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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....

KnowBC (K-Grade 12) is BC's leading general reference site. It combines many resources, including the Encyclopedia of BC, which contains 4,000 articles and 1,000 pictures about British Columbia. The KnowBC website is accessed through Focused Education Resource...

Learn360 (K-Grade 12) is the ultimate streaming multimedia resource. Users can access 200,000 media resources, including videos, interactives, printables, audio content, maps, flags, and more. It is a powerful tool for blended instruction and project-based lea...

Matific (K-Grade 6) is a game-based platform for building specific mathematical concepts and skills. Each episode is 5-15 minutes, engaging students in playing math games while helping them master core math concepts. This subscription is not available to HCOS...

The NFB Education (K-Grade 12) includes creative documentaries, animation, interactive stories, and participatory experiences. Their mission is to provide new perspectives on Canada and the world from Canadian points of view that serve Canadian and global audi...

National Geographic Kids (K-Grade 7) is a children's magazine published by the National Geographic Society. It is a one-stop shop for elementary and middle school students interested in the cultural or natural world. The National Geographic Kids website is acc...

ProQuest (Historical BC newspapers) (Grades 8-12) includes over 365 million pages of world-class collections, 325 years of historical periodical content, and 350 years of global, national, and regional newspapers. ProQuest gives researchers access to more than...

Focused Education Resources (K-Grade 12) and the BC Digital Classroom 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. Logg...

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...

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...

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...

This page provides more information on the differences between enrolling and registering a student(s).  Enrolled Provided with a Support Teacher Accountable to be in regular weekly contact with the Support Teacher Accountable to Provincial Learning Stand...

HCOS will discuss the variety of support services, the responsibilities for families and also miscellaneous information during the initial interview. HCOS Support Your Support Teacher will: Be your child’s Home Room teacher at HCOS and is responsible for ...

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...

EVERFI (Gr. 2-12) 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 in to EVERFI. Step 1: Email our Subscriptions Facilitator, ...

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. This subs...

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...

PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next (K-Grade 5) are searchable databases covering animals, science, biographies, social studies, and health. It is a fantastic tool to build basic research skills. PebbleGo (K-Grade 3) has built-in reading and research tools such as lev...

Reading Eggs (K-Grade 7) focuses on a core phonics and sight-word curriculum, using skills and strategies essential for sustained reading success. Fast Phonics (K-Grade 5) is an online synthetic phonics program that teaches essential phonics skills, including...

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...