Ready, Set, Learn Events 2024-2025

Rocky Mountain School District is excited to invite families with children 0-5 years of age to Ready, Set, Learn events across the school district. These events will provide children 0-5 years of age and their families with FREE resources and community information! There will be free books, games, and pamphlets outlining all of the FREE programs, supports, and opportunities available for families and their children birth to 5 prior to entering kindergarten. Early years community partners and kindergarten school staff will all be available to provide information and answer questions.

Please join us on the following dates:

Kimberley Area

• January 25, 2025 from 10:00-12:00 at Blarchmont Early Learning Centre (1850 Warren Avenue)
• June 11, 2025 from 4:00-6:00 at Blarchmont Early Learning Centre (1850 Warren Ave.)

Golden Area

• September 26, 2024 from 1:00-3:00 at the Parson Community Park (3612 Highway 95)
• January 31, 2025 from 10:00-11:30 at the Golden Arena Lounge (1410-9th St. South)
• June 6, 2025 from 10:00-11:30 at Kinsmen/Clown Park (902-10th St. South)

Columbia Valley Area

• November 18, 2024 from 10:00-11:30 at the Columbia Valley Centre in Invermere (646-4th Street)
• April 2, 2025 from 10:00-11:30 at the Canal Flats Community Hall (8911 Dunn Street)
• May 3, 2025 from 9:30-11:30 at Pothole Park in Invermere (639 - 7th Avenue)

If you have any questions, please contact Glenn Goslin - District Principal of Early Learning at glenn.goslin@sd6.bc.ca 

Ready, Set, Learn

Ready, Set, Learn is an initiative that recognizes that families need positive connections with the school system and community agencies that provide relevant resources, support and information.  These events are a partnership between the province, the school district, and the early learning partners in the Kimberley, Columbia Valley and Golden area communities. 

Ready, Set, Learn events may take place at various locations in the community and give parents and caregivers the opportunity to meet many early years partners (Speech Language, Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy, Public Health, Ministry of Child and Family Development, Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services, Métis Nation BC, local food banks, the public library, and many more). These early years partners will provide helpful tips for supporting your preschooler's learning and development and they will hand out information about the many free, local services and supports available for families in your specific community. 

Children who will be entering kindergarten in September, will also be invited to a Kindergarten Orientation at their neighborhood school. You can learn more about kindergarten registration and programming on our Kindergarten tile.