May 9, 2014, National Day of Honour, Afghanistan PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE I can’t believe we are already into May. While for many this time of year turns them to thoughts of gardening, and outdoor recreation, and putting away the skis. For our teachers this time of year means field trips, and report cards, and classroom placements, […]

Principal’s Message Our Secondary staff had a chance to meet with Superintendent Taylor last Thursday to discuss our school learning model and where we are headed with some of our innovations including Project-Based Learning, Individual Directed Learning, Immersion Weeks, and course integration. It was tremendous to hear about some of the great successes we are […]

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE One of the exciting things about the learning here at Lucerne is the variety of instructional and learning strategies and tools used by our educational staff. Today as I was in the 4/5/6 classroom students were building bridges out of straws and recycled paper. The math, creativity, problem solving, and team building skills […]

Principal’s Message Happy New Year I hope you all had a wonderful winter break. I love this time of year when the days get longer and the outdoors becomes increasingly inviting for outdoor learning.  We’re excited about Mr. Parkstrom’s winter immersion week starting Monday and the wonderful learning opportunities students will experience in skiing and […]

Principal’s Message A Season of Sharing The holiday season is upon us and as the advertising forces are out to lighten our wallets of their excess, here at Lucerne we are helping reinforce in our students the value of sharing with others. As the students prepare to perform for the community at the Winter Concert, […]

Principal’s Message I want to take a moment to share my respect for the wonderful staff we have here at the school. I am continually inspired by the many extra hours put in by teachers and support staff to create learning opportunities and events. We have Wordfest, sports teams, fundraising for Grad, musicians and artists […]

PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE We’ve had a great start-up here at Lucerne. September started off with a wonderful welcome back Barbecue hosted by the staff. Thank you to everyone who brought food, cooked, cleaned and donated use of equipment! The 4/5/6 canoe trip was a great experience for our intermediate students. We appreciate all the help and […]