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 🙂
There are many opportunities to connect with community this September! Join the Bamfield Community School Association at the following events and programs:
Clean out and re-fill your closet at our Back to School Clothing Swap & Sale on Tuesday September 12!
Check out our board game selection, challenge your kids to a game of laser tag, and hang out with other families at our Family Games Night on Thursday September 14.
Teens are invited to the Summer Social, a glow party and hang out on Friday September 15!
Starting next week, we will be hosting a variety of fun games in our new Adult Drop-In Sports series, Monday nights from 6:30-8:30pm! Check our website or Facebook page for details.
We will be hosting a monthly drop-in social for seniors at the Community Library, starting Sunday September 17th. Join us at the Elder’s Cafe to check out our new library books with coffee, tea, chats, and baked goods.
Books and Brunch is back! Families are invited to enjoy brunch and story time at the library on September 17th. Celebrate literacy month by checking out our suggested read-alouds, playing literacy games, and eating a stack of pancakes!
After School Club resumes at the end of September! Students will be sent home with a registration form.
Fungus Fest facilitator extraordinaire Candice Cullum will be sharing her Basket Weaving expertise in a special workshop on Sunday September 24!
Little Buddies Playtime resumes September 26th! Wee ones ages 3-5 and their guardians are invited to play at the school, make crafts, sing songs, and read stories!
Discover the art of creating intricate and personalized woven bookmarks at our introductory weaving workshop on September 28th, led by Aneri.
September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – a day of commemoration to honour all those impacted by Canada’s Residential School System, grieve the losses endured under colonization, and take actions that bring our society closer to justice and reconciliation. The community are invited to join the students of the Community School for a reflective gathering and community barbeque on September 29th, and a documentary screening and discussion on September 30th.
BCSA Postcard Photo Contest
Let’s show off this beautiful town! Enter your finest “Bamfield: West Coast Magic” photos in our postcard contest! The top 10 photos will be celebrated at a gallery event on November 24th. The top 3 winning photos will be made into Bamfield postcards, which will be available for sale at various locations in town, and these 3 photographers will also be awarded with exciting prizes!
All proceeds from this contest will support our children’s programming initiatives, allowing us to offer kids programs for free.
Timeline
Sept 1 – Nov 1: Send your photos to bcsacommunitylibrary@gmail.com. First entry is free, all subsequent entries are $5 each to raise funds for kids programs. Entries must be submitted in .jpg or .png format
Nov 1 – Nov 10: Contest closes Nov 1. The top 20 photos are chosen by BCSA and made available for public to vote on until midnight Nov 10
Nov 24: BCSA will host a public gallery event to announce & celebrate the top 10 photos. The top 3 photos will be made into postcards for sale throughout the community and the photographers will be awarded some excellent prizes! Contact Renee at bcsaassistant@gmail.com with any questions
Submitting Your Photos
1. Send an email to bcsacommunitylibrary@gmail.com with the image(s) attached in .png or .jpg format
2. In your email, please include: Your preferred name, a title for each of your photos, and tell us your preferred form of payment (e-transfer or cash)
3. BCSA staff will then contact you to discuss payment methods.
4. Cross your fingers and hope to win!
Contest Rules
Did your kid grow like a weed this summer? Are there holes in your runners? Do you have a trunk full of beloved vintage bellbottoms that it is time to finally sell?
Join us on Tuesday Sept 12, 4:30 – 7:00pm for our Back To School Clothing Swap & Sale! Don’t let the name fool you; clothing and accessories for all ages are welcome.
If you have items to donate, please arrive 4:30-5:00pm to sort your freebies into the appropriate piles, OR drop items off prior to the event during our community office hours, 3:00 – 6:00pm Tues, Wed, Thurs.
If you have items to sell, please arrive 4:30-5:00 with your items labelled and be prepared to handle your own sales.
Vendor’s fee = $10 per table. All proceeds will be used to support the BCS students!
PLEASE NOTE: BCSA staff will not be responsible for your sales or the transfer of funds!
Please contact Renee at bcsaassistant@gmail.com with any questions 
Do you walk down the beach? Like to hike? Swim at the lake? Kayak to work? Paddleboard? Ride a bike? Pull up prawn traps? Chase after your chickens? Chop firewood?
If we all track our activity for ONE MONTH, we could win a huge prize for our community, as well as a number of individual prizes! Starting June 1st, by logging ANY physical activity you do on the ParticipACTION app, you can help Bamfield show the rest of Canada how active we are. The most active community in Canada will win $100,000 to support local sport and physical activity initiatives!
