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Mental Illness Awareness Week Featured Photo

October 3 to 9, 2022, is Mental Illness Awareness Week

October is Global Diversity Month

In recognition of World Teachers' Day and the International Day of the Girl Child, the South Okanagan Similkameen Teachers' Union and School District No. 53 have made a joint donation to Indspire.
Indspire is a national indigenous registered charity that invests in the education of indigenous students for the benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada.

"Thank you teachers, principals, vice-principals and support staff for your contributions to learning and development!"

World Teachers' Day - October 5, 2022 & International Day of the Girl Child - October 11, 2022

Click here to view the statement on support for SOGI.

The statement on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) is from Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Education and Child Care; BC School Trustees Association; BC School Superintendents Association; BC Association of School Business Officials, BC Principals’ and Vice-Principals’ Association; BC Teachers’ Federation; CUPE BC; BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils; Federation of Independent School Associations; ARC Foundation; First Nations Education Steering Committee; First Nations Schools Association and Métis Nation BC:

Osoyoos Elementary Just B4 Early Childhood Program for 4 year olds information here!

This is a free community program for children not attending other early years programs. Find out more!

Raising Digitally Responsible Youth: A Parent's Guide - click here!

This Parent’s Guide to Raising Digitally Responsible Youth will equip you with the knowledge you need to stay in the loop about the most popular applications and trends. Correspondingly, this guide will give you a better understanding of your child or teen’s internet usage so you can relate to the digital world they live in.

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