Special Opportunities Information



Early Childhood Care Education - (ECCE) 150

Please click here to view a pdf document showing registration information and other details of this terrific opportunity!

For more information, please contact:

Steve Jones, MEd, School Counsellor
phone: 250-704-4957 (toll-free: 1-800-663-7610)
email: sjones@sides.ca

Police Camp

SIDES students interested in a career in law enforcement, security, corrections, forensics or the court system should check this web site for information regarding the Saanich Police Camp.

For more information or to apply, please contact Steve Jones, Counsellor: sjones@sides.ca or 250-704-4957. We have an informational DVD and can help answer your questions.

This event occurs each year so please make your inquiry in October or November of each school year.

Encounters Canada Program

This program includes a week in Ottawa to develop citizenship awareness and leadership skills. It is held each week from September through to early May. Students from across Canada stay in the Terry Fox Center in Ottawa. Recruiting Now for Ottawa! For more information, check out this web site.

Eligible students include those whose home school is SIDES and are 14 to 17 years old.

For more information or to apply, please contact Steve Jones, Counsellor: sjones@sides.ca or 250-704-4957.

Here's the weekly schedule for the remainder of the school year:

  • Science and Technology - Feb 14 - 20
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police - Feb 21 - 27
  • Politics in Canada - Feb 28 - Mar 6
  • Journalism and Communication - Mar 7 - 13
  • Medicine and Health - Mar 14 - 20
  • International Affairs - Mar 21 - 27
  • Arts and Culture - Mar 28 - Apr 30
  • Vimy: Canada's Coming of Age - Apr 4 - 10
  • Sports and Fitness - Apr 11 - 17
  • Science and Technology - Apr 18 - 24
  • Ecology and the Environment - Apr 25 - May 1

School Hours

September to June

  • Mon, Wed, Fri
    8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday and Thursday
    8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

July and August

  • Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri
    8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday
    8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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