PLEASE take a moment to download the app, and begin logging your activity as an individual! Based on your address, your activity will count towards the Community Score for the ‘Port Alberni – Alberni-Clayoquot‘ community, who the Bamfield and Anacla community are competing with, to level the playing field with more populous communities across Canada. Together we can do it!
Go to https://www.participaction.com/programs/community-challenge/ to learn more!
School District 70 is gathering community input to inform the development of a 5-year Strategic Plan. This is an awesome opportunity to share our priorities and vision for the future of education in the Bamfield and Anacla community, and we hope students, families, and community members will take the time to complete this survey before it closes on April 28th!
Submit your feedback for the Strategic Plan:https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx…
Learn what Strategic Planning is: https://sd70storage.blob.core.windows.net/…/strategic…
Spring has sprung, and we’re excited for the community gatherings coming up this month!
The Huu-ay-aht Group of Businesses are hosting an Easter Egg hunt at the Pachena Gazebo at 12pm on Sunday April 9th!
Following an afternoon of egg hunting, you can gather with the community at the House of Huu-ay-aht for a delicious potluck! Sunday April 9th at 5pm.
Next Thursday April 13th, the Bamfield Community School Association is co-hosting a Hike to High Ground Tsunami Awareness Event and Community Lunch with the Bamfield Community Emergency Program at the Bamfield Volunteer Fire Department East side fire hall!
Youth 12+ are invited to the school for games, art, safety planning, and other cool activities at the Friday Night Chill on April 14th from 7-9:30pm.
The BCSA Dodgeball season wraps up with a fun-filled tournament and skills tests on April 20th and 27th from 6-8:30pm! Which team will win the trophy and the glory?!
Books and Brunch, on Sunday April 23rd from 10:30am-12pm, will bring an adorable opportunity to enjoy a family-friendly story time over a nutritious brunch.
Our next Community Games Night will be Monday April 24th from 5:30-8:30pm, come on down for a variety of board games, sports, and other activities!
If the February drizzles are getting you down, join some of the social, recreational, and educational events and programs happening in the community this month!
Join our free Employment Skills Workshops with Work BC facilitators to learn how to write an awesome resume and interview with confidence. 5-6:30pm at the school Tuesday Feb.7 and Wednesday Feb.8; pizza will be provided!
The Bamfield Aquaculture Program are visiting the Nova Harvest hatchery to learn about oyster farming on Friday Feb.10 from 9-11:30am, contact us to join the field trip! Join us for a rousing night of board games and a community dinner at the school on Monday Feb.13 between 5:30-8:30pm! Little Buddies Playtime is planned for Thursday Feb.9 and Feb.23 – we hope to see wee ones and their guardians for songs and stories, games and crafts, and playtime with friends!
The next Anacla/Bamfield Community Potluck at the House of Huu-ay-aht is scheduled for Monday Feb.20! Come and share food and friendship with your neighbours!
Join us in celebrating Black History Month on Friday Feb.24 from 7:30-9pm. Enjoy a night of film screenings and resource sharing that will highlight histories and stories from some of Canada’s diverse Black communities.
Huu-ay-aht First Nations are hosting a Nuu-chah-nulth Artist Symposium from 9am-6pm on Saturday Feb.25 at the House of Huu-ay-aht and the Anacla Government Office. Join us for Books and Brunch – breakfast and storytime at the community library – on Sunday Feb.26 from 10:30-11:30!
If you want some fun and silly exercise, come to $5 drop-in Dodgeball on Thursday nights from 6:30-8:30pm!
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Yoga and Circuit Training will continue their biweekly rotation on Wednesday nights through the winter – $5 drop in for chill and non-judgemental exercise and breathwork, no equipment or experience required.
Tuesday night basketball is now taking place at the House of Huu-ay-aht instead of the Bamfield Community School.
The BCSA Dodgeball League is back! Join us on Thursday nights for laughter, exercise, and silliness from 6:30-8:30pm, starting on January 19th. You may create or join a team of up to 6 people for a season of friendly competition, or drop in as a free agent when your schedule allows.
The fee for 14 quality weeks of our dodgeball league is $50 per player; drop ins are $5 per week. Youth 19 and under play for free. The funds we raise through registration and drop in fees support the children’s programs run by the BCSA, allowing us to offer them free of charge. You can get hit by balls for a great cause! If the fee is prohibitive, please reach out – we want everyone to be able to play!