Are you interested in getting more involved with our community? Do you have a cool skill that others might be keen to learn? Want to share what you know?

Get in touch with us about facilitating a skill-share workshop, a seminar, a series of classes, whatever you like! We have the resources and spaces to make cool things happen!! We are currently looking for some diverse offerings for our Jan-April program guide, and we want to hear from you.

Facilitators (that could be you!) are compensated for their time and expertise. Please contact Renee at BCSALITFACILITATOR@gmail.com to discuss opportunities or offer ideas

Although we still have yoga every Wednesday as per usual, we tried something new with our Monday Night Adult Sports this season! Rather than a dodgeball league, we have mixed it up by offering different Drop-in sports, such as volleyball, indoor soccer, badminton, and even an opportunity to dance and play with flo-toys! Check out the schedule below.

Wow! We have had such an excellent array of talented artists who have offered to teach their skills & passions this Autumn! Yet to come are Lino-cut Printmaking with Jess, and Ceramic Ornaments with Julie, both just in time to create unique decor and gifts for the holiday season.

This has been a busy season for us, chock full of community lunches, family-friendly events, a photo contest, and much more! Many of these events were advertised in our first ever FALL/WINTER 2024 PROGRAM GUIDE, which was available at The Market, Bamfield Mercantile & Marine, and our office at the school.

Keep an eye out for our WINTER 2024 PROGRAM GUIDE, which we hope to launch in January, for upcoming workshops, gatherings, classes, and sports!

Would you like tips on how to better manage your money? How about protection from fraud? Conquering your debt? Making the most of your taxes?

Join us for 4 free, quick, & easy classes over November to boost your financial literacy skills! Teens, Adults, and Elders are all welcome to check out these virtual seminars together at the school, Wednesdays 6:15-7:30.

We are so pleased to offer the BCSA’s much beloved cooking classes after a several year hiatus! Thanks to the Bamfield Volunteer Fire Department, who have been generous enough to lend us their considerable kitchen space, we have been able to host 3 talented local cooks. We hope to revive this series again in the Spring!

Wow, is it really already halfway through November? We are still working our way through the Halloween candy. Here is our calendar for this month!

You’ll notice a lot of opportunities for group physical activity: yoga, badminton, volleyball, basketball, dodgeball, hockey at HOH… if you are starting to feel the effects of the rainy weather, come on out and play with us

We have 2 more free Financial Literacy workshops with the excellent CPA Shelley Bevz. Join us Wed 22 for FRAUD PROTECTION FOR SENIORS and Wed 29 for EFFECTIVE TAX STRATEGIES. These sessions are quick, easy, and held in a friendly space at the school. Doors open at 6:15, seminar begins at 6:30pm.

We are excited to offer two separate printmaking classes toward the end of the month with the very talented Jess. In one class we will print on paper, and in the second, fabric! Stay tuned for registration details

Hello friends! We are thrilled to announce this year’s Oysters, Authors, & Ales line-up!

Ann Eriksson is the author of five adult novels and three non-fiction ecological literacy books for younger readers. Her most recent non-fiction book, the award-winning “Urgent Message from a Hot Planet: Navigating the Climate Crisis,” was described by Green Party co-leader, Elizabeth May, as a “toolbox for hope.”

Gary Geddes has written and edited more than 50 books of poetry, fiction, drama, non-fiction, criticism, translation, and anthologies and won a dozen national and international literary awards. His most recent book of poetry is (coincidentally!) titled “The Oysters I Bring to Banquets.”

We will also welcome our first-time Ale suppliers, the Whistle Buoy Brewing Company from Victoria, who named their popular brewery after our very own whistle buoy in Trevor Channel!

As always, we will host this event alongside a silent auction, the proceeds of which will fund many of our literacy initiatives and community programming. We welcome any and all auction item donations to support our cause.

TO PURCHASE TICKETS or DONATE AUCTION ITEMS: Please contact Jaslyn at bcsacoordinator@gmail.com

TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE EVENT: Please contact Renee at bcsaassistant@gmail.com

Join visiting weaver Candice, post-Fungus Fest, to learn to weave your very own solid-base basket! Candice has a business called Full Baskets and is passionate about “sharing the love and various bounties of our wild Canadian wilderness through tutorials.”

Sunday September 30

1:00 – 4:00pm

$60 per person

Next Thursday, Sept 28, Aneri will teach us to craft little looms from common household materials, and show us how to weave our very own personalized bookmarks!

Join us at the school from 5:30-7:30pm. Contact bcascoordinator@gmail.com or call us at 250 728 1220 🙂