Students and staff will soon be in safer, modern classrooms with funding approved for a seismic replacement of Montgomery Middle school.

Families in Coquitlam will see 300 more student spaces in their community, as part of the government’s plan to expand schools faster.

Students and staff in Coquitlam are starting the school year in a new school that is helping address enrolment growth in one of B.C.’s fast-growing communities.

One new school is open, and another is on the way to provide a better learning experience for students in the Tri-Cities.

An important step in bringing a new middle-secondary school to families in Coquitlam’s Burke Mountain neighbourhood is complete, as government has approved the concept plan to build the facility.

Construction of the new state-of-the-art $28.7-million École Moody Middle School of the Arts is already at the half way mark, on track to welcome up to 450 grades 6-8 students this fall.

Students in the Coquitlam School District are connecting with skills and technology training development thanks to a $17,500 grant to the district from the Province’s Shoulder Tappers Program.