Edgewater Elementary

About

Edgewater Elementary School is located at P. O. Box 69, 5813 Sinclair Road, Edgewater, BC V0A 1E0. The school’s purpose is to create a quality community environment that is safe, healthy, happy, and positive, where people are encouraged to take risks and meet challenges together. Edgewater Elementary’s motto is “Care, Create, Collaborate!” and the school shares a commitment to helping students be creative, reach their full potential, appreciate individual differences, and become lifelong learners and caring citizens.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Rocky Mountain)

Education language: English

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-7

Phone: 250 347-9543

Email: darryl.turner@sd6.bc.ca

Principal: Darryl Turner

Programs and Services

Athletics and extracurricular sports Clubs Craft Club (meets Wednesdays at lunch) Leadership Club (for Grades 4–5; community-focused leadership activities) Before/after-school care An after-school care program is offered at the school and is operated by the Windermere Valley Child Care Society. It provides after-school care on school days (Monday–Friday) and may offer full-day care on non-instructional days depending on registration. Early learning StrongStart is offered as a free, play-based early learning drop-in program for children from birth to age five, attended with a parent/caregiver, to help prepare children for Kindergarten.

• Soccer (jamboree)
• Volleyball (jamboree)
• Basketball
• Skiing and snowboarding (Panorama)

School Culture and Expectations

Edgewater Elementary emphasizes a safe, healthy, happy, and positive school community where students and staff support one another’s intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. The school highlights creativity, aspiring to full potential, appreciating individual differences, and developing lifelong learners and caring citizens. Guiding principles shared by the school include encouraging continuous growth and collaboration, supporting healthy and balanced lifestyles, building an accepting and caring community, and demonstrating respect and stewardship for the natural and digital world.