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BrainPOP (K-Grade 8) is an educational platform with animated videos and engaging resources in various subject areas. There are three resources for different grade levels:  BrainPOP Jr. (K-Grade 3) encourages young learners to ask questions and form their ide...

BrainPOP Science (Grades 6-8) empowers students to do, discuss, and analyze scientific ideas through inquiry-based investigations, virtual science and engineering experiments, and claim-evidence-reasoning processes. This subscription is not available to HCOS ...

Synchronous courses offer the same program of study as an online course, with the added benefit of weekly meetings with a teacher and working alongside a cohort of peers on the same topics. To read more about our synchronous course offerings, please see here. ...

The Canadian Reader (Grades 3-5) is a current events resource that combines current Canadian events and geography issues to encourage students to expand their knowledge of Canada while enhancing their ability to read and understand informational text.  The ma...

This page provides information on who to complete an HCOS Learning Group Application. If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact lg@onlineschool.ca. Signing up for an application where each participant signs up separately (seats):There are...

These Canadian Social Studies Subscription resources (Grades 3-12) and learning tools feature weekly articles about important news stories and empower students to understand and explore current events around the world.  Currents4Kids (Grades 3-7)Currents4Kids...

The Discovery Education online video library (K-Grade 12) contains over 5,000 full-length educational videos, including Canadian content correlated to the BC curriculum. Video clips and audio files are available in both English and French. This subscription i...

Enchanted Learning (K-Grade 5) provides crafts and activities to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment. Their mission is to produce the best educational material, emphasizing creativity and the pure enjoyment of learning....

EVERFI (K-Grade 12) covers digital citizenship, STEM, financial literacy, health education, and career readiness. Activities are short, relevant, and engaging. Logging In There are six steps to log into EVERFI. Step 1: Email our Subscriptions Facilitator, M...

Explora Canada (Grades 8-12) supports student research with rich, reliable content and easy-to-use functionality. It is a modern and efficient research experience designed specifically for schools and public libraries. Logging In Navigate to Explora Canada. ...

Purpose & Rationale The HCOS Code of Conduct outlines our expectations of members of the HCOS Community. It is built around the characteristics outlined in the HCOS Learner, Teacher and Staff profiles and our school’s Core Values. Definitions “HCOS Communit...

This page provides a standard course of action for students who struggle to meet the expectations outlined in the Code of Conduct.  Definitions “behavioural incident” refers to any incident involving a student whose actions do not align with our Code of Cond...

Welcome to the Grad Program What Math is Right for Me? (Math 101) What Course Type to Choose? Science 10 and Beyond! Creating a Plan for a Successful Year HCOS Grad Ceremonies Are you Ready for Grade 10? Brightspace/Encom What Students and...

Flipster Magazines (K-Grade 12) is an innovative digital magazine platform that allows easy browsing on various topics. Logging In Navigate to Flipster. Enter the username and password for Flipster Magazines from the Subs/Passwords tab in the Search Portal. ...

Individual class schedules will be posted as they are created. Please check your Brightspace course shell for more information.  Synchronous classes begin the week of Sept 23-27 and end the week of June 9-13. There are no classes scheduled during the followin...

This page provides information on Learning Groups Terms and Conditions and Cancellation Fee information. Information may slightly vary between Learning Camps and Community Connections. Please review information contained in each application. LG Application T...

Focused Education Resources (K-Grade 12) is a consortium of BC public school districts and independent schools that work together to create accessible learning resources for BC schools. See the available resources below. Logging In On CampusTo log in go...

Gale Databases (Grades 8-12) is one of the world leaders in research and educational publishing. This subscription includes full-text magazine and newspaper articles and articles from over 600 online databases with up-to-date subject matter. Gale Databases are...

Gizmos (Grades 3-12) is an interactive math and science simulation library. There are over 475 Gizmos to bring powerful new learning experiences to students. Gizmos use an inquiry-based approach to learning validated by extensive research as a highly effective...

HearBuilder (K-Grade 8) is an online literacy program that provides systematic instruction in basic concepts, following directions, phonological awareness, sequencing, and auditory memory.   This subscription is not available to HCOS Registered students. Log...