Wildflower

About

Wildflower School is located at 811 Stanley St, Nelson, BC V1L 1N8. Wildflower is a program choice within School District 8 (Kootenay Lake) featuring multi-age classrooms and theme-based learning. The school emphasizes building self-esteem, self-confidence, and joy in learning through leadership opportunities, mentorship, and personalized learning, supported by place-based learning, collaborative work, inquiry, and problem-solving.

At a Glance

School type: Public School (Kootenay Lake)

Education language: English

Religious affiliation: None / Secular

Grades: K-9

Phone: 250 505-7020

Email: nick.graves@sd8.bc.ca

Principal: Nicholas Graves

Programs and Services

**Multi-age, theme-based learning (program of choice)** Wildflower is described as a program choice with multi-age classrooms and theme-based learning. Students learn in a multi-age setting designed to support leadership, interdependence, mentorship, and personalized learning, with daily circle time, place-based learning, inquiry, collaboration, and an emphasis on problem-solving and critical thinking. **Student safety / reporting support** The school website links to ERASE, an anonymous reporting tool for students.

School Culture and Expectations

Wildflower highlights a learning community that aims to build self-esteem, self-confidence, and joy in learning. The school emphasizes leadership, interdependence, mentorship, and personalized learning, supported by collaborative learning and problem-solving/critical thinking. The district also states an acknowledgement respecting and honouring First Nations traditional territories within SD8.

Transportation, Parking, and Getting Here

SD8 provides district busing information, including online student bus registration, bus routes, and a bus code of conduct. The bus code of conduct includes expectations such as arriving at the stop at least five minutes early, staying seated while the bus is in motion, and crossing the road only in front of the stopped bus on the driver’s signal (never behind the bus).

Enrollment

SD8 directs families to use the district registration process, including using the School Locator to find a catchment school, completing the Student Registration Form, and bringing required documentation to the catchment school. For out-of-catchment requests, families must complete a Student Transfer Request Form and submit it to the catchment school for processing. The district also provides information about bus registration and notes that out-of-catchment students are generally not eligible for busing (space may be available on existing routes after eligible riders are seated).