Every six years, independent schools go through a ministry review. This review process is a deep dive into our curriculum and pedagogy (as well as files, policies, and certification) at Kelowna Christian School. As a previous public school teacher, this concept was foreign to me; the idea that someone from the Ministry of Education would come in an...

EXCELLENCE "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters"  Colossians 3:23 In grade 1, my daughter came home and informed me that she had a new favourite Bible Verse. Her teacher Mrs. Hildebrandt had taught them about Colossians 3:23 and how it was our job as followers of Jesus to do everythin...

 I am a self-professed book lover. Secretly, I would love to find a job where they paid me to read all day. Reading takes me to places I will never go and puts me in the minds of characters I would have trouble understanding otherwise. Reading didn't always come easily for me; I was a late starter in my reading journey and spent more time in t...

 Kelowna Christian exists to educate and inspire our students so that they can be effective, active and engaged servants of Jesus - both in their life at school and in their lives beyond school. How does our mission meet the classroom and the broader educational life of the school?The KCS Design Principles for Teaching and Learning are simple ...