Bastion Elementary

About

Bastion Elementary (École Élémentaire Bastion Elementary School) is located at 2251 12 Ave NE, Salmon Arm, BC V1E 2V5. The school acknowledges, honours, and gives thanks for the traditional lands and history of the Secwépemc people, and values relationships with the First Nation communities on whose lands they educate children. The school website highlights ongoing school events and shares district and school news with families.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (North Okanagan-Shuswap)

Education language: Bastion Elementary offers French Immersion supports, with a school resource page that provides French-language reading and practice resources used alongside classroom instruction. The school also shares information for families about French Immersion Kindergarten, and promotes the District’s Late French Immersion pathway that begins in Grade 6 at Shuswap Middle School.

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-5

Phone: 250 832-3741

Email: bas@sd83.bc.ca

Principal: Heather Gobbett

Education Languages

Bastion Elementary offers French Immersion supports, with a school resource page that provides French-language reading and practice resources used alongside classroom instruction. The school also shares information for families about French Immersion Kindergarten, and promotes the District’s Late French Immersion pathway that begins in Grade 6 at Shuswap Middle School.

Programs and Services

ERASE – Safe Schools The school lists ERASE (Safe Schools) as a program/service resource for families. Counselling Bastion provides a “Counsellor’s Corner” and lists a school counsellor on its Student Support Services staff page. Student support / specialist services The school lists access to a Speech-Language Pathologist and an Indigenous Education Worker as part of its student support services team. French Immersion The school provides a French Immersion page with learning resources to support students (as an extension of classroom lessons). The school also shares information about French Immersion Kindergarten, and communicates district information about the Late French Immersion option starting in Grade 6 at Shuswap Middle School (with a commitment form to apply).

School Culture and Expectations

The school states a commitment to acknowledging and honouring the traditional lands and history of the Secwépemc people, and to valuing relationships with First Nation communities connected to the lands where students are educated. The school also highlights participation in Pink Shirt Day activities focused on kindness and inclusion.

Enrollment

Families can register for Kindergarten either in person (by calling the school to make an appointment) or online (by emailing the school to request a registration link). The district notes students should register at their catchment school unless registering for a program of choice such as Early French Immersion at Bastion, and cross-boundary requests require a separate process. For Late French Immersion (Grade 6 entry, housed at Shuswap Middle School), families are directed to complete a commitment form/QR code application.