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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Covid-19 Update:

Last Updated November 20, 2020
CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR PANDEMIC HEALTH AND WELLNESS POLICIES
The School House recently updated their policies to align better with the recent updates and restrictions from Dr. Bonnie Henry for Public Spaces and Shared Work spaces. While Childcare centers are not considered a "Public Space," we have updated some of our policies regarding masks. 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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Upcoming Statutory Holiday Closures & Reminders:
Closed for Christmas Day: December 25th
Closed for New Years Day: January 1st
*Reminder that the Wildcat Afterschool Program does not run on Pro-D Days & will be closing after December 18th, 2020*

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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. 
​When our list is closed and you wish to be advised on the day, we reopen it, please send us an email with your request.

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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!"