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Purchase Order Numbers or PO#s

Information for Families Enrollment

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

Updated 3 months ago by Cynthia Duncalfe

Curriculum Picks

Information for Families General Information

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

Updated 3 months ago by Cynthia Duncalfe

Completing the Student Self-Assessment

Information for Families Assessment

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

Updated 3 months ago by Christa Eichenberger

Gale Databases

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

Gale Databases (Grades 8-12) is one of the world leaders in research and educational publishing. ...

Updated 3 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

Focused Education Resources

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

Focused Education Resources (K-Grade 12) is a consortium of BC public school districts and indepe...

Updated 3 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

Flipster Magazines

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

Flipster Magazines (K-Grade 12) is an innovative digital magazine platform that allows easy brows...

Updated 3 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

Explora Canada

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

Explora Canada (Grades 8-12) supports student research with rich, reliable content and easy-to-us...

Updated 3 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

Grade One Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

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

Updated 3 months ago by Karen Roeck

Kindergarten Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

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

Updated 3 months ago by Karen Roeck

Workshop Recordings for Families

Information for Families Webinars, Presentations & Resources

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

Updated 3 months ago by Steve Bastian

Wired for Connection Webinar

Information for Families Webinars, Presentations & Resources

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

Updated 3 months ago by Steve Bastian

Understanding Anxiety Amidst COVID-19 Webinar

Information for Families Webinars, Presentations & Resources

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

Updated 3 months ago by Steve Bastian

External Online Resources

Learning Commons for Families Curriculum Options

Overview We’ve curated dozens of educational resources available for free online. These sites of...

Updated 3 months ago by Erin Duncan

Discovery Education

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

The Discovery Education online video library (K-Grade 12) contains over 5,000 full-length educati...

Updated 3 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

Currents4Kids and News4Youth

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

These Canadian Social Studies Subscription resources (Grades 3-12) and learning tools feature wee...

Updated 3 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

BrainPOP

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

BrainPOP (K-Grade 8) is an educational platform with animated videos and engaging resources in va...

Updated 3 months ago by Margaret Basaraba

FAQ- Applications

Information for Families Learning Groups

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

Updated 3 months ago by Dawn Denham

HCOS Student Awards

Information for Families General Information

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

Updated 3 months ago by Karen Roeck

Curriculum Correlations

Learning Commons for Families Curriculum Options

Math Math Curriculum Comparison Chart This quick reference chart compares various math curricul...

Updated 4 months ago by Cynthia Duncalfe

Grade Nine Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

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

Updated 4 months ago by Christa Eichenberger