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By Jenn on June 22, 2012
As part of the National Aboriginal Day celebration, the B.C. Aboriginal community has received over $20 million in funding dedicated to Aboriginal education and students from the B.C. Provincial Government. Read the full article in The Tyee here. By Katie Hyslop June 22, 2012 © Copyright (c) TheTyee.ca See the Provincial government’s Aboriginal Post-Secondary Education and Training Policy Framework […]
By Jenn on June 21, 2012
Read the latest news on B.C. teachers’ negotiations and rallies in The Vancouver Sun’s Education News: The Report Card. Full article here. by Janet Steffenhagen, June 20, 2012. 12:44 pm • Section: Report Card © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
By Jenn on June 20, 2012
See Tiffany Poirier’s website about The Personalized Learning Movement: an new approach for teaching and enriching students’ learning experience. Philosophy of Personalized Learning here. Tiffany Poirier is an award-winning teacher, published children’s book author-illustrator and educational writer, with areas of specialty in gifted education, philosophy for children, and creativity. Sought after as a curriculum designer, speaker and […]
By Jenn on May 28, 2012
Read the results of three public meetings hosted by the VSB surveying public opinion of the future of Vancouver Schools. Full Vancouver Sun article here. By Zoe McKnight, The Vancouver Sun May 27, 2012 © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
By Jenn on May 25, 2012
Check out the latest DVD on waste-free living: The Clean Bin Project. Filmed in British Columbia, this multi award winning documentary questions Canadian attitudes towards waste and presents options for sustainable living. “Is it possible to live completely waste free? In this multi-award winning, festival favourite, partners Jen and Grant go head to head in […]
By Jenn on May 23, 2012
Read the The Vancouver Sun Report Card: news on New Westminster School Trustee Casey Cook’s concept of a Bill of Rights for parents of children in BC public schools. Posted by Janet Steffenhangen, May 18, 2012. 2:54 pm Section: Report Card © (c) The Vancouver Sun
By Jenn on May 22, 2012
Children and youth can attend a variety of summer programs offered by the Digital Media Academy at the UBC Vancouver Campus. Courses include filmmaking, acting, game and comic creation, science, engineering, architecture, art, music, photography, and media studies. Education is fun! For more information, dates, and registration, view the website here.
By Jenn on May 16, 2012
Read Chris Kennedy’s posting on encouraging reading in students and his involvement in the TD National Reading Summit III – A Reading Canada: Building a Plan. “Chris Kennedy is the Superintendent of Schools/CEO with the West Vancouver School District (West Vancouver, BC). He has taught secondary English and Social Studies, and been both an elementary and secondary school principal.” More here. ~from […]
By Jenn on May 14, 2012
Read the latest news on a community meeting about Vancouver school issues from The Vancouver Sun. Community Meeting information here. Meeting is Tuesday, May 15 at Britannia Secondary School. By Janet Steffenhagen May 8, 2012. 3:59 pm • Section: Report Card © Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
By Jenn on May 11, 2012
The Kalevala: Tales of Magic and Adventure Check out the award-winning Suomen Lasten Kalevala: classic epic Finnish literature, compiled from ancient oral poetry. Beautifully illustrated by Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin; translation by Kaarina Brooks. UBC Library Information Holdings here. Publisher’s Information here.