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Seaton Secondary School is located in downtown Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. The school currently enrolls 915 students in grades 8 through 12..
Seaton has a very diverse and welcoming student population.Seaton is a dual track school with a diverse population. Four hundred and forty of our students are registered in our French Immersion program, 175 students are Aboriginal, and 40 are International. The school has a variety of outstanding curricular and extra-curricular activities including: high academic achievement, exceptional drama productions, an award-winning music program, excellent fine arts programs, competitive athletic teams, and numerous clubs.
Our mission is to prepare students for a changing world by encouraging them to continually explore, develop and achieve their individual potential in an open, accepting and respectful environment.
est d’aider les élèves à se préparer pour l’avenir. On les encourage d’explorer continuellement, de se développer et d’atteindre leurs buts individuels. Pour réussir bien, on exige que l’ambiance dans l’école soit ouverte et respectueuse
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to prepare students for a changing world by encouraging them to continually explore, develop and achieve their individual potential in an open, accepting and respectful environment.
Notre mission est d’aider les élèves à se préparer pour l’avenir. On les encourage a’explorer continuellement, a se développer et a’atteindre leurs buts individuels. Pour bien réussir, on exige que l’ambiance de l’école soit ouverte et respectueuse.
Scroll down through the photos below to see highlights of our diverse programs.
Theatre: Seaton is known for producing two productions a year. Last fall students of W.L. Seaton’s 27th Street Theatre Company, under the direction of Lana O’Brien, have created an original and stunning new show which tells some of the stories around Canada’s prison camps during the First World War and beyond. After weeks of research, the show focuses on local stories while also delving into stories from across Canada in its telling of this little known history of our region, and country.
The show examines this period of time (1914-1920) from three points of view: those imprisoned, those responsible for the camps from local authorities to the Canadian government, and the citizens of Vernon and their varying points of view.
Music: Our choir and band students will be travelling to Idaho again this year to compete and perform internationally.
Athletics: Seaton continues to excel in athletics. This year our teams competed in various provincial championships.
Clubs: Seaton has a variety of clubs including game groups, the inclusionary club, grad council, and more! Seaton has a climbing gym built into our athletic facilities and hosts the only school climbing club in town! The Climbing Club is currently working on a climbing wall expansion.
Art: Seaton students are engaged in diverse project based learning in art classes
French Immersion: French Immersion students study both French language and French culture. The Quebec trip is always a highlight for our junior French Immersion students.
First Nations Academy: This course focusses on rich cultural opportunities and field experiences for students to explore Aboriginal culture in authentic and meaningful ways. Place based learning and storytelling are a focus the academy.
Languages: French, German, Spanish and Okanagan language are offered at Seaton.
Applied Skills: Seaton offers courses in metal, wood, auto, info tech, textiles, cooking and more!
Staff & Student collaboration:
Grads vs Staff games
Our breakfast and lunch program!
Grad exit interviews
2021-22 Seaton Goals
Vision: Increasing Student Capacity to Learn and Grow
Goal 1: Student Engagement and Equity
How do we provide opportunities for students to be engaged in their learning and provide the necessary supports for our students and staff?
Increasing student engagement:
Through motivating students desire to learn with diverse opportunities
Through unearthing passion, interest and motivation.
Through differentiated instruction
Using formative assessments including self-assessment
Encouraging and promoting a positive environment
Through a wide variety of learning opportunities and showcases of learning
Supporting critical thinking in a digital world
Healthy Lifestyles
Promoting emotional, mental, physical, and social health so all can be ready to learn
Helping all find a healthy balanced lifestyle
Increasing Equity for students and parents:
Continuing to build strong understandings and relationships with our First Nations partners, families, and students
Ensuring clear, open, and effective communication between staff, parents, and students
Recognizing and addressing the needs of Seaton’s diverse learning community
Exploring ways to communicate learning beyond numbers
Accountability
Nurturing individual student accountability:
Helping students become self-directed and self- regulated
Measuring accountability through actions, work ethic, work habits, self- assessment, and attendance
Goal 2: Literacy and Numeracy
How do we provide opportunities for students to improve their literacy and numeracy skills?
Increasing students’ Literacy and Numeracy skills
Assessment
Grade 8 students will have 2 opportunities to have a diagnostic literacy assessment administered in September/October and again in April/May.
