REVELSTOKE HOME TO FIRST NEIGHBOURHOOD LEARNING CENTRES
On November 4th, 2009, Premier Gordon Campbell announced that Revelstoke will be home to the first Neighbourhood Learning Centres in the province. The Neighbourhood Learning Centre at the new Revelstoke Secondary school will include a community theatre and coordinated health services aimed at vulnerable teens. The second Neighbourhood Learning Centre will consist of an early learning hub, medical services and acrobatic centre at the community's new elementary school.
View the complete press release at the following link.
Neighbourhood Learning Centre Press Release
Welcome to School District 19 (Revelstoke)
Revelstoke is located on the Trans Canada Highway adjacent to the Okanagan and Kootenay regions. We are a vibrant, historic mountain community of 8,000. Our School District serves approximately 1,200 students in four elementary schools and one high school, all within the city of Revelstoke.
The purpose of School District No. 19 (Revelstoke) is to provide all learners with an opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills according to individual potential, to develop positive attitudes towards life-long learning and to develop personal social values that will prepare them to participate in and contribute to, a healthy, sustainable and democratic society.
Vision Statement
We envision an education system that enables all learners to:
- achieve academic success to their potential;
- obtain personal fulfilment; and
- demonstrate social responsibility
by creating and nurturing a learning environment which involves the support and engagement of all staff, parents and the wider community.
Values
We believe that our system should create and nurture an environment in which:
- learning based on individual needs and potential within a setting that requires social responsibility is maximized;
- the physical and emotional environments in which we learn, work and interact are safe, supportive and non threatening;
- positive social attitudes and respect for diversity are encouraged;
- the contributions and achievements of students, staff, parents and community are recognized and celebrated;
- the rights and responsibilities of individuals and groups within the community are respected;
- ethical practices based upon honesty, integrity and professional confidentiality are expected;
- appreciation, conservation and sustainability of our natural environment are learned and acted upon;
- open communication among all members of the system is invited; and
- decisions are made collaboratively and through consensus wherever possible.
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