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Celebrate Canadian Children’s Book Week, May 4-11
From bookweek.ca:
Join us in celebrating TD Canadian Children’s Book Week and bring the magic of books and reading to children all across Canada!
TD Canadian Children’s Book Week is the single most important national event celebrating Canadian children’s books and the importance of reading. Close to 35,000 children, teens and adults participate in activities held in every province and territory across the country. Hundreds of schools, public libraries, bookstores and community centres host events as part of this major literary festival.
Attend one of the public Book Week 2013 events in your area: http://events.bookcentre.ca/book-week
Chinese Canadian Stories Project — for Students and Teachers
May 4, 2013, 10.00AM-2.00PM at Richmond Public Library
Vancouver school district’s continuing ed program may be discontinued
“The future is uncertain for the Vancouver school district’s continuing education program, which charges tuition for a range of special-interest courses for adults but has been losing money each year for the last five years.”
Coquitlam School District cutting 142 jobs
This article in the Vancouver Sun reports that 142 jobs are being cut to make up for a $12.1-million projected operating deficit in School District 43’s 2013/2014 school year. This represents a 6% staff cut amounting to: “cutting 81 teachers, 19 teacher assistants/special education assistants/youth workers along with 32 clerical/custodial/IT and facilities positions and 10 from administration.”
Other changes also being proposed are enlarging class sizes and cutting back on various class activities.
Read the entire article here: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/District+jobs/8283438/story.html