Tahltan School

About

Tahltan School is located at 1 School Road, PO Box 12, Telegraph Creek, BC V0J 2W0. The school describes itself as a small, close-knit school in a community on Highway 51, home to the Tahltan First Nation, and notes it has approximately 23 students in Grades K–9. Staff emphasize student success across learning domains and say the school embraces local culture through Tahltan language, art, and land-based cultural activities such as fishing, camping, and Tahltan dancing.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Stikine)

Education language: The school includes Tahltan language as part of its cultural programming. The sources do not state the language(s) used to teach the core curriculum, and they do not mention an English language learning (ELL) program or a bilingual/immersion program.

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-12

Phone: 250 235-3441

Email: Coreena.Linklater@sd87.bc.ca

Principal: Coreena Linklater

Education Languages

The school includes Tahltan language as part of its cultural programming. The sources do not state the language(s) used to teach the core curriculum, and they do not mention an English language learning (ELL) program or a bilingual/immersion program.

Programs and Services

Tahltan language, art, and culture The school highlights cultural learning through Tahltan language, art, and culture, including land-based experiences such as living on the land, fishing, camping, and Tahltan dancing. Digital learning (Brightspace D2L) The district provides Brightspace D2L as a learning management system for students, teachers, and parents to access learning materials online.

School Culture and Expectations

Tahltan School’s mission emphasizes working in partnership with parents and the community to provide a safe, caring, orderly, and challenging environment where students build skills, knowledge, values, and cultural identity. The school identifies four core values—Respect, Independence, Kindness, and Responsibility—and also highlights ideas such as embracing diversity, honesty, safety, empathy, trust, and pride. Its vision and beliefs emphasize positive and rigorous learning environments, teamwork and collaboration with families, and supporting learners academically, physically, socially, and culturally.