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Michael Hooper: The VSB’s failure to plan is a violation of public trust

March 31, 2022 admin education, Op-Ed, opinión, school closures, vancouver school board

Credit to Author: Hardip Johal| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 01:00:12 +0000

Opinion: School board assets are vulnerable because public awareness is low. While Queen Elizabeth Annex is first on the chopping block, without better planning, all schools are at risk

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Templeton Robotics needs a computer with more bytes for competition

February 27, 2020 admin education, news, robotics, vancouver, vancouver school board

Credit to Author: Kevin Griffin| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 23:23:09 +0000

“Some of my students, that life is testing, are incredibly smart and I will not allow that to be wasted or challenged by a financial barrier.”

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Snow Day for Jan. 15: Which Metro Vancouver schools are open and closed

January 15, 2020 admin Abbotsford, burnaby, burnaby school district, capilano university, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, delta, douglas college, emily carr university, kwantlen polytechnic university, langara college, Langley, langley school district, local news, maple ridge, mission, New Westminster, new westminster school district, north vancouver, north vancouver school district, pitt meadows, port coquitlam, port moody, richmond, simon fraser university, Surrey, surrey schools, trinity western university, UBC, university of british columbia, university of fraser valley, vancouver, vancouver community college, vancouver school board, west vancouver

Credit to Author: Postmedia News| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:18:57 +0000

It’s a snow day! Here’s a handy list of the schools around Metro Vancouver that have reported closures on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.

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Snow Day for Jan. 14: Which Metro Vancouver schools are open and closed

January 14, 2020 admin Abbotsford, burnaby, burnaby school district, capilano university, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, delta, douglas college, emily carr university, kwantlen polytechnic university, langara college, Langley, langley school district, local news, maple ridge, mission, New Westminster, new westminster school district, north vancouver, north vancouver school district, pitt meadows, port coquitlam, port moody, richmond, simon fraser university, Surrey, surrey schools, trinity western university, UBC, university of british columbia, university of fraser valley, vancouver, vancouver community college, vancouver school board, west vancouver

Credit to Author: Postmedia News| Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 14:27:47 +0000

Here’s a handy list of the schools around Metro Vancouver that have reported closures on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020.

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Snow Day for Jan. 13: Which Metro Vancouver schools are open and closed

January 13, 2020 admin Abbotsford, burnaby, burnaby school district, capilano university, Chilliwack, Coquitlam, delta, douglas college, emily carr university, kwantlen polytechnic university, langara college, Langley, langley school district, local news, maple ridge, mission, New Westminster, new westminster school district, north vancouver, north vancouver school district, pitt meadows, port coquitlam, port moody, richmond, simon fraser university, Surrey, surrey schools, trinity western university, UBC, university of british columbia, university of fraser valley, vancouver, vancouver community college, vancouver school board, west vancouver

Credit to Author: Postmedia News| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:24:13 +0000

Here’s a handy list of the schools around Metro Vancouver that have reported closures on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

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Vancouver School Board to vote on anti-racism motion at Monday meeting

December 15, 2019 admin local news, RACISM, vancouver, vancouver school board

Credit to Author: Postmedia News| Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 20:43:12 +0000

The motion comes after multiple incidents in the previous school year, including one that involved a racist video that prompted a Black student to transfer out of Lord Byng Secondary.

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Vancouver is latest school district to support student-led climate strike

September 24, 2019 admin climate crisis, climate emergency, local news, surrey school district, vancouver school board

Credit to Author: The Canadian Press| Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2019 15:17:43 +0000

With parental permission, students in Vancouver and Surrey will be able to leave classes Friday to take part in a planned climate strike at Vancouver City Hall.

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B.C.'s new high school curriculum: Genocide and Indigenous studies, drones and mechatronics, more projects, fewer exams

September 14, 2019 admin BC NDP, education, local news, politics, vancouver school board

Credit to Author: Lori Culbert| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 15:51:17 +0000

While Grade 11 and 12 students are excited about the 200 new course available this year and about more choices in their classrooms, they are also worried that the move away from formal testing will leave them ill-prepared for post-secondary schools.

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B.C.'s new high school curriculum: Genocide and Indigenous studies, drones and mechatronics, more projects and less exams

September 14, 2019 admin BC NDP, education, local news, politics, vancouver school board

Credit to Author: Lori Culbert| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 10:00:09 +0000

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Back-to-school: Vaccinations, portables, and teachers without a contract

September 7, 2019 admin back to school, BC NDP, education, education issues, local news, politics, surrey school district, vancouver school board

Credit to Author: Lori Culbert| Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2019 10:00:12 +0000

B.C.’s K to 12 system got bigger this year, with an extra 3,155 children — nearly double the number of new kids who enrolled last September. Here’s a look at what parents and students need to know, now that classes have begun.