Information for Families
This is a public book with valuable information for families and students.
5-9 Online Program
What you need to know about Grade 5-9 online courses.
Accessing Tech Support
If you're experiencing technical difficulties and your Support or Online Teacher is not able to p...
Additional Fees for Grade 5-9 Courses
Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Courses These are the amounts deducted from student curricul...
Citing Digital Images
As students build research skills, they learn how to reference work done by other people. In an i...
Course Extension or Retention Process
Intent It is our intent to: Meet students where they are at and provide adaptations t...
French and Spanish Online Courses
Overview HCOS French and Spanish online courses are designed to help students develop their se...
Grade 5-9 Synchronous Courses
Description Synchronous courses offer the same program of study as an online course, with the ad...
How to Order a Resource for an Online Course
Middle School Online FAQ
Middle School Online Frequently Asked Questions If you have a question that is not answered on t...
Moodle & Interactive PDF Information
If this is the first time your student is experiencing an online course, or if you are new to tak...
Online Course Preview - Guest Pass
If a family would like to preview an online course before committing to it as a part of their edu...
Skills for Online Success
ADST: Skills for Online Success 1 For more information, visit our Course Library Course Overv...
Tips for Middle School Online Success
Navigating online courses can be challenging for first time students. Here are a few tips to help...
Assessment
Completing the Student Self-Assessment
The ability to self-reflect is a life skill and student self-assessment is a central element of B...
Foundation Skills Assessment - FSA
The Foundation Skills Assessment is an annual, province-wide assessment of British Columbia stude...
FSA - Confirming Student Mailing Address
In order to ensure families receive the Foundation Skill Assessment (FSA) packages mailed out to ...
FSA Tech Support
A few tips can help make the FSA process go smoother. Pre-Administration System test: This Pre-...
Interim Grade Reports
In addition to two formal reporting periods, Heritage Christian Online School has developed an In...
Parent Sign-off for Student Learning Plans (SLPs)
Directions for SLP Parent Sign off 1. Log into Encom. If you have forgotten your password, pleas...
Understanding Your Report Card
HCOS has two reporting periods for all grades, Kindergarten through Grade 12. In addition to the ...
Understanding Your Student Learning Plan (SLP)
At HCOS, it is our goal to develop learning plans for our students that are specific to each stud...
Brightspace
Student and Parent Brightspace resources
Accessing Your Gradebook
To access your gradebook for a specific course in Brightspace: Begin by logging into Brightspace...
Integrity Advocate - Student Experience
Some courses will require students to be proctored for exams using Integrity Advocate. There are...
Logging Into Brightspace and Accessing Course Pages
To access your Brightspace account and your course shells, go to the Brightspace Login page at th...
Message, Subscription and Update Alerts
At the top of your Brightspace login you will see five different icons located next to your profi...
Navigating the Course Homepage
Once logged into Brightspace, to access your course(s) click on one of the tiles located in the M...
Navigating the Landing Page in Brightspace
Brightspace is the Learning Management System (LMS) used by HCOS to offer a wide variety of cours...
Parent and Guardian Access to Brightspace
We believe that at home learning requires engaged parents and guardians. Brightspace provides a P...
Parent Town Hall Q&A
Setting Up your Brightspace Profile
To set up your profile within Brightspace: Log In Once logged in, at the top right, click...
Setting up a Student Brightspace Account
Brightspace is a required part of any online or hybrid course. In addition, some individualized t...
Calendars & Schedules
Synchronous Cohorts - 2023/2024
Individual class schedules will be posted as they are created. Please check your Brightspace cour...
School Calendar for Families 2022/2023
This calendar provides families key dates for various deadlines, breaks and important information...
School Calendar for Families 2023/2024
This calendar provides families key dates for various deadlines, breaks and important information...
Core Competencies
The core competencies are a set of intellectual, personal, and social and emotional proficiencies...
Core Competencies: Communication
The Communication competency encompasses the knowledge, skills, processes and dispositio...
