1. NLC
Introduction
Answering Questions of Parents and
Community Members

2. NLC Introduction
1. Hiring
2. Day in the life
3. PE/French/Electives
4. What do the NLC staff want for NLC students?
5. What is Project Based Learning?
6. How will students be assessed?
7. What is our role?
8. Where can we find more information?
9. Technology
10.Welcome to KRSS – stay tuned

3. 1. Staff
• Pleased to Introduce Stephen Chase –
Math, Science, Info tech, ….
• Beth Wilcox –
Socials, English, Dance, Photo, aboriginal
studies….
• Cindy Heitman – District Principal
• Sid Jawanda & Steve DallaLana – VPs
• Lee Karpenko -Principal

4. 2. Day in the Life
8:45-9:00 Connect time
9:00-9:45 Physical activity or PE
9:45-10:00 Nutrition break
10:00-11:30 Workshop (class or seminar)
11:30-12:15 Lunch
12:15-1:00 Workshop (class or seminar)
1:00-3:00 Project work

5. 3. PE/French/Electives
• Every day will start with connection time and PE
• Important to have flexibility for projects and
learning
• Direct Studies, Workshops (optional and
mandatory)
• French will be distance ed course supported by
classroom teacher. (blended model)
• Electives will be integrated into projects – hiring
teacher for a block to work with NLC students

6. 4. What do we want for
NLC Students
• What do we want them • What do we want
to know? them to be able to do?
o Grade Level Learning o Communicate
Outcomes to a Mastery o Think critically
Level o Think creatively and
innovate
o Demonstrate personal
responsibility
o Demonstrate social
responsibility

7. 5. What is Project Based
Learning?o
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8. 5. What is Project Based
Learning?o
Examples of Projects
• Planting for the Future: Building a Sustainable Garden
at KRSS
• Then and Now: The Pulp and Paper Industry in Prince
George
• Step in Step Up: RCMP Gang Prevention Initiative

9. 6. How will students be
assessed?
Practice Performance Reporting
• Learning • Voice and • Standards
Goals, Rubrics, Choice Based Grading
Descriptive whenever
Criteria possible
• Feedback and
Revision
• Self and Peer
Assessment

10. 7. What is our role?
1. Participate in our community survey
bit.ly/nlccommunity .
2. Keep asking "What did you
learn at school today?"
3. Keep in touch with us,
the NLC staff.

11. 8. Technology
• Equipment needed or can be used at the NLC
• Any i-pad, tablet or laptop that is running at least one of the following OS’s:
o Windows XP – service pack 3 (Minimum on a laptop) preferred for extra
benefits windows 7
o Apple OS 10.4 (Minimum laptops) preferred OS 10.5 or higher 2 to 4 gig
ram.
• Needs to support at least wireless B,G preferred N
• Should have one USB port CD/DVD rom not necessary.
• For windows XP be nice to have a minim 512meg ram preferred 1gig or
higher and should have an up today antivirus
o Free from Microsoft “security essentials”
• Needs to have the ability to create a PDF digital document from whatever
document/production office software they will be using.
o “Open Office” (free) would be more than enough

12. 9. Where can we find more
information?
Contacts Online Resources
District Principal of Curriculum and Edutopia
Instruction: Buck Institute for Education
Cindy Heitman High Tech High
cheitman@sd57.bc.ca nlc.sd57.bc.ca
KRSS Principal:
Lee Karpenko
lkarpenko@sd57.bc.ca
Teachers:
Beth Wilcox
beth.wilcox@ucdsb.on.ca
Steve Chase
schase@sd57.bc.ca

13. 10. Welcome to KRSS –
stay tuned
• Welcome on first day
• Or Summer camp welcome

14. Questions