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

A newly built extension to École Panorama Heights Elementary will get Coquitlam students out of portables and into more modern classrooms.

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.

Students and families in the Tri-Cities are starting to see new and improved schools in their community, with 935 new student seats either opened or under construction in the Coquitlam School District.

Students in the Coquitlam School District will benefit from $3.3 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects and new classroom supplies, MLA Linda Reimer announced on behalf of Education Minister Mike Bernier.

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.

Students, teachers and staff at Westwood Elementary school in the Coquitlam school district will benefit from $270,500 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.