Lake Cowichan School will host a health fair this Friday.
The fair is open to the public between 1:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the school, with many door prizes to be had.
“All are welcome to come and check it out,” said organizer Noni Battye in an email to the Gazette. “There will be presentations by Grade 9 and 10 students as well as community groups. These groups include the local radio station 98.7 FM, Community Services, Cowichan Lake and River Stewardship Society, the Town of Lake Cowichan, Lake Cowichan Eyecare, ORKA Adventures, Lake Cowichan Chiropractor, and Feel Perfect TT.”
Battye is also a teacher at the school and it is her own Grade 10 students that will present a health unit of their Planning 10 course which is “along the lines of eating, exercise and cleanliness.”
“The fair will obviously be health-based in any direction be it mental or physical,” said Dianne Martin, head secretary from LCS. “The students will be presenting what they’ve learned as we have classes at the school about health and career education.”
Kyla Bridge is the teacher who will lead the Grade 9 presentation and Martin confirmed that each students in that particular group has conducted their own individual and personal research to add different elements of the presentation.
“The Grade 9s will be doing enquiry projects and what that means is each student has been doing their own research on a health-related topic. The whole community is welcome and the door prizes are great,” said Martin.
LCS is hoping for a strong turnout from residents of the Cowichan Lake area and the school also hopes for the health fair to be as big a hit as a recent similar event held at Centennial Hall last month.
