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Good News: Province of BC Signs on to Federal School Food Agreement
This is good news! The Province of BC announced an agreement with the federal government in their national school food program. According to the agreement: "As part of this agreement, the Government of Canada will invest approximately $39.4 million over the next three...
Call to Action: Tell Premier Eby that We Want our Share of National School Food Funding
From Vancouver DPAC. Please consider signing and submitting a letter to the premier! Dear Parents and Caregivers, Please help us get our share of National School Food Program funding! The federal government is funding $1B for a National School Food Program. The...
Courtenay Elementary Community School Society Supports Team Canada’s Efforts to Buy Canadian
February 4, 2025 Courtenay Elementary Community School Society (CECSS) announces its commitment to Team Canada's initiative to prioritize Canadian-made products in response to the United States’ recent threat to impose a 25% tariff on all Canadian goods. Although a 30...
Register for After School Clubs
You can now register for after school clubs. This year, registration will be online to ensure that no club is beyond capacity. Take note of the startup date for each club. All the fun begins after Thanksgiving. Here are the links to register online as spots are...
Spirit Wear Now on Sale!
It's that time of year again! Time to show some school pride with Spirit Wear! This year, in addition to hoodies and T-shirts, we are offering sweatshirts! We have a small stock on hand so you won't have to wait! Royal blue Courtenay Elementary sweatshirt. Also...
Hot Lunch FAQ
Hot Lunch FAQ Courtenay El has historically fed kids with Community Link funding that went to help pay an EA for a few hours to put together simple breakfasts and lunches. Up to 30 kids/day were fed. When Shelly Waterfield took over and started to cook for the...
What People Think: Opinions about the Hot Lunch Program
In June, we asked students and parents/caregivers about what they thought about the hot lunch program. These are the results. The purpose of this survey is measure the level of satisfaction and interest in the program so that we can improve it. On the whole, it is...
We want to hear from you!
The hot lunch program at Courtenay Elementary officially started in March 2023 thanks to funding from the Province of BC's Feeding Futures funding. School District 71 has been allocated $1.14 million each year for the next three years to create or expand local food...
Announcement of 2024 AGM
Join us for our Annual General Meeting at Courtenay Elementary where we'll discuss the year in review, with a particular focus on the first full year of the hot lunch program. Mark your calendars and don't miss out. We look forward to seeing you there! Please RSVP via...
Federal government commits to creation of national school food program
The federal government has committed to a national school food program! The federal government says it will launch a national school food program, hoping to deliver meals to an additional 400,000 children per year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Finance...
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 learning...
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
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
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! https://youtu.be/Dt0HUVss-zo The first day of school is Monday, January 8. After...
Advocacy: Tell your MP that we want funding for a national school food program
The hot lunch program started by Courtenay Elementary and the Courtenay Elementary Community School Society in March has served nearly 9,000 lunches to date. We are humbled by the success of this program. As great as those numbers sound, Courtenay Elementary is just...
Mid-summer update: “I’m Bored”
Part of this update should have been posted months ago, but now that we are about halfway through summer, many parents have probably heard the refrain, "I'm bored," from their kids. Back in May, the community school hosted a watch party titled, "A Conversation for...
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Lunch for a New School Year Ready to Order!
It's time for school! It's time for breakfast and lunch! Breakfast starts at 8am! Have your child come to the kitchen. There is no charge for...
What’s in Store for the New School Year
The new school year is almost upon us. Let's take a quick look back and talk about what's in store for the 2026/27 school year....