Garibaldi Highlands Elementary

About

École Garibaldi Highlands Elementary is located at Po Box 2802590 Portree Way, Squamish, BC V0N 1T0. The school describes a community that celebrates and honours the rich culture and diverse needs of all learners, and emphasizes creating a safe, welcoming environment where students feel a sense of belonging. It highlights core values summarized as “PACK”: Persistence, Accountability, Community, and Kindness.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Sea to Sky)

Education language: The school offers an English program and a French Immersion program (noted for Kindergarten).

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-6

Phone: 604 898-3688

Email: klowe@sd48.bc.ca

Principal: Katrina Lowe

Education Languages

The school offers an English program and a French Immersion program (noted for Kindergarten).

Programs and Services

French Immersion (program option) The school offers a French Immersion program, including French Immersion Kindergarten. School Meal Program The school website lists a “School Meal Program” as a school resource/feature. Student support / conduct and restorative approaches The school’s Code of Conduct emphasizes equity and inclusion, aligning with the BC Human Rights Code, and outlines how staff respond when safety or learning are disrupted. Administrative responses may include restorative practices such as problem-solving, restitution, circle processes, and mediation, with parent involvement when needed.

School Culture and Expectations

The Code of Conduct states that the school celebrates and honours the rich culture and diverse needs of all learners and is committed to equity and inclusion regardless of race, gender identity, ability, or background. Students are expected to uphold a safe and welcoming space, guided by the school’s PACK values: Persistence, Accountability, Community, and Kindness. The code outlines unacceptable behaviours (e.g., violence, threats/harassment, weapons, substances, theft, property damage) and emphasizes restorative responses over punishment. Expectations also include appropriate dress, technology-free recess/lunch, and limits on personal digital devices unless permitted for learning.

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

For Kindergarten gradual entry, families are instructed to drop off and pick up students at the same Kindergarten classrooms: Room 176 (French Immersion) and Room 172 (English program), located in the courtyard by the gym. Dismissal routines must be followed unless a written note indicates a change, and students arriving late or leaving early must be signed in/out at the office by a parent. Visitors must sign in at the office.

Enrollment

The school directs families to complete registration through the district’s online registration process via a provided link (Sea to Sky School District online registration page).