For STUDENTS
Mental Health
Vancouver Island Crisis Society
Crisis Centre BC
Canada Suicide Prevention Service
https://www.crisisservicescanada.ca/en/
BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre offers lots of resources, videos and contact options for parents.
arts
scholarship
Sports
For FamilieS
Mental Health
BC Children’s Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre offers lots of resources, videos and contact options for parents.
https://keltymentalhealth.ca/parents-caregivers
With support from the Ministry of Health and from the Ministry for Children and Families this is a stand-alone manual called Supporting Families with Parental Mental Illness that can be used to developed workshops.
And this is their anxiety page.
https://foundrybc.ca/resource/anxiety/
John Howard Society of North Island
SCHOOL DISTRICT RESOURCES
Curriculum
BC's Redesigned Curriculum
Find information on what the New BC Curriculum looks like for your student.
Shelley Moore
Talks include topics on Inclusion and the New BC Curriculum. Her blog is loaded with resources to teach and empower students with special needs.
Math
Youcubed
Dr Jo Boaler is a Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University, and the faculty director of youcubed. She was an Aspen ideas speaker and a White House presenter on girls and STEM. She recently formed www.youcubed.org to give teachers, parents and students the resources and ideas they need to inspire and excite students about mathematics.
Here is a free course for students and parents: https://lagunita.stanford.edu/courses/Education/EDUC115-S/Spring2014/about
3 Act Math Tasks
A Three-Act Task is a whole group mathematics task consisting of 3 distinct parts: an engaging and perplexing Act One, an information and solution seeking Act Two, and a solution discussion and solution revealing Act Three.
Visit these website for more information on what 3 Act Math Tasks are:
https://hcpss.instructure.com/courses/97/pages/three-act-tasks
http://blog.mrmeyer.com/2011/the-three-acts-of-a-mathematical-story/
Additional 3-Act Math activities can be found here:
MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES
The F.O.R.C.E. Society
Families Organized for Recognition and Care Equality is an excellent resource for families with questions relating to youth mental health issues.
Anxiety BC
Is a leader in developing online, self-help, and evidence-based resources on anxiety and anxiety disorders. Their site provides information to help you understand anxiety, as well as resources and tools to help manage anxiety.
PARENTING RESOURCES
Vancouver Island Parent Conference
Visit the Vancouver Island Parent Conference website for information on their yearly event and guest speakers. Links to the past speakers information are available thought this webpage.
For PACs
BCCPAC
BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) is a charitable organization registered under the Society Act of BC, representing the parents of children attending the provincial public schools. Membership is made up of the Parent Advisory Councils (PAC), District Parent Advisory Councils (DPAC), and parent associate members. BCCPAC represents the District Parent Advisory Councils (DPAC) and Parent Advisory Councils (PAC) from across the province. Collectively, they represent the parents of the children in BC.
https://bccpac.bc.ca/index.php
BCCPAC RESOURCE PAGE