Core Competencies: Personal and Social
The Personal and Social competency is the set of abilities that relate to students' ident...
Core Competencies: Thinking
The Thinking competency encompasses the knowledge, skills, and processes we associate wit...
Curriculum Budget
Encom Budget - Overages
When a student enrolls with HCOS, they get a specified amount of funding, as shown in the family'...
Encom Budget - Additional Resource Page
The 'Additional Resource' page in Encom provides a variety of information that will help you trac...
How does funding work for students in Grade 10, 11 & 12?
Information on Grad funding can be found here: Grad Program Funding
Purchasing Forms
HCOS forms used by families to purchase curriculum and/or lessons using their Encom funding. Th...
Resource Vendor Directory
Please see the Resource Vendor Directory page for a list of vendors: Resource Vendor Directory
What can I spend my funding on?
Resources and Programs provided by HCOS (Internal) HCOS Learning Camps HCOS Community Connecti...
What types of purchases are considered family expenses?
Parent Expense: HCOS is not able to pay for the following items as per Ministry Funding Guideline...
Where to find the Curriculum and Recreational Program Order Forms and how to fill them out?
The first step is to go to the Vendors page on the HCOS website to see if the vendor is on the Ve...
Where to start when making a curriculum purchase?
There are two ways to make a curriculum purchase with HCOS Option 1. Purchase Order Number: Pu...
Where to start when making a lesson or activity purchase?
Please Note: HCOS does not begin accepting and/or paying invoices for lessons and activities un...
Curriculum Picks
For families who do not know where to start when it comes to selecting print curriculum, we have ...
Curriculum Picks Introduction
The purpose of the Curriculum Picks is to provide a vetted selection of easy-to-use resources tha...
Kindergarten Curriculum Picks
These Kindergarten Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#), or from one of o...
Grade One Curriculum Picks
These Grade One Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#), or from one of our ...
Grade Two Curriculum Picks
These Grade Two Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#), or from one of our ...
Grade Three Curriculum Picks
These Grade Three Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#), or from one of ou...
Grade Four Curriculum Picks
These Grade Four Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#), or from one of our...
Grade Five Curriculum Picks
These Grade Five Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#), or from one of our...
Grade Six Curriculum Picks
These Grade Six Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#),or from one of our c...
Grade Seven Curriculum Picks
These Grade Seven Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#), or from one of ou...
Grade Eight Curriculum Picks
These Grade Eight Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#), or from one of ou...
Grade Nine Curriculum Picks
These Grade Nine Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#), or from one of our...
Encom
Adding a Course in Encom
For Parents - Please consult your Support Teacher or Grad Advisor before selecting courses. Pare...
Encom Access & Icon Explanation
Encom is a database in which student records and reports are stored. This can be considered t...
Logging Into Encom
Sign into Encom You can access Encom here, or from our HCOS homepage by clicking on the Log In b...
Viewing a Student Report Card
To view your student’s report card in Encom, please begin by logging in. Find the student whose ...
Enrollment
Enrolled Program Overview
HCOS will discuss the variety of support services, the responsibilities for families and also mis...
Enrolled vs. Registered
This page provides more information on the differences between enrolling and registering a studen...
How to Re-Enroll or Re-Register at HCOS
This page highlights the process to follow when re-enrolling or re-registering at HCOS. Sign in ...
Purchase Order Numbers or PO#s
When you receive a Purchase Order Number (PO#): Once a child is enrolled at HCOS, they will be i...
Learning Commons Instructions for Enrolled DL Patrons, EAs & Teachers
Using the Search Portal Here is a 6-1/2 minute Vimeo with Instructions for enrolled DL patrons ...
General Information
10 FAQs for Back to School
1. How do you lease a computer/tablet/iPad? Our computer lease program is available. For more...
Acronyms
At Heritage Christian Online School we tend to use a lot of acronyms. Here is a chart to let help...
Administration and Staff Contacts
This page provides contact information for our school administration and office staff. Adminis...
