through school zone in Kelowna

Driver was given a written warning and call to their supervisor

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No mask mandate for B.C. schools as province urges vaccination to curb COVID

Vaccination, regular health checks, and staying home when sick are the province’s recommendations

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Avalynn Kwok, 4, walks with her dad, Manny Kwok, outside Lynn Valley Elementary School as her parents drop her off for her first day of kindergarten in North Vancouver on September 9, 2021. For years, Staples Canada has advertised back-to-school supplies to the tune of the “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” with parents eager to see their children return to class after a busy summer. But back-to-school supplies can quickly add up, and parents already feeling the crunch from a rising cost of living may need to strategize how they approach this shopping season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Looking to save some money this back-to-school season? Here are some tips

Parents facing increased costs as they get the kids ready to return to class

Avalynn Kwok, 4, walks with her dad, Manny Kwok, outside Lynn Valley Elementary School as her parents drop her off for her first day of kindergarten in North Vancouver on September 9, 2021. For years, Staples Canada has advertised back-to-school supplies to the tune of the “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” with parents eager to see their children return to class after a busy summer. But back-to-school supplies can quickly add up, and parents already feeling the crunch from a rising cost of living may need to strategize how they approach this shopping season. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Seven Summits: Creating Adventures In Learning

Seven Summits is inviting new students to apply for its Scholar Awards for the 2022-23 school year

  • Aug 19, 2022
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Seven Summits students started the school year with an adventurous journey to Whatshan Lake. Photo: Jennifer Boutilier

Successful year of academia starts with camping

Seven Summits students enjoyed an adventurous start to the school year with a visit to Whatshan Lake

  • Sep 29, 2021
Seven Summits students started the school year with an adventurous journey to Whatshan Lake. Photo: Jennifer Boutilier
Adhering to safety measures like masks, hand-washing, social distancing and staying home if you’re sick will reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission among children. (Black Press file photo)

B.C. Children’s Hospital says COVID-19 hospitalizations for children remain low

Hospitalizations have remained at about two per cent throughout the pandemic

Adhering to safety measures like masks, hand-washing, social distancing and staying home if you’re sick will reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission among children. (Black Press file photo)
British Columbia’s provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. An independent report has found systemic racism in a northern B.C. school board and calls for a province-wide investigation of the issue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

‘Clearly discriminatory and systemically racist’: Report on B.C. school board

‘I walk into a school and my chest tightens,’ one person said in the report

British Columbia’s provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. An independent report has found systemic racism in a northern B.C. school board and calls for a province-wide investigation of the issue. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Education Minister Rob Fleming in Chilliwack on Sept. 17. (Paul Henderson/ The Progress)

B.C. to announce plans for September return to school amid COVID-19 pandemic

Plan to include measures nimble enough to react to the possibility of a second wave of COVID-19

Education Minister Rob Fleming in Chilliwack on Sept. 17. (Paul Henderson/ The Progress)
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