This Community Lunch will be the last one of the school year, so don’t miss this opportunity to share a delicious lunch with our staff and students! Chef Renee is making us a tasty baked tortellini and caesar salad. See you at the school at 12pm on Wednesday!
Are you a youth between the ages of 15-30 looking for fun and meaningful summer employment? Come join the awesome Bamfield Community School Association team, and design and facilitate fun, educational summer programming for our community! This is an awesome opportunity to have mentored support
Email a resume and cover letter to bcsacoordinator@gmail.com by Friday May 30th, and don’t hesitate to get in touch with any questions!
May your May be merry! 
Ongoing Programs:
Monday night adult drop-in sports, 7-8:30pm
After School Clubs Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3-4:30pm
Imagination Station Arts After School Club, Wednesdays 3-4:30pm
Wednesday night yoga, 5:15-6:15pm
Tee Ball for ages 4-8, Wednesdays 6-7pm
Thursday night adult group fitness classes, 5-6pm
Friday Night Chill May 9, 7-9:30pm
Special Events and Programs:
Glazing for the Ceramic Planter Workshop takes place May 8th, 6-8pm
This month’s community potluck will be on Mothers’ Day, Sunday May 11th, at the Pachena Beach Gazebo at 2pm
The last Community Lunch of the school year will be May 14th, 12-1pm
The 3rd annual Pride and Preloved Consignment Sale at The Bamfield Wreckage is coming up Saturday May 10th from 12-4pm. If you have clothes to sell, you can drop them off at The Wreckage from 4:30-7:30pm on Friday May 9th. 
Proceeds support BCSA Pride Month activities!
We are so excited to be hosting a dance company in the community next week! Join us at the Community School on Tuesday, April 29th for an uplifting and empowering dance performance by Dance Fachin, who are touring their acclaimed performance: “The Fourth R: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, REVOLUTIONIZE”. This multimedia dance and theatre performance expresses a deep love of Earth, and a call to action for climate justice.
Doors open at 12:30pm, and we will be serving coffee, tea, and light refreshments.
The performance will begin at 1pm, and will be approximately 1 hour.
⚾️ So excited that our community’s cutest baseball league is coming back soon! 🥎
The Details:
Wednesday nights from 6-7pm in the Community School field, starting April 23rd.
This FREE program is open to all kiddos ages 4 – 8, but you need to register in advance.
The BCSA will provide equipment, jerseys, and a hat for each player.
Players bring their own running shoes and gloves.
Permission forms will go home on Monday, and families can contact bcsalitfacilitator@gmail.com with questions!
We’re feeling grateful for the beautiful April showers and blooming flowers! Here are some opportunities to connect with community this month…
Sports!
Monday Night Adult Drop-in Sports continue at the Bamfield Community School from 7-8:30pm.
Join a dedicated crew for Tuesday night Basketball at the House of Huu-ay-aht starting at 7:30pm.
Join our fun, accessible Group Fitness Training Class on Thursday evenings from 5-6pm at the BCS. Please note, there is no class on Thursday, April 17th.
Adults are invited to Ball Hockey on Thursday nights at the HOH starting at 7:30pm.
The Bamfield All-Stars Tee-Ball League is back! Kids ages 4-8 are invited to join our fun, free weekly league which will run for 8 weeks starting Wednesday April 23rd from 6-7pm in the BCS field.
Arts!
Come practice mindful breath and movement at Wednesday evening Yoga at the BCS, 5:15-6:15pm. Please note, there is no class on Wednesday April 16th.
This month’s Youth Imagination Station after school program will explore sketching and drawing, photography, and beading.
We are hosting a Handbuilt Ceramic Pot Planter workshop on Saturday April 26th which is fully booked; contact us to get on the waitlist, or to be the first to hear about our next ceramics course!
Events!
Join the Hike to High Ground Tsunami Awareness Event and Community Lunch, hosted by the Bamfield Community Emergency Program, on Wednesday April 16th! The Tsunami Alarm will sound at 11:30am, and community members are encouraged to practice hiking to their muster station, and then joining us for lunch and learning at the BVFD East Firehall at 12pm.
The Bamfield Community Hall Society are hosting their annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday April 19th at 11am in Centennial Park.
The Community Potluck will be held at the Pachena Beach Gazebo on Monday April 21st at 5pm. Bring lawn chairs, BBQ potluck contributions, and beach games!
On Earth Day – April 22nd from 4-6pm – come to our Garden Work Bee to help us to prepare a bed for our new Indigenous Medicine Garden at the Community School!
Youth are invited to the Friday Night Chill on April 25th from 7-9:30pm.
On Tuesday April 29th, our community will be visited by Dance Fachin, who will be performing an interdisciplinary presentation that fuses climate science, dance and video projections together. Their production is called The Fourth R: Reduce, Reuse Recycle, Revolutionize! All are welcome to join at the School from 12:30-2pm.
We are hosting a Red Cross Babysitting Training Course on Friday March 28th!
In this course, youth will learn:
How to recognize and prevent unsafe situations
First aid skills
Children’s developmental stages and strategies for each stage
How to feed, diaper, dress, and play with children and babies
How to promote themselves as a babysitter to prospective families
This opportunity will be open to children and youth ages 9-15, though the Red Cross Certification can only be provided to youth 11+. Please contact Bcsa Staff or email bcsacoordinator@gmail.com to register your child in this FREE course, supporting them to become a responsible and skilled babysitter!
For more information on the course content: https://www.redcross.ca/…/first-aid-training/babysitting
Next Thursday, March 20th, join us for a community film screening of the acclaimed documentary YINTAH, which follows more than a decade of Wet’suwet’en resistance to resource extraction projects in their territory.
Bring something to share at our snack potluck, starting at 6pm, then settle in with some popcorn to take in this thought provoking and impactful film, which will begin at 6:30pm. Afterwards, we will share in some community discussion and reflect on what we learn together! Hope to see you there!
Join us starting March 13 for drop-in Group Fitness Classes with Alessandra, Thursday evenings from 5-6pm!
Bringing strong experience and enthusiasm to this new program, Alessandra will be coaching community members of any fitness level to feel supported in working towards their own goals. Her Circuit Training Classes will involve variations and customizable exercises to improve strength, endurance, and cardio!
Proceeds from this $10 adult drop-in program will be used to support a new youth volleyball and basketball program (details coming soon!). If cost is a barrier, please feel welcome to join without paying. Youth over age 15 are also welcome to join free of cost!