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Read for Change | Learning Commons

Wow, we are halfway through our readathon! So far we have raised over $19,000!  It has been so much fun to see your reading...

Read for Change | Making a Difference

Wow, what an excellent first week! We are thrilled to have more than 120 participants signed up already for our annual readathon and cannot...

Richmond Pentecostal Church Childcare Donates to Support Christian Home Education

HCOS Forward Together is excited to announce a generous contribution from Richmond Pentecostal Church (RPC) Childcare (https://www.rpcdaycare.com). RPC Childcare has gifted HCOS $6,000 to...

Home Visits – Is this a Test? No!

One of the key pieces in our Distributed Learning model at HCOS are the Home Visits. Our teachers schedule these visits throughout the year,...

Born to Thrive

The final article in our 3 part series on Mental Health focuses on how to help our children thrive in a world often filled...

Student Service Centre – Literacy & Numeracy Support

We are happy to announce that two new EAs have been hired to increase our Student Support Center capacity in the area of Literacy....

Resilience and our Mental Health

This is Part 2 of our series on Mental Health from the 3 session event hosted by ACSIWC and Katy Kwon. You can watch the...

Graduation Assessment Sessions for 2021/2022

Graduation Assessments are required for all students pursuing the Dogwood Graduation Program. Make sure you plan your assessments early to ensure your grades are...

Own it or Moan About It?

Over the past 18 months we have seen the impact that mental health plays in our day-to-day lives. We have all experienced the toll...