Curriculum Picks
When you are new to home educating it can be overwhelming to try and figure out what curriculum t...
Foundational Beliefs
Statement of Faith We believe in the Bible to be the only infallible Word of God inspired by the...
Frequently Asked Questions
This is a landing page that has been designed to direct you to specific FAQs in the varying depar...
General FAQs
How do I obtain resources for the start of the school year? Families should contact their suppor...
Getting Ready for the Grad Program
There are many skills that make the Graduation Program more manageable for our students. These ar...
HCOS Face-to-Face Communicable Disease Prevention Protocols
HCOS protocols for face to face programming are formulated in alignment with HCOS Mission Vision ...
HCOS Student Awards
HCOS students have the opportunity to be recognized each year, based upon three distinct awards. ...
New Curriculum Purchasing Procedure
New guidelines have changed how HCOS can process the purchasing of resources from companies that ...
Online Course Preview - Guest Pass
If a family would like to preview an online course before committing to it as a part of their edu...
Online Session Recordings
A key component of synchronous courses is the ability for students and teachers to build relation...
Plagiarism Information for Parents
What is plagiarism? As a school, one of our core values is integrity. We expect that all HCOS st...
Resource Vendor Directory
After consultation with their support teacher, parents may purchase curriculum from vendors of th...
Resources and Curriculum
All purchasing MUST be completed by 11:59 pm on April 15th for the current school year. Remember,...
Safety for at Home Learners
Fire, Earthquake, Lockdown and other emergencies can happen at any time or place. Just because ...
School ID
HCOS can provide School ID for any of our students. To request a School ID card please fill out ...
Strategic Plan
SOPHIE
Heritage Christian Online School designed SOPHIE to be a central resource that houses procedures ...
StudyForge Subscriptions
StudyForge is an amazing digital curriculum used by thousands of students across Canada and the U...
Vaccination Reporting Regulation
BC's new Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation has been updated and HCOS will continue to provi...
Week of Welcome 2023
Click the link for your region or scroll down. Interior Lower Mainland North Island Interi...
Grad Program
Additional Resources & Learning Supports
Subscriptions We have plenty of online subscriptions you can access to in order to find your sub...
Advanced Placement Courses
What are they? The Advanced Placement (AP) program makes college and university level courses av...
Advanced Placement FAQs
1. Do I have to take 2 final exams (the school’s final exam and the Collegeboard’s AP exam in May...
Booking for Gr. 10-12 Textbooks
Please note: This is for Individualized Patrons with Encom Passwords Logging into the Search Por...
Career Life Education & Career Life Connections Courses
This page is designed to outline the differences in the Career Life Education (CLE) and Career Li...
Comparative Civilizations Program (with Overseas Travel)
Planning for our 2020/2021 Comparative Civilizations Program is gearing up. For this, our 13th an...
Course Options
HCOS offers the flexibility to design a unique High School experience with a variety of different...
Course Selection Instructions
New Students: Once your application has been accepted by your Grad Advisor (GA), you or your par...
Course Withdrawals or Changes
Students and parents can request course withdrawals or changes during the year, however there are...
Dual Credits
The ministry of education has provided an option for students to be involved in dual credit progr...
English Language Arts Options in Grades 10-12
This page outlines the available options as well as requirements for the English Language Arts (E...
Grad FAQs
For more detailed information on the Grad program at HCOS, requirements for graduation, course se...
Grad Orientation Week Recordings 2021
Welcome to the Grad ProgramSlide Deck What Course Type to Choose?Slide Deck English 10 - So M...
Grad Orientation Week Recordings 2022
2022 Orientation Week Schedule Welcome to the Grad Program! SlideDeck Math 101: What Path is R...
Grad Orientation Week Recordings 2023
Welcome to the Grad Program Math 101: What Math is Right for Me? SlideDeck What Course Typ...
Grad Planner - For Families
As students enter the grad program at HCOS (Grade 10-12), they begin building their transcript an...
