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Harbouring a sense of community in Rossland

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"Kind, professional and polite young men! Thanks for arranging this!"  Genevieve Fortin.

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Great Workers!  We had 3 students arrive to help us move a huge amount of wood from our downed White pine out in Happy Valley.  They were fantastic workers, moving pieces of wood that must have weighed much more than they did.  They were unfailingly polite and cheerful and we feel we have made new friends,"  Margo Williams.

Our student volunteers have been out in the community helping local residents with their Spring Yard Clean Up!  We have...

Spring into a Learning Adventure!  Grab the opportunity to arrange a virtual or in-person meeting during April and May, tailored to your family, at a time that suits.  An opportunity that is as flexible as our Learning Centre! Just register your interest here.

Every year, our high school students learn how to stay safe in the backcountry, for free, thanks to Keith Robine from Kootenay Avalanche Courses and the generous folks from Big Red Cats. who enable them to practice what they've learnt in their tenure.

Have a safe, happy holiday! 

The last day of school before the Christmas holiday break was spent crafting, sledding in pajamas, wearing crazy festive head pieces, watching National Lampoons Christmas Vacation movie and enjoying hot chocolate as well as popcorn together. 

It was a great way to end the year!  CLICK THIS VIDEO TO SEE THE FESTIVITIES INSIDE AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM: :   christmas_is_coming_3.mp4

The festive fabric trees pictured were made in our Textiles class by students in Grades 8 & 9.  They're led by our multi talented Operations Manager Robin, who is a dab hand at anything that...

 As part of our Strategic Planning Review, please complete a short survey by Sunday, 29th November for your chance to WIN a $50 gift card, just in time for Christmas spending! Whatever your connection to us, your input will help us capture the vision of the entire community we serve and enable us to evolve in line with its needs, over the next three years.

Students and staff always make such a wonderful effort to celebrate Halloween when they come into school in their costumes and the classrooms were filled with an eclectic mix of outfits this year with a beekeeper (Robin) and a folk singer (Tanis) among them!  To see how creative our learning family got, take a peek at our Halloween pictures!

Our first monthly board meeting of the new academic year has been held in 'blended' form, with attendees joining it remotely as well as in person, via Zoom.  We are grateful for the support that so many of our advocates and parents (current and past) continue to provide by becoming board members and members at large.  The 2020/21 Board Members who will captain, navigate and steer our Learning Centre forwards during the year ahead are listed below. 

Still Recruiting Board Members!

We are still recruiting for a Secretary and Volunteer Coordinator.  If you would like to have a say in how Seven...

Way to go Louisa!  7S alumni Louisa Leidl is from Austria and joined us in Grade 11 (2019) as one of our international students so that she could ski race with Red Mountain Racers.  Proving herself an elite indoor cyclist she has just won a spot on the new U23 Canyon Development Team and will be competing at the highest level of racing on Zwift with Canyon Esports - the world's first professional eRacing team.  She was one of these 20 young, talented riders to join the team and win a contract:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Mibnxn5W0&feature=youtu.be

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We can confirm that there have been NO Covid cases, NO suspected Covid cases, and NO linked cases of COVID-19 within Seven Summits Centre for Learning. We are grateful that the robust efforts of our students, staff and learning family will continue to keep our community safe.  Erroneous reporting on local radio has created understandable concerns which the station is currently addressing on air.

Save the Date!

Annual General Meeting

Our Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be taking place on Thursday, 24th September at 7.30pm at the Learning Centre (2110 First Avenue, Rossland).  We hope that current and prospective parents, who may be interested in finding out more about us or who wish to get more involved in our learning community, will attend in person or via Zoom.  (N.B. As expected, we will be respecting and observing all physical distancing and safety protocols so please ensure you bring a mask and sanitise your hands on arrival.  Thank you!)

Parent Meetings

We will also be holding...

The day gave us the chance to find out the many reasons why new students chose to join us.  Among them were course selection, 7S providing a 'better fit', our reputation for excellence, a Covid friendly learning enviornment and the opportunity to balance learning with life for the figure skaters, dancers, cross country skiers, bikers and Red Mountain Racers who have embraced our unique blended style because it works best for them and puts them in control.  WATCH THE VIDEO OF THE TEAM BUILDING DAY HERE!

New registrations are still open and it will be business as usual for our cohort when the new academic year starts in September!  As our whole centre is considered a learning group, our small size and blended learning approach makes us more than ready for whatever the future holds!  Our teachers and support staff are looking forward to welcoming all our students back into the classroom, for consistent in person learning after our annual teambuilding 'camp'.  If conditions should change, our courses are actually designed to be 100% online so it's a win-win for those who need certainty, routine, structure, academic rigour as well as reassurances for stringent enforcement of safety and hygiene measures.

As part of a think local campaign launched by the Trail and District Arts Council, Sly Violet conveys all the information you need about a high school education at Seven Summits Centre for Learning in a Covid jingle  set to Billie Eilish's "When the Party's Over".

RED mountain ski resort hosted an extra special Covid friendly graduation ceremony for Seven Summits Centre for Learning this year so that its local grads wouldn't miss out on a fabulous rite of passage.  A ski lift processional, spectacular shots on the summit of RED for the memory banks and celebrations back down on the deck at base made it a magical experience for all involved.

As online schooling becomes the new norm and students learn to navigate a new type of classroom, Rossland’s Seven Summits Centre for Learning is thriving as local parents and high school students look for a future proof solution designed to meet their current and longer term educational needs.

Our Centre may be closed while students work 100% online from home but we've opened up our commercial kitchen so that volunteers can use it to tackle local food poverty.

Tayne Steven is a super motivated grade 11 student at 7S, the site of the world’s first Kitefoiling academy, who is celebrating a neat sponsorship deal with CORE Kites Canada.

We’re currently in consultation with parents to determine the future for smartphones within our learning centre. The aim is to give students back their time and freedom rather than taking their devices away and ‘banning’ cell phones.

Our Fundraising Fiesta will kick off with Mexican-themed appies courtesy of Cahoots Kitchen and a silent auction.  Rossland Beer Company will sponsor our cash bar and to get everyone up on the dance floor to bust their moves, live music will be provided by ‘Shredded Cheese’, led by local musician David Stubbs.

Free Fridays:  7S is beefing up the perks for staff and students by modifying its week into four longer days.  The innovative pioneer in cutting-edge high school education is breaking the mould to establish a smarter way of working for its fully qualified B.C. teachers and high achieving grade 8-12 students.