Information for Families

The ability to self-reflect is a life skill and student self-assessment is a central element of B...

The Foundation Skills Assessment is an annual, province-wide assessment of British Columbia stude...

In order to ensure families receive the Foundation Skill Assessment (FSA) packages mailed out to ...

A few tips can help make the FSA process go smoother. Pre-Administration System test: This Pre-...

In addition to two formal reporting periods, Heritage Christian Online School has developed an In...

Directions for SLP Parent Sign off 1. Log into Encom. If you have forgotten your password, pleas...

HCOS has two reporting periods for all grades, Kindergarten through Grade 12. In addition to the ...

At HCOS, it is our goal to develop learning plans for our students that are specific to each stud...

Q: How can I support my child in the completion of the FSA? A: There are a variety of accommodat...

Students in synchronous, face-to-face and blended courses will receive assessment on Learning Hab...

To access your gradebook for a specific course in Brightspace: Begin by logging into Brightspace...

Follow these five steps to create a Pacing & Progress Tool Schedule for each of your courses.   ...

Some courses will require students to be proctored for exams using Integrity Advocate. There are...

To access your Brightspace account and your course shells, go to the Brightspace Login page at th...

At the top of your Brightspace login you will see five different icons located next to your profi...

Once logged into Brightspace, to access your course(s) click on one of the tiles located in the M...

Brightspace is the Learning Management System (LMS) used by HCOS to offer a wide variety of cours...

We believe that at home learning requires engaged parents and guardians. Brightspace provides a P...

To set up your profile within Brightspace: Log In Once logged in, at the top right, click...

If you log into Brightspace and cannot see your courses, please ensure you are logged in with the...

There are different avenues for students to view their feedback on work submitted to their course...

This calendar provides families key dates for various deadlines, breaks and important information...

Individual class schedules will be posted as they are created. Please check your Brightspace cour...

  The Communication competency encompasses the knowledge, skills, processes and dispositio...

The Personal and Social competency is the set of abilities that relate to students' ident...

The Thinking competency encompasses the knowledge, skills, and processes we associate wit...

When a student enrolls with HCOS, they get a specified amount of funding, as shown in the family'...

The 'Additional Resource' page in Encom provides a variety of information that will help you trac...

  Information on Grad funding can be found here:  Grad Program Funding

HCOS forms used by families to purchase curriculum and/or lessons using their Encom funding.  Th...

Please see the Resource Vendor Directory page for a list of vendors: Resource Vendor Directory 

Resources and Programs provided by HCOS (Internal) HCOS Learning Camps  HCOS Community Connecti...

Parent Expense: HCOS is not able to pay for the following items as per Ministry Funding Guideline...

The first step is to go to the Vendors page on the HCOS website to see if the vendor is on the Ve...

There are two ways to make a curriculum purchase with HCOS Option 1. Purchase Order Number: Pu...

Please Note: HCOS does not begin accepting and/or paying invoices for lessons and activities un...

What are Curriculum Picks? The purpose of the Curriculum Picks is to provide a vetted selection ...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

Picks can be purchased from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive ven...

For Parents - Please consult your Support Teacher or Grad Advisor before selecting courses. Pare...

Encom is a database in which student records and reports are stored. This can be considered t...

Sign into Encom You can access Encom here, or from our HCOS homepage by clicking on the Log In b...

To view your student’s report card in Encom, please begin by logging in.Click the Report Card but...

HCOS will discuss the variety of support services, the responsibilities for families and also mis...

This page provides more information on the differences between enrolling and registering a studen...

This page highlights the process to follow when re-enrolling or re-registering at HCOS. Sign in ...

When you receive a Purchase Order Number (PO#): Once a child is enrolled at HCOS, they will be i...

1. How do you lease a computer/tablet/iPad?  Our computer lease program is available. For more...

At Heritage Christian Online School we tend to use a lot of acronyms. Here is a chart to let help...

This page provides contact information for our school administration and office staff. Adminis...

This process does not include grade 10 - 12 students or any resources purchased using IE funding....

Home education can be overwhelming when trying to figure out what curriculum to use.  To help wit...

Statement of Faith We believe in the Bible to be the only infallible Word of God inspired by the...

This is a landing page that has been designed to direct you to specific FAQs in the varying depar...

How do I obtain resources for the start of the school year? Families should contact their suppor...

There are many skills that make the Graduation Program more manageable for our students. These ar...

HCOS students have the opportunity to be recognized each year, based upon three distinct awards. ...

New guidelines have changed how HCOS can process the purchasing of resources from companies that ...

If a family would like to preview an online course before committing to it as a part of their edu...

A key component of synchronous courses is the ability for students and teachers to build relation...

What is plagiarism? As a school, one of our core values is integrity. We expect that all HCOS st...

After consultation with their support teacher, parents may purchase curriculum from vendors of th...

All purchasing MUST be completed by 11:59 pm on April 15th for the current school year. Remember,...

Fire, Earthquake, Lockdown and other emergencies can happen at any time or place. Just because ...