Grad Planner - FAQ
What is the purpose of the Grad Planner? As students complete Grades 10-12 in British Columbia,...
Grad Program Course Planning Worksheet
British Columbia Dogwood Graduation Program Planner You are funded in BC until you are 19 years ...
Grad Program Funding
This page should answer questions regarding the funding at the Grad program level. If you have ad...
Grad Program Overview
Welcome to the Grad Program at Heritage Christian Online School! While this page will not answe...
HCOS Graduation Certificate
This page outlines the requirements needed to receive an HCOS Graduation Certificate on top of a ...
HCOS to BCOS Transfer Request: Why is this necessary?
Rationale The Ministry of Education expects that when a student is enrolled in courses in more t...
Learning a Second Language
This page outlines the options available for students who are interested in learning a second lan...
Math Course Options and Streams
This page provides information regarding the various courses and streams a student can take at HC...
Monitoring Progress & Official Reporting
Your Student's Schedule Each of our dedicated Course Specialist teachers are there to support yo...
Ordering Curriculum
In the Grad Program, for every Individualized, Online or Hybrid course, your main point of contac...
Provincial Assessments - Literacy and Numeracy
What is a Provincial Assessment? There are three provincial assessments that Grad program studen...
Scheduling Your Exam in Examity
This page outlines the steps to scheduling and accessing your exam through Examity. To view a vi...
Setting up Your Examity Profile (Students)
This page outlines the process for students to set up their Examity Profile. You may follow alo...
Synchronous Courses 10-12
This page provides information around Synchronous courses that are offered from grades 10-12 Des...
The Role of the Grad Advisor
In the grad program at HCOS, students are connected with a Grad Advisor based on the region where...
Transitioning from Grade 9
Welcome to the Grad Program! This page is to help you understand some of the ins and outs and ch...
Troubling Shooting your Examity Test
If you are having trouble with starting your Examity Test you can: Troubleshoot using the 'Chat'...
Viewing Graduation Assessment Results and Your Transcript
This page provides information for students that would like to view their unofficial transcript o...
Homeschool Registered
Acceleration and Retention Information for Registered Families
Acceleration Acceleration is the practice of placing students at a higher than normal level of i...
Getting Started as a Registered Homeschooler with HCOS
If you were unable to attend the webinar that HCOS presented called “Getting Started as a Registe...
HCOS Registered Students in Online Courses
Can my HCOS registered student take an online course? Yes! Grades 5-9: HCOS Registered students...
Inclusive Education Program
EA Support COVID-19 Safety Protocols
Due to COVID-19 being with us for the foreseeable future, we will be working in a unique environm...
Education Assistants (EAs)
The Ministry of Education has provided funds for the Distributed Learning (DL) Inclusive Educatio...
Inclusive Education
Inclusive Education (IE) Program Our IE Program works with students who receive additional fundi...
Seed Grades 5-9 Program
Overview Seed Facilitates a group experience in a creative environment under the guidance and di...
Seed Lite
Description Seed Lite is a small taste of the SEED program. It is available for grades 5-8 and...
Seed Grad
Seed Grad offers two streams where students can build their skills and gain credits towards their...
IE HCOS Loaned Computers
IE Loaned Computers Inclusive Education loaned computers are the property of HCOS, and can be lo...
K-9 Program
Courses Required for Grades K-9
The chart below provides important information for the required courses at HCOS for each grade le...
K-9 FAQs
We have enrolled, talked with the Registrar and Regional Administrator, what are the next steps? ...
K-9 Programs - Overview
Thank you for your interest in our Kindergarten to Grade 9 Program at Heritage Christian Online S...
New Families: Eight Steps for Getting Started in K-9
WELCOME! You're signed up with HCOS. You've talked with a Regional Administrator, and your chi...
Learning Commons (Library)
Booking for Gr. 10-12 Textbooks
Please note: This is for Individualized Patrons with Encom Passwords Logging into the Search Por...
