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Avoiding Plagiarism and Citing Sources

Learning Commons for Families Research

What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is when someone presents another person’s work, ideas, or words a...

Updated 4 days ago by Pippa Davies

Plagiarism Information for Parents

Information for Families General Information

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

Updated 4 days ago by Karen Roeck

Focused Education Resources

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Focused Education Resources (K-12), also known as the BC Digital Classroom, is a collection of ma...

Updated 1 week ago by Margaret Basaraba

Learning a Second Language

Information for Families Innovations High School

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

Updated 1 week ago by Trish Vandop

Course Withdrawals or Changes

Information for Families Innovations High School

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

Updated 1 week ago by Bailey Edwards

Course Withdrawal Policy

HCOS Policies

As per the Ministry of Education and Child Care: If the Student is inactive, there must be a cor...

Updated 1 week ago by Bailey Edwards

Website Resources

Information for Families Truth & Reconciliation Week

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

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sara Kraushar

Getting Started

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

Subscriptions cover a wide range of valuable content in various subject areas and grade levels. A...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Margaret Basaraba

Grade Seven Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

Many of these curriculum picks can be borrowed for preview purposes through the Learning Commons ...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Erica Corcoran

StudyForge Lite Family Guide

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StudyForge is a complete digital curriculum that meets British Columbia's learning outcomes and i...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Brian Oger

Seesaw - Student Login to Seesaw Portfolios

Information for Families Seesaw Support

How to Log in to Seesaw Portfolios Using Your Home Learning Code:  For consistency between our p...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sandra Venema

Orientation to Online Courses

Information for Families Innovations Middle School

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

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sherie Seddon

New Course Specific Assessment Update — November Reporting

Information for Families Assessment

Schools are required to formally report on your child's progress three times a year. For individu...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Chelsea Bitgood

Mystery Science

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

Mystery Science (K-5) is a site with “open-and-go lessons that inspire kids to love science.”  T...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Margaret Basaraba

Accessing Multiple Seesaw Accounts

Information for Families Seesaw Support

How to Toggle Between Multiple Seesaw Accounts  It is easy to access multiple Seesaw classes on ...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sandra Venema

Academic Integrity & Assessment Practices

HCOS Policies

Overview & Vision As we align our division around Clarity, Consistency, and Integrity, we are up...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Sherie Seddon

Getting Started With Selecting Curriculum

Learning Commons for Families Curriculum Options

Curriculum Options and Picks The Curriculum Options page on our website offers carefully vetted ...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Erica Corcoran

Resources and Curriculum

Information for Families General Information

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

Updated 2 weeks ago by Erica Corcoran

At-a-Glance Resources - What's Available to Me?

Learning Commons for Families

This page provides a clear, at-a-glance overview of the Learning Commons resources available to y...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Cynthia Duncalfe

Getting Started with Sora

Learning Commons for Families Sora eBooks & Audiobooks

Sora is the HCOS digital reading platform, providing students and teachers with instant access to...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Cynthia Duncalfe