Contact Us
SPIDER Elementary
| Staff | Role | Bio | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheena Careless | Teacher Co-ordinator | Sheena has a long history with out-of-the-classroom learning. She has spent much of her teaching career working in outdoor, experiential education and also has experience with Waldorf Education, but has been working with School District 46 for the past 5 years. She has worked with SPIDER Elementary since 2015. She grew up on the Sunshine Coast and is so happy to now be sharing its beaches and forests with her own family. She is available Monday to Thursday to help you with anything SPIDER. | scareless@sd46.bc.ca |
| Jane Mead | Teacher Consultant | Jane has taught out-of-the-classroom and in the classroom in a variety of educational settings. Her first career was with Outward Bound, an international educational organization in which she was immersed in experiential teaching in the wilderness setting. After formally obtaining her B.Ed. with a specialty in ‘Outdoor and Experiential Learning’, she worked at two different Initiative Waldorf schools teaching Kindergarten and grade one. Since she has been with SD46 she has been a Teacher Consultant and Inclusion Support Teacher with Spider, taught in a traditional classroom (Grade 1/2) and with the NEST program (Grades 2-5) both outside of the classroom and in. She is delighted to be back with Spider and is available Mondays to Thursdays. | jmead@sd46.bc.ca |
| Haylee Varty-MacDonald | Teacher Consultant | Haylee is excited to be joining the SPIDER team on Tuesdays and Thursdays. After spending the past three years teaching with the Vancouver School Board, she has recently moved back to the Sunshine Coast. She is honoured to have the opportunity to live in Gibsons and has been enjoying the beaches and forests, meeting lots of dogs, and spending more time with family. Her teaching career and learning so far has focused on collaborative school library spaces as well as traditional classroom communities. She is looking forward to teaching and learning with the SPIDER team. | hvarty-macdonald@sd46.bc.ca |
| Duncan Knight | Principal | dknight@sd46.bc.ca | |
| Sheri Peters | Administrative Assistant | Sheri can be contacted in the office on Mondays and Tuesdays to assist you with registration, updating student information, ordering resources, and general inquiries. | spiderelementary@sd46.bc.ca |
ProjectSPIDER, SPIDER Secondary Online Learning & Continuing Education
School Address – 5545 Inlet Ave, Sechelt, BC (Community Learning Centre)
Monday: 1pm – 7pm
Tuesday: 1pm – 6pm
Wednesday: 1pm – 7pm
Thursday: 1pm – 6pm
Friday: 1pm – 6pm
Office – 805 Gibsons Way, Gibsons BC (Heritage Building)
Phone – 604-886-8647
- You may want to download the “my SCAS” app to your phone to get up-to-date messages from SPIDER about school closures.
- You may also want to download the Brightspace Pulse app to your phone to get up-to-date messages from your teachers and to view/work on your online courses.You can find the app on the Apple app store and Google Play.
Principal Chris Lekakis
Office: 604-886-8647
Email: clekakis@sd46.bc.ca
Meet the Teachers
Chris Pugh: English and Social Studies | 604-740-1811 Mon: 1-6 pm Tues: 1:30-5 pm (Gibsons Heritage) Wed: 1- 5 pm Thurs: 1-6 pm | ZOOM Meeting Room | |
| Patrick Wadge: Math and Physics | 604-989-4412 Hours at CLC: Tuesday: 1 – 6 pm Thursday: 2 – 5 pm Friday: 1 – 6 pm | ZOOM Meeting Room | |
| Tom Harder: Continuing Education and Science | 604-989-4412 Mon: 2–7 pm Tues: 1-6 pm Wed: 2-7 pm Fri: 1-6 pm | ZOOM Meeting Room | |
| Chelsie Koberwitz: Project Spider | Wed – Fri: 9:00 am-2:00 pm | ZOOM Meeting Room Coming Soon | |
| Cheryl Wilson: District Career Coordinator | 604-740-2738 By appointment |