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How much trash do you think a typical person creates in a day? How about in a school? Do you separate and recycle? Did you know that there are certain types of plastics that can and cannot be picked up via Courtenay’s curbside pickup program? Despite our best efforts,...

Kids need exercise. Courtenay Elementary School Society has arranged an open gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school from 2:35-3:30. Play is unstructured and the kids are encouraged to dig into the gym equipment.  The first open gym was on Tuesday, October...

Comox Valley Drum And Movement Classes held its first session at Courtenay Elementary School on Tuesday, September 24.  Hosted by Beau Stocker, students groove to the beat in a weekly class that combines drum performance with inner pulse through foot taps, steps,...

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day and Courtenay Elementary's Indigenous support staff were at the school first thing in the morning to offer parents some fresh bannock. CECSS was also there with coffee and tea in the glorious morning sunshine. The kids had...

Courtenay Elementary School held its Fun Fair on Friday, June 14. CECSS participated by running the BBQ for students and parents. Thanks to the generosity of Costco, there was plenty of sides and strawberries for all to enjoy. Courtenay Elementary and CECSS are deeply...

CECSS held its second "Chill in the Garden" on Tuesday the 11th. This time, the weather was hot-- perfect for sitting in the shade with a cold drink. CECSS served up iced coffee, iced tea, lemonade, and mango-lemon infused water. There was plenty to go around and...

Courtenay Elementary will be holding its Fun Fair today from 3 PM. CECSS will be there grilling hamburgers and hot dogs and serving up cold drinks. The PAC put their cupcakes in our office as it seems to have good air conditioning and is always cool.

With the success of the "Coffee in the Garden" events, the Courtenay Elementary Community School Society decided to take advantage of the warm weather and hold coffee in the afternoon called "Chill in the Garden." The first get together took place on June 4....

The Courtenay Elementary Community School Society continued its "Coffee in the Garden" event on May 16. The purpose of event is simple: Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea in the morning after sending your kids off to school and mingle with other parents in the beautiful...

The Courtenay Elementary Community School Society continued its "Coffee in the Garden" event, holding more informal get-togethers in the school garden on May 2 and May 9.  The purpose of event is simple: Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea in the morning after sending...

The Courtenay Elementary Community School Society held its first "Coffee in the Garden" on Thursday, April 25 from 8 AM to just before recess.  The purpose of event is simple: Enjoy a cup of coffee or tea in the morning after sending your kids off to school...

On Wednesday, April 24, the Courtenay Elementary Community School Society, in cooperation with the Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Centre, held the third and final vision boarding workshops in the school library.  Continuing from the...

The Courtenay Elementary Community School Society holds badminton every Thursday afternoon after school for Gr. 3-5 students. It just so happens that gymnastics equipment had been set up for the week. So, when the kids were told that they would't be playing badminton...

On a blustery Thursday afternoon, the Courtenay Elementary Community School Society held an egg hunt on the grounds of Courtenay Elementary. The weather forecast called for rain, but as long as there wasn't  a downpour, there was no way we would cancel an event...

On Wednesday, April 16, the Courtenay Elementary Community School Society, in cooperation with the Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Centre, held the second of three vision boarding workshops in the school kitchen.  Continuing from the first...

On Wednesday, April 10, the Courtenay Elementary Community School Society, in cooperation with the Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Centre, held the first of three vision boarding workshops in the school kitchen. As there was also cross-country running being...