If you are looking for information on how to apply to a Take a Hike program, please contact the school district intake personnel below, listed beside each program location.
They will gladly answer your questions and provide you with guidance.
Please note that intake is determined through our school district partners, and intake begins in May/June for the following September. Intake staff are generally unavailable during summer, winter, and spring breaks, but if you leave a message they will get back to you as soon as they can, once they return to work.
Burnaby School District 41
Peter Van Den Hoogen, Student Support Coordinator (available year-round) 604.760.0141
Central Okanagan School District 23
Nathen Elliott, Principal (available Sept - Jun) Nathen.Elliott@sd23.bc.ca
Cowichan Valley School District 79
Kevin van der Linden, Principal (available Sept - Jun) 250.746.6052
Delta School District 37
Richard Kirincic, District Principal (available Sept - Jun) 604.952.5387
Nanaimo Ladysmith School District 68
Learning Alternatives (available Sept - Jun) 250.753.6331
Saanich School District 63
Ryan Ellis, Vice-Principal (available Sept - Jun) 250.652.4042
Sooke School District 62
Sada Keel, Mental Health Clinician (available year-round) 250.588.4065
Vancouver School District 39
Richard Edge, District Vice-Principal (available year-round) redge@vsb.bc.ca or visit VSB website here
Vernon School District 22
Gus Busenius, Principal (available Sept - Jun) gbusenius@sd22.bc.ca 250.545.1736
West Kootenay School District 20
Chris Gibson, Mental Health Clinician (available year-round) chris@takeahikefoundation.org or 250.364.1275 ext. 270
West Vancouver School District 45
Corrine Kinnon, District Principal ckinnon@wvschools.ca or visit WVS website here