Truth, Purity, Excellence
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Please be advised that at approximately 1:05pm on Wed., Apr.30, 2025, CRCS conducted an Earthquake Drill. All students, staff, and guests took appropriate shelter in the building before safely evacuating outside. Everyone was able to evacuate the building in approximately 2 minutes. This was only a drill. All students, staff, and guests were safe at all times during this practice
Campbell River Christian School is an Independent School located on beautiful Vancouver Island in the community of Campbell River. We are a member of ACSI - Association of Christian Schools International. The school offers instruction from K to 12 with Biblical integration in all subject areas and in all procedures. We serve students from many different churches in Campbell River and the surrounding areas.
We offer a full range of high-quality education and extracurricular experiences.
School Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:00pm
Elementary Bell Schedule: High School Bell Schedule:
8:40am - Start time 8:40am - Start time
10:30am-10:43am - Recess 11:58am-12:39pm - Lunchtime (12:25pm-12:55pm Wednesday)
12:30pm-12:58pm - Lunchtime 2:45pm - Dismissal
2:45pm - Dismissal
Upcoming Dates to Note:
• May 2 - Pro-D Day (no school for students)
• May 8 - CRCS Year-End Concert (Gr.K-12) at Baptist Church at 6:30pm
• May 15 - Gr.K-12 Celebration of Learning and Art Show
• May 19 - Victoria Day Holiday (no school for staff or students)
• June 13 - Last day of school for students
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. ~ James 1:12 (NIV)
As I look out at the playground from my office window, I am impressed by the beautiful colours of spring! The dogwood is blooming with its cream coloured flowers. The grass is deliciously green, its tender new shoots in full vigour, not yet scorched by the sun. And the vibrant yellow dandelions cluster together and shine their happy faces to the sky. It is these latter harbingers of spring that claim my attention. Very soon the lawnmowers will come and cut them down. In some locations, people will spray herbicide on them in an effort to eradicate their sunny presence from their immaculately manicured lawns. The dandelion will always come back though! It is a testimony to persistence and rigour and determination in the face of adversity and hard times. Whether assaulted by cold, lawnmowers, weed killers, or little fingers picking them to make bouquets, those dandelions always seem to reappear! They are determined and they keep going!
They are actually an incredible little plant. Bright and cheerful, they add a splash of colour to the landscape. An excellent supplement for one’s health, dandelions are completely edible — roots, leaves, and flowers! Dandelions are known for providing antioxidants, reducing inflammation, managing blood pressure, controlling blood sugar, and lowering cholesterol.
In times of fair weather and in times of uncertainty, change, and stress, let us remember the humble dandelion which God created to bloom forth with bold determination. With God’s help, we too, can continue to grow and be a force to be reckoned — no matter the circumstances that face us.
In Jesus’s service,
Bérénice MacKenzie, Principal
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