New Mud Kitchens Ready for Action

New Mud Kitchens Ready for Action

Last year, the Courtenay Elementary Community School Society was awarded a grant from the Community Services Recovery Fund to do some significant work in the school’s gardens. Last summer, the grant funding was used to install a concrete pad in the outdoor...
Sharing Seeds with the Community

Sharing Seeds with the Community

In the early fall of 2023, The Old Farm Market Courtenay gifted the Courtenay Elementary Community School Society over one thousand seed packages left over from the growing season. It was a generous donation, but what were we going to do with all these seeds? Handing...
One Year of Hot Lunch

One Year of Hot Lunch

Thanks to the support of Courtenay Elementary, PAC, SD71, and the parents and caregivers of the students, the new hot lunch program at Courtenay Elementary is a year old, starting a year ago on March 11, 2023. That day, we served a tomato chicken pilaf to 35 kids. The...
What we are grateful for in 2023

What we are grateful for in 2023

We are almost done with 2023! It’s that time of the year to look back on what we have accomplished and say thank you to all of the people and organizations who help make things happen! The first day of school is Monday, January 8. After school clubs will start...