Curriculum Returns
Here are the notes for families and patrons who are returning used curriculum to the HCOS school...
Subscriptions for Teaching Students How to Do Research
Discovery Education Tools Resources for Student Exploration in DE How to Research & Save to You...
Finding Subscriptions Usernames and Passwords
This is the updated way for families to find subscriptions usernames and passwords. You may shar...
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
For more information on Frequently Asked Questions, please visit our Learning Commons FAQ website...
Grad Student Information
Welcome to HCOS Learning Commons! Welcome to all of our grad families! We pray you are all sta...
Learning Commons
What is a Learning Commons? "A learning commons is a common, or shared, learning ‘space’ that is...
Learning Commons COVID Policy
COVID HCOS Learning Commons Policy During this difficult COVID-19 time period, we want to ensur...
Learning Commons Resource Overview
We are excited to share with you all of the resources available to families, as well as how you c...
Learning Commons Website Links
The following are direct links to pertinent information that can be found on our Learning Commons...
Process for Booking Multiple Items
You asked for it and now you’ve got it: by adding items to your Favourites List, you can easily b...
Search Portal Video Tutorials
Getting Started with the Search Portal How to Search in the Search Portal Booking Items fro...
Shipping Information
Discover more shipping information pertinent to your account type on our website. EnrolledRegis...
Unit Study Kits
Unit studies are a perfect way to facilitate your student’s learning as they immerse themselves i...
Used Curriculum Bookstore
Here are some steps for you to purchase items from our used curriculum bookstore. Read the paym...
Videos and Recordings - Learning Commons
Curriculum Selection Tools and Tips Webinar
Learning Groups
Mission, Values and Vision
Our Mission Statement: To develop innovative, Christ-centred educational opportunities for lea...
Community Opportunities
This page is a central database of community opportunities that families might like to investigat...
FAQ- General Questions
I am an HCOS Registered Student. How does that affect my participation in LG opportunities? As a...
FAQ- Applications
You’ve applied for an LG event. What’s the next step? You’ve received the automatic message indi...
FAQ- Community Connections
What are the main differences between the types of Community Connections? See the LG Types of O...
FAQ- HCOS Scripture Memorization Challenge
Which Psalms will be the focus for the Challenge? For students wanting to learn 35 verses, the v...
FAQ Navigating the LG Website “Participate Now” Offerings Page
Learning Groups has a new website this year! All of our current offerings are listed on the “Part...
Cvent Transaction Notifications
The purpose of this page is to clarify payment transaction notifications you may receive. Cvent i...
General CC/CC+ Information
Parent Handbook You will receive a Parent Handbook from your CC coordinator at the beginning of ...
HCOS Learning Groups Information
This page provides information and resources related to HCOS Learning Groups. Welcome to HCOS...
HCOS LG Code of Conduct and Terms & Conditions
HCOS Learning Groups are committed to offering innovative, Christ-centered educational opportunit...
Learning Camps Information
This page provides information beyond the HCOS LG Code of Conduct and Terms & Conditions page. F...
Learning Groups Frequently Asked Questions
This is a landing page that has been designed to direct you to specific FAQs regarding HCOS Learn...
Learning Groups Resources
HCOS Website - LG Section HCOS Website, LG section Information on types of LG offering FAQ Pe...
Parent Homeschool Co-op Information
This page provides information on how you as a parent can organize activities with others in your...
Types of Learning Groups Opportunities
To see a summary of our LG opportunities including Learning Camps, Year at a Glance has tabs acro...
Moodle
This book is a resource for parents and students in online courses. It is tools, tips and instruc...
Moodle: Forums
The following video aims to answer the question: How does a student use the Moodle Forums?
Moodle: Logging In
The following video aims to answer the question: How do I, a student at HCOS or BCOS, log into M...
Moodle: Messaging
The following video aims to answer the question: How do you use the collaboration tools in Moodl...
Moodle: Self-Pacing Guide
The following video aims to answer the question: How does a student use the self-pacing guide?
