Ecole College Heights Elementary School

Thank you to Mrs. MacDermott for being the inspiration for so many of our singers. On behalf of our family at Ecole College Heights Elementary we wish you all, joy, peace and lots of laughter with family and friends. Happy Holidays. Enjoy some wonderful memories from our Winter Concert ... part 1.

Big thank you to our PAC for all your support of our Winter Concert. Your Amazing!!

In case your still in your cozy PJs this video is for you. Enjoy the Christmas song and the winter scenery. Thanks again to our wonderful choir for bringing our winter scene alive.

Thank you to Mrs. MacDermott and the choir for the wonderful Christmas music. Your songs brought the spirit of Christmas alive in all our wonderful artwork by all our students.

We wish all our families a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Thank you to our entire school community at Ecole College Heights Elementary for a wonderful heartfelt Remembrance Day Ceremony. Here is a sneak peak at some of the beautiful art projects honoring all those that served in our armed forces so that we can be safe and free.

Thank you to Mrs. MacDermott and her choir for providing the wonderful background music.

Hadih Ts'uhoonti Whuzadelh - "Hello, we are all happy you have come." This is the new greeting at our entrance that encompasses our new Wall Mural. Carla Joseph, a Metis artist, created this beautiful mural. The vision for the artwork came from Miriam Louie (Indigenous Education Worker), Mr. Brennan (former Principal) and students at ECHE.

The mural has many elements of the Carrier culture in it:

The 4 Carrier Clans - Beaver/Grouse, Bear, Frog and Caribou
The Pit House - Carrier dwelling
Three Women representing Carrier Matriarch
A Drum, representing Carrier music, culture and traditions
Footsteps leading to a scroll and graduation cap representing the learning journey of our students
A spruce bough, used for cleaning and in medicines
Salmon, an important part of Carrier culture and living

In addition, all the images in the tree trunk of the tree were inspired by art pieces created by students last year.

Here are some highlights from our ceremony in September to welcome this mural into our school community. A special thank you to Jennifer Pighan for your blessing on this mural and drumming it to life for all who attended. Thanks to our Trustees, Indigenous Ed PVPs and Carla Joseph for attending along with our staff and students.