We are more effective when we work collaboratively and seamlessly to support student needs. We are ALL responsible for working together for the success of ALL students. Improving communication and access to common information, establishing effective instructional and support teams, and focusing on wrapping around and strengthening the core relationship of teacher-student-families will improve student success.
We have developed a Framework for Collective Responsibility that will help guide the work we do from creating, implementing and monitoring School Plans for Learner Success, Local Education Agreements with First Nation communities, Individual Education Plans (IEP), and interventions by School-Based Teams (SBT). Common district assessments, with results made available in a timely and user-friendly format, support collaborative learning conversations by teams. Collective responsibility is a theme that emerges across all the other focus areas as we all do our parts toward common goals. Examples of this work include:
- Focus for the current year on walking together
- Collective Responsibility Framework
- New district data warehouse and information management system
- Strengthened school-based team (SBT) processes
- More opportunities for cross-school collaboration
Explore the ways we are LEARNING BETTER TOGETHER for the success of ALL learners in Cariboo-Chilcotin School District:
Safer Space: Children of the Street
Horse Lake Elementary
<p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Keeping children safe is a shared responsibility.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This week, our students participated in the Safer Space workshop presented by Children of the Street, a provincial organization dedicated to preventing the sexual exploitation and human trafficking of children and youth in British Columbia.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Through engaging and age-appropriate activities, students learned how to recognize online risks, protect their privacy, and make safe choices when using apps, games, and social media. Most importantly, they were reminded that if something feels uncomfortable or unsafe, there are trusted adults and community supports ready to help.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">At École 100 Mile Elementary, we believe that raising safe, informed, and empowered children takes all of us working together—schools, families, and community partners. We are grateful to Children of the Street for sharing their expertise and helping our students build the knowledge and confidence they need to navigate an increasingly complex digital world.</span></p><table class="editor-table" style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"><col style="width: 50%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 33px;"><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245);"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/71c57ecc-7d0f-49ad-8430-a4ab2585fbef?fingerprint=ppb20260519174017" alt="Safer Space Children of the Street" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245);"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/7f09ef0e-5604-4bab-b8f2-5c7356e1d7a8?fingerprint=ppb20260519174015" alt="Safer Space Children of the Street" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th></tr></tbody></table><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p>
Horse Lake Students Give Back to Their Community
Horse Lake Elementary
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Grade 3/4 students from Horse Lake Elementary recently had an opportunity to take part in a special community project. Guided by a parent and grandparent of one of the students, the students created unique Christmas-themed centerpieces. The finished products will adorn the tables at the upcoming Rotary Club Seniors Dinner in 100 Mile House. The class truly enjoyed the workshop and took great pride in their creations. It was a meaningful way for students to contribute to something that brings joy to others in our community.</span></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p><table class="editor-table" style="width: 100%; table-layout: fixed;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"><col style="width: 50%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245);"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/d46d87e4-5935-400a-9c47-f5b9108ebd17?fingerprint=ppb20251217040307" alt="Centerpeice 1 Murray Helmer" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top; text-align: start; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245);"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/1cecc49f-133b-43fb-9099-feffb214e32f?fingerprint=ppb20251217033752" alt="Centerpiece 2 Murray Helmer" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th></tr></tbody></table><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p>
Horse Lake Students Embrace Earth Day
Horse Lake Elementary
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The students of Horse Lake Elementary participated in an Earth Day 2025 Assembly, performing songs, skits and making pledges to do their part to adopt the Our Power, Our Planet motto and make changes to their world. Students had already made a head start on the process of cleaning up our school grounds, but after the assembly, students worked together and scoured the grounds leaving them pristine and pledging to keep them free from garbage, while focusing on recycling and reusing materials they may have otherwise thrown out.</span></p><table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/63067e4a-c5e9-4988-93fe-38594364aee1?fingerprint=ppb20260127221835" alt="Earth Day 2 Murray Helmer" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/7dc623eb-92b2-4c17-b58a-07f61ea36422?fingerprint=ppb20260127221833" alt="Earth Day 1 Murray Helmer" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th></tr></tbody></table><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p>
100 Mile House Wranglers Work and Play With Horse Lake Students
Horse Lake Elementary
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Three members of the 100 Mile House Wranglers KIJHL Hockey Team visited with students of Horse Lake Elementary this week. Matthew Balderston, Luke McFarlane, and Diego Cazac took time out of their quest for the Teck Cup and their playoff series with the Revelstoke Grizzlies to join our students in the classroom and on the playing field. The players visited several classes, reading with the students in our grade 3/4 classroom, playing floor hockey with our grade 5/6 students, and then playing flag football and Gaga Ball with kids at lunch hour. Having a chance for our students to interact with their idols and be influenced by these role models was truly an honor. Many thanks to the players for taking the time out of their schedules to visit our school!</span></p><table class="editor-table"><colgroup><col><col></colgroup><tbody><tr><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/2594d597-d8ce-46c2-932b-1c21d66dab37?fingerprint=ppb20260127220425" alt="Wrangler3 Murray Helmer" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th><th class="editor-tableCell editor-tableCellHeader" style="width: 350px; background-color: rgb(242, 243, 245); border: 1px solid black; vertical-align: top;"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/6462e943-224f-48d7-8633-6d45c43b9454?fingerprint=ppb20260127220426" alt="Wrangler5 Murray Helmer" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit;display:inline-block"></p><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p></th></tr></tbody></table><p class="editor-paragraph"><br></p>
Local Constable Visits Primary Social Studies Classes
Horse Lake Elementary
<p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Constable Brandon Visscher of the 100 Mile House RCMP came to talk to the grade 1 and grade 2/3 Social Studies classes about what a police officer does in a day to day setting and answered the many questions posed by our students about what the job entails. The classes have been learning about what it means to be a responsible citizen and the rules and laws of school and community as well as services that the government provides to our communities such as police, firefighters, schools, and postal services. Students were very excited to see and speak with a real police officer and even got autographs from Constable Visscher at the end of his talk!</span></p><div data-lexical-layout-container="true" style="grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; display: grid;"><div class="editor-layoutItem"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/a4c9ff1a-648e-58de-8af4-0da52598e921?fingerprint=ppb20251217035221" alt="qfnlfutr.jpg" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p></div><div class="editor-layoutItem"><p class="editor-paragraph"><img src="/images/73220161-72dd-543f-9333-be17672c4cc5?fingerprint=ppb20251217034524" alt="vw3tvf0d.jpg" width="100%" height="inherit" style="width:100%;height:inherit"></p><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p></div></div><p class="editor-paragraph" dir="ltr"><br></p>