{"id":475,"date":"2021-07-08T12:29:17","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T19:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/?page_id=475"},"modified":"2025-11-28T15:11:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T23:11:40","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mccdp-3c502b68da56e80172e558678508fe6f\">\n.flex_column.av-mccdp-3c502b68da56e80172e558678508fe6f{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-mccdp-3c502b68da56e80172e558678508fe6f av_one_third  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-gw6nh-041140b9680a238f0b6e870dc2af980e\">\n.avia-image-container.av-gw6nh-041140b9680a238f0b6e870dc2af980e img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-gw6nh-041140b9680a238f0b6e870dc2af980e .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-gw6nh-041140b9680a238f0b6e870dc2af980e av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-464 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-464 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Front.jpg\" alt='' title='Royston Front'  height=\"1224\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Front.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Front-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Front-673x1030.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Front-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Front-461x705.jpg 461w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-11fl1-fca12acc40bcb07cbb42663fdbe913a8\">\n.flex_column.av-11fl1-fca12acc40bcb07cbb42663fdbe913a8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-11fl1-fca12acc40bcb07cbb42663fdbe913a8 av_two_third  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kqva438q-b45ab28c5b24e6139d24ab2817f4fb17 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h1>About Royston Elementary<\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Royston Elementary School<\/strong> draws students from the communities south of Courtenay including Fanny Bay, Union Bay and Royston. Royston Elementary is a kindergarten to grade six school with approximately two hundred and twenty seven students in 11 divisions in the 2025-26 \u200bschool year.<\/p>\n<p>It boasts a school garden, a StrongStart program, an onsite before\/after school care program, and a highly dedicated staff and parent group committed to learning excellence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-485 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Dock.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Dock.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Dock-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Royston Elementary is also known as &#8220;Royston By the Sea&#8221; because we are located only a short walking distance away from the ocean (Baynes Sound). It is also known as <strong>&#8216;Tle-Tla-Tay&#8217;<\/strong> in the Island Comox language. The meaning is <strong>\u201cherring-raking place\u201d<\/strong> named after a place on Gartley Point, and the traditional spelling is Ih\u2019\u00e9t\u2019Iha7t\u2019ay.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/library-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"639\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/library-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/library-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/library-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/library-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/library-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/library-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/library-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Royston Elementary library is full of excellent reading materials for all ages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/kroom-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"638\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/kroom-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/kroom-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/kroom-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/kroom-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/kroom-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/kroom-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/kroom-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is our Kindergarten Room. We support play-based learning at our school as students learn best through creative play, exploration and cooperative learning.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst2-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"631\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst2-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst2-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/lst2-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Royston Elementary School has a Learning Support Centre to support students with diverse needs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-481 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Music-Room.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Music-Room.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Music-Room-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Royston Elementary School has a wonderful music program and has a beautiful music room filled with a variety of instruments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-480 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Gym.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Gym.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Gym-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Royston Elementary has been a part of the community for over 60 years, but its facilities have been well maintained, updated and renovated throughout the years. Our gym is full sized and all students receive a daily fitness program.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Bucket-Poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Bucket-Poster.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Bucket-Poster-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Bucket-Poster-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Bucket-Poster-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Bucket-Poster-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Bucket-Poster-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-Bucket-Poster-705x397.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At Royston Elementary students earn &#8216;raindrops&#8217; for &#8216;filling each other&#8217;s buckets&#8217; with kind words and actions. Once a month two student names are drawn at our Celebration of Success Assembly and these students get a reward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-477 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-PAC-kitchen.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-PAC-kitchen.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/07\/Royston-PAC-kitchen-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our PAC (Parent Advisory Council) is very active at our school. These dedicated parents run a hot lunch program for our students three days a week out of our school kitchen. Our PAC meetings are held at the school on the <strong>second Wednesday of each month<\/strong> (6:30 pm) (changed from Thursdays last year) and we encourage all parents and caregivers\u200b to attend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/strongstart-1030x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"644\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/strongstart-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/strongstart-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/strongstart-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/strongstart-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/strongstart-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/strongstart-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/royston-elementary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2022\/11\/strongstart-705x529.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our school operates a StrongStart program open to all caregivers and pre-school aged children on Mondays and Thursdays (changed from Friday last year) from 8:30 am to 11:30 am. For additional information about StrongStart programs across School District #71 click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comoxvalleyschools.ca\/strongstart\/\">SD71 StrongStart<\/a>\u200b\u200b. We also have a privately run onsite before and after school care. 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