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BrainPOP

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

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 own...

Career Education
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Indigenous Content
French
Math
Physical and Health Education
Science
Social Studies
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ADST
Arts Education

Currents4Kids and News4Youth

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

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...

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Explora Canada

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

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. Explora could be used with strong grade 6...

Social Studies
Canadian
Curriculum
Subscriptions
Arts Education
French
Indigenous Content
Math
Physical and Health Education
Science

Gizmos

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

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 effectiv...

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Math
Science
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myBlueprint

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

MyBlueprint (Grades 7-12) is a Career Education planner. The platform is a great asset as our students prepare for the creation of their digital portfolios and the world of work. Some of the features students will find in myBlueprint are: Goals: Create go...

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Family Info
Career Education
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Flex

Grade One Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

Many of these picks can be borrowed from the Learning Commons Search Portal or our Sora virtual library at no cost. Alternatively, they can be purchased from our Used Bookstore, from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive vendors. V...

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Grade Two Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

Many of these picks can be borrowed from the Learning Commons Search Portal or our Sora virtual library at no cost. Alternatively, they can be purchased from our Used Bookstore, from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive vendors. V...

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Grade Three Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

Many of these picks can be borrowed from the Learning Commons Search Portal or our Sora virtual library at no cost. Alternatively, they can be purchased from our Used Bookstore, from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive vendors. V...

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Grade Four Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

Many of these picks can be borrowed from the Learning Commons Search Portal or our Sora virtual library at no cost. Alternatively, they can be purchased from our Used Bookstore, from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive vendors. V...

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Grade Seven Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

Many of these picks can be borrowed from the Learning Commons Search Portal or our Sora virtual library at no cost. Alternatively, they can be purchased from our Used Bookstore, from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive vendors. V...

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Grade Eight Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

Many of these picks can be borrowed from the Learning Commons Search Portal or our Sora virtual library at no cost. Alternatively, they can be purchased from our Used Bookstore, from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive vendors. V...

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Grade Nine Curriculum Picks

Information for Families Curriculum Picks

Many of these picks can be borrowed from the Learning Commons Search Portal or our Sora virtual library at no cost. Alternatively, they can be purchased from our Used Bookstore, from Anchor Academic (using your PO#) or from one of our comprehensive vendors. V...

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Discovery Education

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

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...

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Indigenous Content
Arts Education
Career Education
English
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Indigenous Content
Math
Physical and Health Education
Science
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HearBuilder

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

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 recommended for students with dyslexia. Select th...

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Language Arts
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TeachingBooks

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

TeachingBooks (K-Grade 12) is an online database that explores children’s books and young adult literature. The database provides access to additional materials (e.g., short movies, audio book readings, book discussion guides) to enhance learning, including th...

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Getting Started

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

Subscriptions cover a wide range of valuable content in various subject areas and grade levels. All subscriptions are available for Enrolled and Flex families. If you are a Registered family, please select the bar below the video to discover which subscription...

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Curriculum & Computer Deposit Process

Information for Families General Information

This process does not include grade 10 - 12 students or any resources purchased using IE funding. As a quick refresher, HCOS families must sign a curriculum loan agreement every year because, by law, all curriculum paid for by the school is owned by the schoo...

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Twig Science

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

Twig Science (Grades 6-10) is an interactive science program that immerses students in the exciting world of science and natural phenomena. It has thousands of short videos covering math and science, plus 80+ hands-on experiments. The Twig Science website is a...

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Social Studies
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ADST

Touch-type Read & Spell

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Touch-type Read and Spell (TTRS) (Grades 3-12) is a highly accessible, multi-sensory course that teaches touch-typing, reading, and spelling simultaneously. TTRS has 24 levels, each with 31 modules. Modules contain words organized into groups of spelling patte...

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Typing
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rightnow MEDIA

Learning Commons for Families Subscriptions

rightnow MEDIA (K-Adult) is a video library of Bible study topics for students of all ages, including a "Just for Kids" section. It is available to all HCOS families. Logging In Find the invitation link under the Subs/Password tab on the Search Portal. Follo...

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Career Education
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