HCOS can provide School ID for any of our students. To request a School ID card please fill out ...

Heritage Christian Online School designed SOPHIE to be a central resource that houses procedures ...

StudyForge is an amazing digital curriculum used by thousands of students across Canada and the U...

BC's new Vaccination Status Reporting Regulation has been updated and HCOS will continue to provi...

Video games have become a dominant form of entertainment in today's digital age. While games can ...

Click the link for your region or scroll down. Interior Lower Mainland North Island Interi...

HCOS invites students and families to submit high-quality photos that foster a sense of communi...

Acceleration Acceleration is the practice of placing students at a higher than normal level of i...

Can my HCOS registered student take an online course? Yes! Grades 5-9: HCOS Registered students...

Parent Responsibilities Through the registered homeschool option, families have the freedom and ...

Registered to Enrolled Registered homeschool students cannot obtain a BC Certificate of Graduati...

Due to COVID-19 being with us for the foreseeable future, we will be working in a unique environm...

The Ministry of Education has provided funds to the Inclusive Education program of HCOS for your ...

Inclusive Education (IE) Program Our IE Program works with students who receive additional fundi...

Seed Information Session Recording 2024 SlideDeck Overview Seed facilitates a group experi...

Seed Lite is a small taste of the Seed program. It is an ADST module available for Grades 4-8 s...

Seed Grad offers two streams where students can build their skills and gain credits towards their...

IE Loaned Computers Inclusive Education loaned computers are the property of HCOS, and can be lo...

All new PC laptops from the IE Program are Lenovo's L14s with Windows 11. All Gen 4 versions have...

Subscriptions We have plenty of online subscriptions you can access to in order to find your sub...

What are they? The Advanced Placement (AP) program makes college and university level courses av...

1. Do I have to take 2 final exams (the school’s final exam and the Collegeboard’s AP exam in May...

Please note: This is for Individualized Patrons with Encom Passwords. Logging into the Search Po...

This page is designed to outline the differences in the Career Life Education (CLE) and Career Li...

Planning for our 2020/2021 Comparative Civilizations Program is gearing up. For this, our 13th an...

HCOS offers the flexibility to design a unique High School experience with a variety of different...

New Students: Once your application has been accepted by your Grad Advisor (GA), you or your par...

Students and parents can request course withdrawals or changes during the year, however there are...

The ministry of education has provided an option for students to be involved in dual credit progr...

This page outlines the available options as well as requirements for the English Language Arts (E...

For more detailed information on the Grad program at HCOS, requirements for graduation, course se...

As students enter the grad program at HCOS (Grade 10-12), they begin building their transcript an...

Welcome to the Grad Program What Math is Right for Me? (Math 101) What Course Type to Choos...

Welcome to the Innovations Grad Program What Math is Right for Me? (Math 101) W...

What is the purpose of the Grad Planner?  As students complete Grades 10-12 in British Columbia,...

This page should answer questions regarding the funding at the Grad program level. If you have ad...

Welcome to the Grad Program at Heritage Christian Online School!  While this page will not answe...

Students are required to take Physical and Health Education 10 as part of their Dogwood Diploma p...

This page outlines the requirements needed to receive an HCOS Graduation Certificate on top of a ...

Rationale The Ministry of Education expects that when a student is enrolled in courses in more t...

This page outlines the options available for students who are interested in learning a second lan...

This page provides information regarding the various courses and streams a student can take at HC...

In the Grad Program, for every Individualized, Online or Hybrid course, your main point of contac...

What is a Provincial Assessment? There are three provincial assessments that Grad program studen...

This page provides information around Synchronous courses that are offered from grades 10-12 Des...

In the grad program at HCOS, students are connected with a Grad Advisor based on the region where...

Welcome to the Grad Program! This page is to help you understand some of the ins and outs and ch...

This page provides information for students that would like to view their unofficial transcript o...

Day 1 Canadian Mennonite UniversityPrairie CollegeTrinity Western UniversityCapernwray HarbourHe...

Thank you for your interest in HCOS. Please take a moment to watch the video and explore the link...

Vision To create a fun, safe, and inviting environment for middle school students to grow in the...

The Innovations Crew program will be launching for Grades 8 and 9 students in the 2025/2026 s...

Crew is a complete school year of programming, which begins in September and finishes in June.  ...

If you're experiencing technical difficulties and your Support or Online Teacher is not able to p...

Synchronous and Asynchronous Online Courses These are the amounts deducted from student curricul...

As we continue to navigate the rapidly changing landscape of artificial intelligence and technolo...

As students build research skills, they learn how to reference work done by other people. In an i...

Intent It is our intent to: Meet students where they are at and provide adaptations t...

Overview HCOS French and Spanish online courses are designed to help students develop their se...

Description Synchronous courses offer the same program of study as an online course, with the ad...

The information shared on this page is intended to set an end goal of where students should aim t...

Middle School Online Frequently Asked Questions If you have a question that is not answered on t...

If a family would like to preview an online course before committing to it as a part of their edu...

