US EditionEnd of an Era: B.C. School Phasing Out Signature Russian Kindergarten Program
CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, JUL 31 – The Russian Language and Culture kindergarten program ends due to declining enrolment, with only 12 students last year despite community efforts to sustain it.
- Despite four decades of programming, Kootenay-Columbia School District 20 and local parents announced there will be no new Russian Language and Culture kindergarten enrolments in Castlegar Primary School this September.
- In recent years, Kootenay-Columbia School District 20 and local parents conducted efforts like surveys and promotion, but enrolment declined and minimum levels weren't reached.
- Last year only 12 students enrolled in the Russian Language and Culture program, which follows the B.C. curriculum in English and includes Doukhobor cultural history through performing arts and field trips.
- With kindergarten halted, the program will continue in grades 1-4 for current students and end once they finish Grade 4.
- Concluding an era, the closure ends the program that once attracted parents lining up overnight and included daily Russian exposure and Doukhobor cultural field trips.
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