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District Parent Advisory Council
- Chair: Carmen Sundstrom
- Email: cowichanvalleydpac@sd79.bc.ca
- Website: dpac.sd79.bc.ca
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Welcome to Cowichan Valley School District
The Cowichan Valley School District proudly serves learners across many diverse communities. We offer world-class instruction and a rich diversity of engaging programs to help prepare our learners for a world they will create.
Contact District
Phone: (250) 748-0321
Fax: (250) 748-6591
Email: info@sd79.bc.caMailing Address
- 2557 Beverly Street
Duncan, British Columbia
V9L 2X3
- 2557 Beverly Street
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- Schools
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Welcome to Cowichan Valley School District
There are 17 Elementary schools and 5 Secondary schools in the Cowichan Valley School District.
Catchment School
To learn what your catchment school is and to obtain school contact info please use the School Locator tool.
Framework for Enhancing Student Learning (FESL)
Each school has their own plan on how to serve our learners. These plans align with the district-wide FESL and Beyond Education, you can find individual school FESL’s with the below
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- Calendars
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View 2024-2027 School Calendars
- 2024/25 School Calendar – finalized (the non-instructional and professional development days have been confirmed) and includes Early Dismissal days. Early Dismissal days added for PLCs.
- 2025/26 School Calendar
- 2026/27 School Calendar
- School Calendar Holiday Breaks (2024/25 to 2026/27)
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you have questions about how the school calendars are created? Please read our Frequently Asked Questions.
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What is the Grove’s 10-12 Program
Distributed learning is a method of instruction that relies primarily on communication between students and teachers, including internet or other electronic-based delivery, teleconferencing or correspondence.
DL provides another choice for learning within the current system. DL takes place outside of the regular classrooms typically when a student is at a distance from the teacher and the regular school programs. Students may opt for distributed learning due to scheduling conflicts for required courses or sometimes because of learning preferences. Students in DL programs have increased flexibility in determining their academic schedule as school calendars are not bound by time and space. Students can do coursework at any time of day.
Program Highlights:
- Courses are free of charge for all school aged students (part-time and full time), including adults, residing in British Columbia
- Students in Grade 10, 11 or 12 may be cross-enrolled (attending another Secondary school in British Columbia at the same time they take a distance learning course)
Continuous Progress/Entry – Flexibility
Students may start their courses at any time. Students in Grade 10, 11 and 12 courses have 12 months to complete their studies, however they must stay active in their courses each week.
Parent / Student / Staff Interaction
Staff are available to meet the needs of parents and learners through a wide variety of contact formats including student drop in times, regular e-mail interaction, testing services, and phone calls to home.
If you would like to talk to someone about The Grove’s at Home Program, you can contact The Grove at grovesecretary@sd79.bc.ca or (250) 746-0277 or visit The Grove’s Website.
Program Assignments
In order to be able to employ effective marking and teaching practices, it is essential that students submit individual assignments in a prescribed order as defined by the subject teacher. This allows a subject teacher to correct any misconceptions or misinterpretations of the material in the unit of study. This also allows the teacher to monitor the conceptual growth as the student works through the unit.
Marked assignments, including teacher comments, will give the student direction, a guide for the subsequent assignments and tests in the unit. Students should therefore send their assignments as they are completed rather than “stockpiling” a large number of them and submitting a large amount of work.
Assignment Submission / Viewing and Marking Practices
Completed assignments are marked and returned as quickly as possible. The turn-around time may vary depending upon teacher workload. Teachers will regularly communicate.
Exams
Exams can be written at the school. Appointments are required.