Wickaninnish Community School

About

Wickaninnish Community School is located in Tofino, BC (mailing address: PO Box 220, Tofino, BC V0R 2Z0). The school describes itself as a community focused on learning and growing together, with an emphasis on cultural inclusion, reconciliation, and partnership with the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations. The school community also highlights family involvement through its Parent Advisory Council (WEPAC) and ongoing communication and support between families and staff.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Pacific Rim)

Education language: English

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-7

Phone: 250 725-3254

Email: dstone@sd70.bc.ca

Principal: Danielle Stone

Programs and Services

After-school and community programs The Wickaninnish Community School Society (a non-profit) provides after-school and evening programming for the community, with a focus on supporting vulnerable students and youth. Programming includes drop-in lunch programs, afterschool programs, community youth sports, and adult evening recreation opportunities. Food program (breakfast, snacks, lunch) WEPAC operates a school food program from the Wickaninnish Community School kitchen to help ensure all students have access to healthy, scratch-made food while attending school. The program provides breakfast, recess snacks (for K–1), lunch service (with monthly menus), and afterschool snacks for students enrolled in afterschool programs, with a “pay what you can” model.

School Culture and Expectations

The school acknowledges it is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations and states it strives for cultural inclusion, reconciliation, and learning in partnership with the TFN community. The principal’s message emphasizes regular attendance, family-school communication, and safe arrival routines. Families are also reminded to send weather-appropriate clothing and supplies for changing conditions.

Enrollment

The school’s website directs families to SD70 registration policies and forms and a school catchment locator. For kindergarten registration, families are invited to contact the school by phone or email for assistance (abotting@sd70.bc.ca). The district also describes an option to submit registration packages electronically by emailing required forms and documentation to the appropriate school email address (found via the district list of schools).