Success for All
Remembrance Day 2023
On Saturday, November 11, 2023, we honour and remember the brave soldiers who sacrificed so much for our freedom. Let's take a moment to reflect and express our gratitude. Lest we forget.
Draft Strategic Plan
Welcome to the community engagement process on the revised Strategic Plan for Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools. The Board has met throughout the past few months to develop a draft Strategic Plan and now requests your input. Participants will be encouraged to provide overall feedback of the plan.
This initial opportunity for feedback will help guide the Board’s plan to create a formal version of a Strategic Plan and its objectives for further consultation at a later date.
You have a variety of ways to provide feedback:
- ThoughtExchange online discussion
- Virtual open house (November 9, 2023)
- Email consultation@sd68.bc.ca
Please provide feedback by November 24, 2023.
Transgender Awareness Week
It’s Transgender Awareness Week from November 13-19, 2023. Let’s celebrate and support our transgender friends, family and community. Transgender Awareness Week is about raising awareness and showing love for the transgender community. Join us in spreading love, acceptance and understanding. Together we can make the world a more inclusive and accepting place. #TransgenderWeek #LoveIsLove
Energy Cup & Energy Cup MINI
The 9th Annual Energy Cup and 3rd Annual Energy Cup MINI runs from November 1, 2023 until February 29, 2024. Both Energy Cups are district-wide competitions that empower teachers and students to save energy and think about sustainability in schools.
This competition also encourages schools to collectively work towards the Board of Education's Goal To be a leader in environmental stewardship and sustainability. Listen to how some schools were making a difference last year:
Business Committee Meeting
At the Business Committee meeting on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, the committee recommended the Board of Education approve to award KMBR Architects Planners Inc. for the development of the PDR of the Ladysmith Intermediate Seismic Mitigation Project and the PDR of the Ladysmith Primary expansion project.
The committee received the 2023-2024 first quarter financial report and a Randerson Ridge parking update.
View the entire agenda here.
ADHD Education Day
On Monday, December 11, 2023 from 9am until 3pm, the Provincial ADHD Clinic at BC Children's Hospital is holding their annual ADHD Education Day for parents and professionals. This event is accessible in person as well as via Zoom.
Some of the sessions include:
- ADHD Basics
- Parenting a Child with ADHD
- Medication Treatment and Management
- ADHD and Sensory Motor Regulation
- Panel Discussion
Registration is free; however you must register to attend in-person or virtually. Should you have any questions, please contact Joerg Taylor-Philippin at adhdc@cw.bc.ca or call 604-875-2345 (Ext. 2081).