Apply for Canyons Online, CSD’s Remote-Learning Option for Students of All Ages

While there’s still a few weeks left in the Summer Recess, it is also prime time to start making plans for your child’s learning when school starts in Canyons District on Monday, Aug. 16.  Armed with the lessons learned during the COVID-19 year when schools heavily relied on technology, CSD is launching Canyons Online, the program […]

Board Meeting Summary, July 13, 2021

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. School Improvement Funding Acting as the Local Building Authority of the Canyons School District, the Canyons Board of Education held a public hearing on the proposed issuance of $38 million in lease-revenue bonds to help pay for the […]

Class of 2021 Included Utah’s First Dual-Language Immersion Class

Before Ethan Christensen entered the first grade, his mom decided to enroll him in a Chinese language academy. Katuska Christensen is from Peru and has passed her native Spanish language down to her children, and she thought it would be great for him to be fluent in three languages. “I did a full immersion program […]

CSD To Start Taking Space-Available Bus Permit Forms on Aug. 2

School bells will ring on Monday, Aug. 16 — the first day of the 2021-2022 school year. But before the first classes begin, students will rise early, eat a healthy breakfast, and head out the door to walk with friends, ride in the neighborhood carpool — or hop on the school bus.  To the end […]

CSD Nutrition Services Provides Access to Summer Meals, Access to Pandemic Benefits

Good nutrition leads to mental, emotional and physical growth. And that’s certainly the focus of the Canyons District Nutrition Services Department, which is facilitating help getting pandemic-time benefits for families that may qualify, as well as providing access to summertime meals. Here’s how to find out more about the pandemic-era benefit: If your student(s) qualified […]

Board Meeting Summary, June 22, 2021

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. Strategic Plan While still the youngest school district in Utah, Canyons, which was founded in 2009, has started work on a comprehensive roadmap for growth in the coming decade and beyond. Canyons Superintendent Dr. Rick Robins updated the […]

Gardening to Go • Entrada High Students Build Portable, Solar-Powered Community Garden Kits

Generally, if you are planting a garden, you choose a patch of land with good soil, an optimal mix of sunshine and shade, and access to water. But the challenge facing botany students at Entrada High School was to brainstorm a hassle-free “garden-on-the-go” solution that, with minimal effort, could take root and flourish practically anywhere. […]

Board Meeting Summary, June 8, 2021

Note: Recordings and documents for agenda items can be accessed via BoardDocs by clicking on the corresponding agenda items. CSD Prepares for New School Year Superintendent Dr. Rick Robins said Canyons District’s focus in the coming year, as the District returns to pre-COVID-19 operations, is to re-envision education to achieve connection and healing — or REACH. As […]

Water Wise • Student Interns Help CSD Schools Curb Water Usage, Save Money

As state leaders raise awareness of Utah’s drought conditions, Canyons School District is redoubling efforts to conserve water. Building upon a successful “Water Manager” internship program that has saved upwards of 20 million gallons of water annually for the past six years, mathematically-inclined high school students this summer will undergo training on tracking water usage […]

Sportsmanship Award Winners Brought Smiles — and Their Best Effort

The recipients of the Sportsmanship Award for Canyons School District’s Adapted Physical Education program are cheerful, helpful and give their best even in difficult situations. Take Crescent Elementary kindergartner Weston McPherson, for example. Good luck wiping the big smile off of the face of this hard-working student, who was called “a delight” by Crescent principal […]