It's true - each day at BME we celebrate active citizenship, and encourage our students to respect not only themselves, but others. Older students at Black Mountain take pride in their school community and are seen as leaders by the younger students. Students respect and look out for one another, regardless of age, and even take the time to know each other's names. One can often see appropriate behaviours being modeled and taught by older students to younger ones - during Buddy Time, Shared Reading time, Peer Mentoring time, and playground time to name a few.
We are fortunate to have a caring, committed, and knowledgeable staff that collaborate together, and build important relationships to consider all aspect of the child. Our staff provide an inclusive and differentiated learning community. Overall the staff is valued in the community as caring individuals who work hard and are committed to building positive relationships. Our staff consists of 20 classroom teachers, who are supported by a principal, a vice principal, a learning assistant teacher, a teacher-librarian, a counselor, a resource teacher, a Fine Arts teacher, an indigenous advocate, and several certified educational assistants, servicing approximately 450 students.
