Home Learners' Link
A Distributed Learning School for Home Learners
Address: 923 Topaz Ave, Victoria, BC, V8T 2M2            Phone: (250)360-4303        Fax: (250)360-4370

PLEASE NOTE: This website is currently being upgraded.  If you do not find the information you need here, please contact the Home Learners' Link at (250) 360-4303.


About Home Learners' Link

Home Learners' Link is a distributed learning school in the Greater Victoria School District. It offers a hybrid approach to distributed learning for students from Kindergarten through grade 8. Students in grades 9 through 12 are supported at The Link.

Home Learners' Link supports the student achievement of learning outcomes through a combination of online and/or paper-based courses, or by participating in a small selection of optional classes offered on site.

Teachers maintain communication with students and their families by email, telephone and through face-to-face meetings. All teachers are certified by the BC College of Teachers and are responsible for establishing student learning plans and for assessing and reporting on student achievement.


Learn Now BC

LearnNowBC is a single point of entry to information about distributed learning in British Columbia. This website contains both distributed learning course details and information about student services available online.

British Columbia is committed to providing equitable access to education and providing choice for students who have restricted options, like those in rural communities. This one-stop website provides access to choices and services for students across the province.

Learn more about Learn Now BC at http://www.learnnowbc.ca/


Code of Conduct

We, the students and staff at the Home Learners' Link, are committed to promoting a safe learning environment that respects the rights of all individuals, values diversity, and is free from all forms of discrimination as per the BC Human Rights Code. In keeping with these principles and to further these aims, we have developed a Code of Conduct .  Please download and review our Code of Conduct here.


Registration

To register your child for the 2011-2012 academic year please contact  (250) 360-4303 to arrange for a registration appointment. 

Please bring a completed School Admission/Registration Form to your appointment as well as the appropriate course selection forms for Grades K-5 or Grades 6-8.

For all registrations a birth certificate or appropriate immigration documents and proof of address are required.


School Schedule & Pro D Days

Professional Development Days

 

Monday, September 19, 2011

Friday, October 21, 2011

Monday, November 21, 2011

Friday, February 17, 2012

Monday, April 23, 2012

Friday, May 18, 2012

School Opening Day
Please call for an intake meeting.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Thanksgiving Day

Monday, October 10, 2011

Remembrance Day

Friday, November 11, 2011

Last day of school before winter vacation

Friday, December 16, 2011

Schools re-open after winter vacation

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Last day of school before spring vacation

Friday, March 9, 2012

Schools re-open after Spring vacation

Monday, March 26, 2012

Good Friday

Friday, April 6, 2012

Easter Monday

Monday, April 9, 2012

Victoria Day

Monday, May 21, 2012

Last day of school for students

Thursday, June 28, 2012

Administrative day – no students

Friday, June 29, 2012


Report Card Dates
Term 1 December 9, 2011

Term 2

March 5, 2012

Term 3

June 28, 2012


Staff Contact Information
Administration Judith Reid jreid@sd61.bc.ca · Principal
Maureen Munro
mmunro@sd61.bc.ca · Vice-Principal
Teaching Staff Jeff Schaefer jschaefer@sd61.bc.ca · Special Ed
· Learning Support
Jane Jacek jjacek@sd61.bc.ca · PE K-8
· Daily Physical Activity
· Mathematics 8
Daphne Louis drlouis@sd61.bc.ca · Literacy K-4
· Teacher Adviser K-4
· Teacher-Librarian
Liane Lyle llyle@sd61.bc.ca
· Core French 5-8
· Sciences Humaines 8
Kathleen Mostyn kamostyn@sd61.bc.ca · Humanities 8
· HCP 8
· Applied Skills 8
· Literacy 8
· Science 8
Peter Rosenberg prosenberg@sd61.bc.ca · Teacher Adviser 5-7
·
Technology Integration
Susan Salvati ssalvati@sd61.bc.ca · Spanish 5-8
Education Assistants Jonne Atman jatman@sd61.bc.ca · Education Assistant/School Assistant

Online Learning Links
River Deep
Destination Math                  Note: If needed, you may find the plugins for destination math here.
Rosetta Stone: Online Language Learning
Blackboard
Web Quest: A Step Through Time

Additional Online Resources

British Columbia Ministry of Education
Earth & Space Website
CBC Archives
Thomson Gale InfoTrac
Encyclopedia of British Columbia
World Book Online Reference Center
Smithsonian Education
Ebsco Host
Greater Victoria Public Library
TumbeBook Library