Moodle: The Course Homepage
The video below aims to answer the question: What are the features of the course homepage?
Moodle: The Dashboard
The following video aims to answer the question: How do you navigate the Moodle Dashboard?
Moodle: Submitting Work
Below are the steps students will need to work through in order to create digital files of their ...
Parent Moodle Access
We know tracking student progress through online courses can sometimes be difficult so we have cr...
Student Moodle Access
Viewing Student Moodle Progress
Viewing Student Moodle Progress Rationale Moodle holds a wealth of information to empower paren...
Read for Change
Student Council
The student council will act as the voice of the student body. The council will advocate student ...
Student Support
Resources to support students.
Adjudications and Supports for Learning Services (LS) Students Writing Grad Assessments
In British Columbia, there are 3 assessments required (Grade 10 Literacy, Grade 10 Numeracy & Gra...
Anxiety and Mental Health Resources for Families
Anxiety and mental health impact the education of children and youth, causing distraction, irrita...
Student Support Centre
Student Support Centre (SSC) is a Online-based universal support provided by an EA in Literacy or...
Student Supports at HCOS
Families at HCOS have many opportunities and freedoms when shaping their learning environment to ...
Technology & Programs
Google Workspace for Education
Google Workspace for Education accounts are available for HCOS students in Grades 5-12. Google Wo...
Grammarly for Students
In order to support our students' ongoing development as writers, HCOS is making Grammarly availa...
Installing and Using Read&Write
Written Instructions Written Instructions for installing Read&Write in your Google Chrome Browse...
Using Read&Write with Provincial Assessments
For students who are wanting to use Read&Write for their Provincial Assessments. Please contact ...
What is Read&Write?
Read&Write is a support tool HCOS is providing for students who can use this as universal support...
Using Adobe Creative Cloud
Once your teacher has requested an account and provided you with the login information you can fo...
Zoom ‘How To’ Basics for Families - Get the Most out of Zoom!
Introduction It is helpful and even necessary for some of our programs within HCOS to meet and c...
Truth & Reconciliation Week
Truth and Reconciliation Week Introduction
On Monday, October 2, we will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which has be...
Learning Commons Resources
HCOS Learning Commons Resources How do I find resources on Indigenous Peoples on the Learning Co...
How the Church is Responding
Here are some sample church teachings where pastors have partnered with Indigenous communities to...
Website Resources
Truth and Reconciliation Week Truth and Reconciliation Week 2023 is a national program open to...
Tuition & Resources
HCOS Tuition & Resources
This page provides information and details regarding tuition & curriculum resources at HCOS. On ...
Tuition & Bursary Family FAQs
This page contains frequently asked questions & answers regarding tuition and bursaries. Have a ...
Tuition Process Tutorial
To access the tuition portal, log in to Encom and click the Tuition link shown in the image below...
Webinars, Presentations & Resources
HCOS Connect 2023 Recordings
Welcome! SlideDeck The Power of Story ~ Sigmund Brouwer The Best Laid Plans... Don't Matte...
HCOS Connect 2022 Recordings
Lifting Our Eyes UpWith Sara Kraushar & Craig Kwiatkowski SlideDeck Your HCOS Universal Supp...
HCOS Connect 2021 Recordings
Below are the recordings from HCOS Connect 2021. To access the videos, you must have the passwor...
Understanding Anxiety Amidst COVID-19 Webinar
Recorded April 2, 2020 A big thank you to Julie Bohni (Registered Clinical Counsellor) for shari...
Unintended Consequences - Presentation from Phil Hills at RenewED 2019
Phillip Hills is the Executive Regional Director for ACSI Western Canada. The HCOS staff welcome...
Wired for Connection Webinar
A big thank you to Julie Bohni (Registered Clinical Counsellor) for sharing about how we are wire...
Workshop Recordings for Families
Finishing WellFunding: Deadline, New PO's, and Planning for the Fall. Understanding Report Cards...