A designated teacher will lead the construction of a holistic plan and approach to identify areas of growth for students based on the results. Preliminary areas of growth that have been identified include decoding, inferencing and synthesising.
Collaboration
Teachers in cross-curricular areas will work together to assess and analyze the results from the assessment . Growth areas will be identified and a common language created and shared schoolwide for implementation. In-service, Staff meetings and Professional Development will be used to help increase staff capacity to assist the students’ learning needs.
Share writing and reading samples to all staff in order to broaden school-wide awareness about where our students really are academically
Literacy and numeracy instruction needs to extend beyond the English/French and Math classrooms; it should involve interdisciplinary teaching
Interventions
Additional small group literacy and numeracy classes have been programmed for Grade 9 students who are below grade level.
Help students increase how they value printed text in school and increase time spent reading for pleasure during their leisure time.
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Seaton Secondary School is located in downtown Vernon, British Columbia, Canada. The school currently enrolls 915 students in grades 8 through 12..
Seaton has a very diverse and welcoming student population.Seaton is a dual track school with a diverse population. Four hundred and forty of our students are registered in our French Immersion program, 175 students are Aboriginal, and 40 are International. The school has a variety of outstanding curricular and extra-curricular activities including: high academic achievement, exceptional drama productions, an award-winning music program, excellent fine arts programs, competitive athletic teams, and numerous clubs.
Our mission is to prepare students for a changing world by encouraging them to continually explore, develop and achieve their individual potential in an open, accepting and respectful environment.
est d’aider les élèves à se préparer pour l’avenir. On les encourage d’explorer continuellement, de se développer et d’atteindre leurs buts individuels. Pour réussir bien, on exige que l’ambiance dans l’école soit ouverte et respectueuse
MISSION STATEMENT
Our mission is to prepare students for a changing world by encouraging them to continually explore, develop and achieve their individual potential in an open, accepting and respectful environment.
Notre mission est d’aider les élèves à se préparer pour l’avenir. On les encourage a’explorer continuellement, a se développer et a’atteindre leurs buts individuels. Pour bien réussir, on exige que l’ambiance de l’école soit ouverte et respectueuse.
Scroll down through the photos below to see highlights of our diverse programs.
Theatre: Seaton is known for producing two productions a year. Last fall students of W.L. Seaton’s 27th Street Theatre Company, under the direction of Lana O’Brien, have created an original and stunning new show which tells some of the stories around Canada’s prison camps during the First World War and beyond. After weeks of research, the show focuses on local stories while also delving into stories from across Canada in its telling of this little known history of our region, and country.
The show examines this period of time (1914-1920) from three points of view: those imprisoned, those responsible for the camps from local authorities to the Canadian government, and the citizens of Vernon and their varying points of view.
Music: Our choir and band students will be travelling to Idaho again this year to compete and perform internationally.
Athletics: Seaton continues to excel in athletics. This year our teams competed in various provincial championships.
Clubs: Seaton has a variety of clubs including game groups, the inclusionary club, grad council, and more! Seaton has a climbing gym built into our athletic facilities and hosts the only school climbing club in town! The Climbing Club is currently working on a climbing wall expansion.
Art: Seaton students are engaged in diverse project based learning in art classes
French Immersion: French Immersion students study both French language and French culture. The Quebec trip is always a highlight for our junior French Immersion students.
First Nations Academy: This course focusses on rich cultural opportunities and field experiences for students to explore Aboriginal culture in authentic and meaningful ways. Place based learning and storytelling are a focus the academy.
Languages: French, German, Spanish and Okanagan language are offered at Seaton.
Applied Skills: Seaton offers courses in metal, wood, auto, info tech, textiles, cooking and more!
Staff & Student collaboration:
Grads vs Staff games
Our breakfast and lunch program!
Grad exit interviews
2021-22 Seaton Goals
Vision: Increasing Student Capacity to Learn and Grow
Goal 1: Student Engagement and Equity
How do we provide opportunities for students to be engaged in their learning and provide the necessary supports for our students and staff?
Increasing student engagement:
Through motivating students desire to learn with diverse opportunities
Through unearthing passion, interest and motivation.
