Fine Arts

We are proud of our Fine Arts offerings and invite you to visit your local schools: see the excellent visual arts work being done in our schools, listen to our choirs and bands, watch our drama and dance performances, in short, celebrate the arts in School District 71! Our goal is to maintain Visual and Performing Arts as front and centre in our educational offerings.

Beetlejuice Jr.

A frightfully fun, high-energy musical based on the hit Broadway show and beloved film. The story follows Lydia Deetz, a strange and unusual teen whose world is turned upside down when she meets Beetlejuice, a mischievous and unpredictable character from the afterlife.

What follows is a hilarious and heartfelt adventure filled with catchy songs, bold characters, and plenty of spooky surprises. Bursting with humor, creativity, and great student performances, Beetlejuice Jr. is a family-friendly production that celebrates individuality and the joy of being yourself.

Don’t miss this wildly entertaining show brought to life by the talented students of GP Vanier!

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Festival

Comox Valley School District Concert Band and Choir Festival

The Comox Valley School District Concert Band and Choir Festival have been running for more than 30 years with a long history of providing music students and teachers with a positive educational experience and an opportunity to interact, listen and grow as musicians.

Publicly Available Songs

The following 3 websites have been shared by Shannon Campbell, Indigenous Early Learning Teacher for the district. Shannon is a wealth of information and would be a great person to invite in if you were wanting to teach one or more of these songs. (shannon.campbell@sd71.bc.ca)

Children’s Action Songs | Happy Friends British Columbia, Canada
Hul’q’umi’num’ songs from the Q’uwutsun (Cowichan) Peoples.

GOOD MEDICINE SONGS | Artist Response Team
Halq’emeylem songs from the Sto:lo peoples. Includes teacher’s handbook with history and oral stories.

Woman’s Warrior Song: Martina Pierre (St’at’imc)

Note: When I share lessons about other nations’ cultures or languages, I also root myself in place, acknowledging whose territory we live on first, and then explain where the song comes from after. That prevents confusion for students who may mix up where teachings, songs, and stories come from.

It can help for teachers to show on a map where the first peoples whose song you are sharing originate (Cowichan Valley, Fraser Valley, etc.)

We do have a diverse population of Indigenous students in our schools! It is nice to know that their cultures are also being represented, but it’s good to acknowledge whose territory we live on first.

kw’ás hó:y,

Shannon Campbell
Indigenous Early Learning Teacher
shannon.campbell@sd71.bc.ca