Welcome

Welcome to the Early Learning Blog & Website for The School House Early Care & Learning Centre. 
"The School House is a holistic, loving community that values respectful relationships through a child centered, play based learning environment."​

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Upcoming Statutory Holiday Closures:
Remembrance Day: Wednesday, Nov 11
*Reminder that the Wildcat Afterschool Program does not run on Pro-D Days*

The School House- Covid-19 Update:

 Oct 5, 2020 Covid-19 Update
CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR PANDEMIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS POLICIES
The School House recently updated their policies to align better with the recent updates from the BC CDC for childcare spaces. Please download and familiarize yourself with both the updated Screening Questions and the Policies and Procedures via the link above. 

Here are some important resources for families and educators:
MCFD Covid-19 Information Page
​Self Assessment Tool
Covid-19 Reference Sheet

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Go to Our Projects Page to see some photos of the current upgrades happening in the Bobcat Play Yard!

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Notice:
​Waitlist Applications for all our programs are CLOSED at this time. 

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Join our team!
We are seeking applicants for a number of positions in our centre.
Click here to read about the positions available!

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Rights, Respect and Reciprocity:
Building a Culture of Reflective Practice

So my story is about an open-ended early childhood education in a centre that occupies and contributes to an unfinished world, a place of infinite possibilities, giving constant rise to wonder and surprise, magic moments and goose bumps, and a source of hope and renewed belief in the world: a place, too, where ‘freedom, democracy and solidarity are practiced and where the value of peace is promoted’. (Moss, 2013, p. 82)

This past year has been a year of changes at The School House Early Care and Learning Centre, and it appears that changes are continuing to unfold. The vision here has always been one of raising the bar on Early Childhood Education, to do our best to be a high-quality learning centre. The provincial government at this time has moved forward on many fronts to meet these goals within the province. We were fortunate to be chosen as a $10/day prototype site. This opportunity has helped us finish and expand on renovations started earlier with a capital funding grant. It has also allowed us to expand on a professional development project initiated with a Columbia Basin Trust Grant, this project is the subject of this post. [READ MORE]

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The School House Early Care and Learning Centre acknowledges our respect and deep gratitude to the First Nations of the West Kootenai Region:
The Sinixt (Lakes), the Sylix (Okanagan), the Ktunaxa and Secwepemc (Shushwap) people whose traditional territory on which we are honored to live and play. We honour their connection to the land and respect the importance of the environment to our strength as a community.

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We are excited to say that we are a "Prototype Site!"