Helpful Parent Links & Resources

For the Whistler Waldorf School parents, here you can view school policies, guidance handbooks, access community resources, parent information on Waldorf education and much more.

BigSIS – Our Parent’s Admin Portal

Parents can login to BigSIS, to access permission forms, update family data, view report cards and find parent resources.

Three convenient options through BigSIS:

Update family and student details
Sign permission & admissions forms
Review school reports (academic and attendance)

Contact us if you have any difficulties logging in. BigSIS replaces our previous ParentsWeb application and is your online portal for school data.

Did you know? – BigSIS was built by a Waldorf Grad!

WWS Policies, Procedures & Online Forms

School & Parent Information

Parent-Handbook – All of our parent information details you need from curriculum expectations to daily schedule and policies on school life at WWS.

Early Years Parent Handbook – Specific details and information about the Early Years programs available at WWS.

Student Support Handbook – A support manual for students and for their parents on what procedures and options there are to help with student support at WWS.

Emergency Plan Handbook – The official guide from WWS on actionable coordination and guidelines in the event of an unexpected emergency, including contact numbers and people, equipment and location details.

Peer Conflict – Mean Behaviour – Bullying – What is the Difference? – A resource for Student support to help with differentiating peer behaviors.

Video Conferencing Code of Conduct Info. – This is a helpful resource for students but also for parents on what is the responsible way of conducting oneself during this day and age of online video conferencing.

COVID 19 (Coronavirus) 2020 Updates – A webpage with general news & health resource information about COVID-19. Any specific health update that would affect WWS families directly will be communicated by school email through the Head of School.

Policy & Procedure Documents

Specific Individual Forms/Policies for parents’ reference:

Covid-19 Facilities Hygiene procedures (revised Apr. 2021) These new procedure guidelines outline how WWS will be mitigating and managing students’ with respect to hygiene and facility use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Covid-19 Early Years Facilities Hygiene Procedures (revised Feb. 2021) – These new procedure guidelines outline how WWS will be mitigating and managing the childcare and Early Years program facilities with respect to hygiene and facility use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

On-Site Illness & Covid-19 Policy for Students (revised Feb. 2021) – This policy is to ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to ensure a safe working and learning environment for Whistler Waldorf faculty, staff, families and students and to ensure clarity relating to on-site attendance.

On-Site Early Years Illness & Covid-19 Policy (revised Feb. 2021) – This policy is to ensure that all reasonable measures are taken to ensure a safe working and learning environment specifically for our Early Year`s faculty, staff, families and to ensure clarity relating to on-site attendance.

Anaphylaxis Policy – Policy and Procedures for dealing with Allergies requiring Anaphylaxis treatment.

Communications Policy with Grievance Procedures – Any questions on communications within WWS? The answers can be found here.

Image Release Consent – An understanding of how images and your privacy are respected here at WWS.

Personal Information & Privacy Policy– Policies and practices of the Whistler Waldorf School regarding the collection, use, disclosure and security of personal information about WWS members including but not limited to parents, students, employees and volunteers.

Downloadable Forms

Extended Fillable Absence Form – Download this fillable pdf if you require a prolonged absence release for your child..

Immunization Record for Early Years – This form is only required for Early Years students as it’s required by the B.C. Government for non-school age students. Ask your teacher for more info. if questions.

School Transcript Request Form – For students who require their transcript such as graduates of WWS to forward school transcripts to post-secondary institutions.

Who to Contact?

Questions you may have:	Who to Follow Up with:	Contact info.:
I have a general question about the discipline, homework, progress reports, academic standards, field trips, class meetings	Your Teacher / Guardian And then if required:	Early Years Chair: Gabriel Alden-Hull Lower School Chair: Angela Brooks High School Chair: Ali Blancher
Financial matters including invoicing, fees, payment errors, bursaries, etc.	Director of Business & Finance	Brian Gohlke
More about a policy and/or procedure at the school?	Head of School	Rubeena Sandhu
Question/Concern with a teacher or staff member	Head of School	Rubeena Sandhu
General communication about student absences, short-term withdrawal, important school events & dates, or any other questions or concerns you do not know who to ask.	Receptionist	Receptionist
Questions regarding school communications, marketing, public relations, etc. To be added to WWS’ weekly E-news	Director of Enrolment Communications Manager	Jen Dodds Cristiana Spooner
Admissions/Withdrawal information	Director of Enrolment	Jen Dodds
Student Records request	Registrar	Maude Ash
Concerns from parents or staff regarding an unresolved situation or process	Head of School and/or Director of Business Finance	Rubeena Sandhu Brian Gohlke
Questions about the Whistler Waldorf School Society	Chair of the Board	Tony Horn

Helpful Parent Links & Resources

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WWS Policies, Procedures & Online Forms

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