Discovering Choices | Spring Updates

Hello DC Independent Students and Guardians,

Spring is around the corner and I would like to share many of the exciting opportunities we have coming up before the end of the year.

A reminder that spring break is less than 2 weeks away and we will be closed the week of March 24^th.

New Upcoming Off-Site Activities

• March 19^th: Spring Equinox Hike at Sibbald Lake
• April 22nd. Nose Hill Park
• April 24^th: PE Boxing
• April 28^th: Confluence Park Field Trip
• May 8^th: PE Baseball
• May 12th. Brown Bear Woman Centre
• May 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd: Outdoor Leadership Trip: Canoeing in Kananaskis
• May 23^rd Science Field Trip to Calaway Park
• May 29^th: PE Hike in Kananaskis
• June 2^nd: PE Golf

Nexus:

• March 19^th: Telus Spark Science Centre Trip

Lunch and Learn with our school psychologists and wellness team:

Get free pizza and learn about mental health and well being topics for adolescents. Check with your advisor and AP for more details.

• March 12: Downtown and Northgate
• March 13: Westbrook
• April 22: Bowness
• April 23: Downtown and Northgate
• April 24: Westbrook
• May 13: Bowness
• May 14: Downtown and Northgate
• May 15: Westbrook

First Aid Certification

Students are able to sign up to earn their Red Cross Intermediate First Aid (formerly Standard First Aid). Check with your advisor and AP for more details.

• Downtown: April 14^th, June 17^th
• Northgate: April 15^th, June 9^th
• Westbrook: April 29^th, June 10^th
• Bowness: April 28^th, June 16^th

Additionally, this semester we are continuing our Art class workshops in partnership with the Esker Foundation in Inglewood; students may attend dance classes at DJD; and Bowness students may attend pickle ball at the Bowness Community Centre. There are many more activities and field trips, including drumming, Foods Class, Robotics Class, Drama and Dance, In The Lead, and a show at Theatre Calgary! Talk to your advisor and site assistant principal to get more details, as some activities are site specific, while others are available at all sites.

There are no fees associated with any of the above opportunities. The fees are offset by generous grants and donations throughout the year. We are grateful to our numerous Partners and Donors, including Education Matters and Rotary Club of Calgary Olympic, for supporting Discovering Choices with barrier removal funds.

Graduation Update

Discovering Choices Graduation Ceremony will held on Thursday June 5^th at Central Memorial High School in the Theatre. CMHS staff and students will be away that day so we will have the space to ourselves. Similar to last year, all 4 Discovering Choices sites will have their graduation on the same day, one after the other, a schedule will be shared after spring break. If you are unsure if you are on the graduation list, please connect with your advisor and site assistant principal right away. Your site AP and advisors will also have site specific information about grad gown orders and grad photos. Gown orders are subsidized so the fee is only $10, graduation photos are at the expense of the graduate. 

Powerschool

A reminder that you may check student achievement and progress, as well as attendance, through your MyCBE account.

Please reach out if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Patrick Tomczyk, PhD

Principal

Discovering Choices

discoveringchoices@cbe.ab.ca