Nakusp Elementary School (NES) is a K-7 school located in the beautiful West Kootenay village of Nakusp, British Columbia. With its scenic views and endless outdoor opportunities, NES is surrounded by a pristine natural setting that provides excellent learning opportunities for its students. As such, the school motto “Learning is in our Nature” is very much a reality at NES. The NES staff is a very vibrant pedagogical group that actively participates in professional development to hone their teaching skills. Students at NES benefit from a group of excellent and devoted educators.
NES has a beautiful gym and a well resourced library. A full auditorium is attached to the school called “The Bonnington”. This space is used by the school daily and is also a venue for community events. The Nakusp Childcare facility is currently under construction and should be completed prior to the end of 2021. This new space will host childcare, before and after school programs, and a StrongStart facility.
The playground at NES provides a vast open field with an attached community forest. Nearest to the entrance of the school is an excellent community jungle gym that has just recently been upgraded thanks to an initiative from the NES Parent Association Council (PAC). There is also two large concrete play areas, one with tetherball poles and the other with basketball hoops.
Day to day, NES is a very busy place! We offer extra curricular programs both before and after school as well as intramural sports at lunchtime. Members of the community are in and out of the school sharing their skills and talents constantly which really reflects the openness of the learning environment. Students are given ample amounts of opportunities to extend their learning outside of their classrooms. This is largely due to the staffs’ strong and positive connections within the community.
Bell Schedule for 2022 – 2023 School Year