StrongStart Update — Welcome Marylise & Program Restart Dates

Dear Families,

I hope this message finds you well.

We are happy to share that Marylise has joined our Early Years team as the StrongStart Educator for Ucluelet StrongStart. You will have a chance to meet her this Friday during Comfort First’s Midnight Madness Community Event, where she will be at The Children’s Grove — please feel free to stop by and say hello.

StrongStart Program Dates & Hours

• Ucluelet/Children’s Grove StrongStart reopens Monday Dec 1, 8:30–11:30am
• Hitacu StrongStart resumes Tuesday, December 9- 8:30-11:15 
• Closed Friday, December 5 for outreach
  (first Friday of each month is outreach day — no on-site StrongStart)
• Regular programming continues Monday & Wednesday–Friday, 8:30–11:30am, Tuesday in Hitacu 8:30-11:15
• We will pause for Winter Break beginning December 19 and look forward to welcoming families back January 5

Meet Marylise

Hello! My name is Marylise. I hail from France, where I have worked as an architect, art therapist, and performing artist. Here in Canada, I became an Early Childhood Educator passionate about nurturing meaningful learning. As a StrongStart Coordinator, I aim to design inclusive environments where children and families can co-construct experiences and weave a path to living well together.

I am very much looking forward to meeting you all.

Please join us in welcoming Marylise to our StrongStart community ❤️

Katherin Charbonneau (she/her)| Director of Early Learning and Childcare | Pacific Rim School District 

Direct 250.720.2763 | Cell 250.918.8444 | www.sd70.bc.ca 

4690 Roger Street, Port Alberni, BC V9Y 3Z4 

Pacific Rim School District is situated on the ḥaḥuułi of the c̓išaaʔatḥ, huupač̓asʔatḥ, ƛaʔuukʷiʔatḥ, huuʕiiʔatḥ First Nations and yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Government, and acknowledges that we work alongside all nuučaan̓uł Nations as well as the Métis Nation of British Columbia to serve the children and youth of the Alberni-Clayoquot region. The district strives to increase awareness, understanding and integration of nuučaan̓uł culture, history, and language in all Pacific Rim School District schools. It is part of our ongoing commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.

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