Through differentiated instruction
Using formative assessments including self-assessment
Encouraging and promoting a positive environment
Through a wide variety of learning opportunities and showcases of learning
Supporting critical thinking in a digital world
Healthy Lifestyles
Promoting emotional, mental, physical, and social health so all can be ready to learn
Helping all find a healthy balanced lifestyle
Increasing Equity for students and parents:
Continuing to build strong understandings and relationships with our First Nations partners, families, and students
Ensuring clear, open, and effective communication between staff, parents, and students
Recognizing and addressing the needs of Seaton’s diverse learning community
Exploring ways to communicate learning beyond numbers
Accountability
Nurturing individual student accountability:
Helping students become self-directed and self- regulated
Measuring accountability through actions, work ethic, work habits, self- assessment, and attendance
Goal 2: Literacy and Numeracy
How do we provide opportunities for students to improve their literacy and numeracy skills?
Increasing students’ Literacy and Numeracy skills
Assessment
Grade 8 students will have 2 opportunities to have a diagnostic literacy assessment administered in September/October and again in April/May.
A designated teacher will lead the construction of a holistic plan and approach to identify areas of growth for students based on the results. Preliminary areas of growth that have been identified include decoding, inferencing and synthesising.
Collaboration
Teachers in cross-curricular areas will work together to assess and analyze the results from the assessment . Growth areas will be identified and a common language created and shared schoolwide for implementation. In-service, Staff meetings and Professional Development will be used to help increase staff capacity to assist the students’ learning needs.
Share writing and reading samples to all staff in order to broaden school-wide awareness about where our students really are academically
Literacy and numeracy instruction needs to extend beyond the English/French and Math classrooms; it should involve interdisciplinary teaching
Interventions
Additional small group literacy and numeracy classes have been programmed for Grade 9 students who are below grade level.
Help students increase how they value printed text in school and increase time spent reading for pleasure during their leisure time.
Connect to Data
Checking
Data Summary
Using Design Thinking to Problem Solve and Inquire
Self Reflection, Core Competencies, & E-Portfolios
Checking
Data Summary
Grad Numeracy Literacy Assessment by Session
WL Seaton G2G and Grad Rate – 2015-2020 (2)
Seaton School Plan Student Learning Survey
Questions related to First Nations language, learning and cultural activities
Using Design Thinking to Problem Solve and Inquire
Self Reflection, Core Competencies, & E-Portfolios
Students are playing a greater role in their own self assessment of the essential core competencies and curricular competencies. Staff continue to focus on assessment beyond a summative focus. More and more e-portfolios and rubric based performance standards are playing a role in understanding where students are at with their learning.
Scanning
Staff learning about Aboriginal Education
Collaborative project based learning
Technology and exploratory learning
Scanning
Staff learning about Aboriginal Education
Seaton staff experiencing Aboriginal education through the map exercise.
Questions related to First Nations language, learning and cultural activities
Collaborative project based learning
Teachers provide opportunities for students to explore their existing knowledge and biases prior to diving deeper into project based learning and inquiry.
Technology and exploratory learning
Focusing
Seaton Student Rotary - Community partnerships
Exploring through inquiry
Real world problem solving. Practical skills!
Focusing
Seaton Student Rotary - Community partnerships
Exploring through inquiry
As we explore new curriculum, inquiry has become an integral component of the learning experience.
Real world problem solving. Practical skills!
Developing a Hunch
International Students: Learning together
First Nations Academy
Developing a Hunch
International Students: Learning together
First Nations Academy
Learning
Deeper Student Engagement
Orange Shirt Day: Truth and Reconciliation
Post Secondary Fair: Career Connections
Learning
Deeper Student Engagement
Orange Shirt Day: Truth and Reconciliation
Post Secondary Fair: Career Connections
Taking Action
Community engagement projects
Fundraising for opportunities
Exploring diversity and inclusion
Taking Action
Community engagement projects
Seaton students regularly connect with the world outside of our school. Whether through class fieldtrips or extra curricular involvements, Seaton students have opportunities to connect learning to the greater community.
Fundraising for opportunities
Music Parents Association and our music students make thousands of pies (from scratch) to support opportunities for students to play a variety of instruments and travel with the band to Idaho and Nationals!
Exploring diversity and inclusion
