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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...

On Thursday, March 7, CECSS held its inaugural drop-in badminton for Gr.3-5 kids at Courtenay Elementary. A total of 14 kids showed up for an hour and a half of fun and exercise. Badminton started off with some serving and footwork practice, followed by a challenge to...

On Thursday, February 28, Courtenay Elementary hosted a presentation by Julie-Anne Richards, a Registered Clinical Counselor and Psychoeducational Consultant, on Childhood Stress and Anxiety: Empowering Strategies and Effective Support. The presentation...

On Friday, February 8, Courtenay Elementary held its community breakfast and open house. At the same time, the PAC also held its swap and shop in which families donate and swap used clothing, books, toys, and any other goods that are no longer used or needed. While...

CECSS got to work ordering things for the office, and the first order to arrive was a shipment of tables and chairs...right in the middle of the school's breakfast and swap and shop, and just as the snow started falling. Since there was no way the driver was going to...

On January 29, the Courtenay Elementary Community School Society (CECSS) attended the 2019 Community Enrichment Recipients held by the Comox Valley Community Foundation  at the Comox Recreation Center. CECSS was awarded a $5,000 grant from the...