Over the last few weeks, at Crawford Bay School, we have been busy building skills and confidence, while continuing to strengthen school spirit and culture.

Elementary students were meeting with Liam Fitzpatrick from COIN every Wednesday to hear stories and learn from and through the land. His final visit marked a highlight for many students with archery being the focus of the learning.

We were also very fortunate to have the amazing team from Kootenay Mountain biking bring a morning of biking excellence and fun to us. A special thank you to the team from the students that learned how to ride their bikes that day. There were smiling faces, pride and confidence, and zero tears.

Our new middle and high school girls’ volleyball team is tirelessly practicing to refine their skills, and compete within the region. It is wonderful for our students to be able to connect with other schools and teens.

CBESS staff has organized two wonderful events for our students.  Twice a week, elementary students will play intermural hockey games at lunch time, with high school students taking part as coaches and referees.  And grade 6-12 students have been invited to join an after school ‘All Sports’ event with a different sport being offered each week.  The staff and students are very excited about both opportunities.

And finally, last week the whole school collaboratively prepared and ran a Terry Fox assembly and run.

A big thank you to our middle and high school students for their amazing help and cheering!