Students in online courses use Brightspace and StudyForge to engage with course material. Synchro...

ADST: Orientation to Online Courses Note: This module was formerly titled "Skills for Online Suc...

Navigating online courses can be challenging for first time students. Here are a few tips to help...

As a Christian learning community, we recognize the importance of understanding history through a...

Due to the sensitive nature of Holocaust topics, we recommend parents guide their students in con...

We have gathered a collection of online resources to support learning about Jewish heritage, trad...

The chart below provides important information for the required courses at HCOS for each grade le...

We have enrolled, talked with the Registrar and Regional Administrator, what are the next steps? ...

Thank you for your interest in our Kindergarten to Grade 9 Program at Heritage Christian Online S...

WELCOME!   You're signed up with HCOS. You've talked with a Regional Administrator, and your chi...

Our Mission Statement: To develop innovative, Christ-centred educational opportunities for lea...

I am an HCOS Registered Student. How does that affect my participation in LG opportunities? As a...

You’ve applied for an LG event. What’s the next step? You’ve received an automatic message indic...

What are the main differences between the types of Community Connections?  See the LG Types of O...

Which Psalms will be the focus for the Challenge? For students wanting to learn 35 verses, the v...

Learning Groups has a new website this year! All of our current offerings are listed on the “Part...

The purpose of this page is to clarify payment transaction notifications you may receive. Cvent i...

Parent Handbook You will receive a Parent Handbook from your CC coordinator at the beginning of ...

This page provides information and resources related to HCOS Learning Groups. Welcome to HCOS...

This page provides information beyond the HCOS Code of Conduct and Terms & Conditions page. Face...

This is a landing page that has been designed to direct you to specific FAQs regarding HCOS Learn...

HCOS Website - LG Section HCOS Website, LG section Information on types of LG offering FAQ Pe...

This page provides information on how you as a parent can organize activities with others in your...

To see a summary of our LG opportunities including Learning Camps, Year at a Glance has tabs acro...

This page is a central database of community opportunities that families might like to investigat...

This page provides information on who to complete an HCOS Learning Group Application. If you have...

This page provides information on Learning Groups Terms and Conditions and Cancellation Fee infor...

Rationale As a school, HCOS strives to help students be responsible and discerning digital citiz...

Thank you for taking interest in my fundraising efforts to Read for Change. We are excited to be ...

We observe Remembrance Day on November 11 each year. It is a time to honour the courage, sacrif...

Due to the sensitive nature of Remembrance Day topics, we recommend that parents guide their stud...

Due to the sensitive nature of Remembrance Day topics, we recommend that parents guide their stud...

MissionTo create innovative, Christ-centered educational opportunities that empower learners to...

Available Positions President (1) Vice Principal (1) Secretary (1) Treasurer (1) Social Me...

In British Columbia, there are 3 assessments required (Grade 10 Literacy, Grade 10 Numeracy & Gra...

Student Success Centre (SSC) is an Online-based universal support provided by an EA in Literacy o...

Families at HCOS have many opportunities and freedoms when shaping their learning environment to ...

Google Workspace for Education gives students access to many Google apps. Some of the popular app...

Grammarly for Education is a tool to support students with real-time feedback on their writing. G...

Watch this short video to learn how to install the Read&Write extension on your Google Chrome bro...

For students who are wanting to use Read&Write for their Provincial Assessments. Please contact ...

Read&Write is a support tool HCOS is providing for students who can use this as universal support...

Once your teacher has requested an account and provided you with the login information you can fo...

Introduction It is helpful and even necessary for some of our programs within HCOS to meet and c...

The Read&Write toolbar has many helpful features to support student learning. This page outlines ...

Canva is a great tool for creating rich and engaging communication using various media. HCOS is h...

On September 30th we will observe the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which has been i...

Truth and Reconciliation Due to the sensitive nature of Truth and Reconciliation Day topics, we ...

Here are some sample church teachings where pastors have partnered with Indigenous communities to...

Due to the sensitive nature of Truth and Reconciliation Day topics, we recommend that parents gui...

This page provides information and details regarding tuition & curriculum resources at HCOS. On ...

This page contains frequently asked questions & answers regarding tuition and bursaries. Have a ...

To access the tuition portal, log in to Encom and click the Tuition link shown in the image below...

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Welcome! SlideDeck The Power of Story ~ Sigmund Brouwer The Best Laid Plans... Don't Matte...

Lifting Our Eyes UpWith Sara Kraushar & Craig Kwiatkowski SlideDeck   Your HCOS Universal Supp...

Below are the recordings from HCOS Connect 2021. To access the videos, you must have the passwor...

Recorded April 2, 2020 A big thank you to Julie Bohni (Registered Clinical Counsellor) for shari...

Phillip Hills is the Executive Regional Director for ACSI Western Canada.  The HCOS staff welcome...

A big thank you to Julie Bohni (Registered Clinical Counsellor) for sharing about how we are wire...

Finishing WellFunding: Deadline, New PO's, and Planning for the Fall. Understanding Report Cards...