Students, teachers and staff at Prince Charles Elementary and Queen Elizabeth Secondary schools will soon have safer learning environments now that seismic upgrades are underway.

More classrooms are on the way for students and staff at Sunnyside Elementary with construction beginning on a 10-classroom addition to support families.

Better ventilation, electric buses and increasing energy efficiency are some of the benefits for B.C. K-12 students and staff from $240.5 million in maintenance grants this year – a 10.5% increase over last year.

Students, teachers and staff at Eric Hamber Secondary school will soon have a new, safer learning environment.

Three new schools are open in Vancouver, supporting 1,400 students in seismically safe facilities as record investments continue to upgrade and replace high-risk schools throughout the city.

A unique school in Langley dedicated to students whose needs are better supported in a non-traditional setting will soon be better equipped if there is an earthquake, with seismic upgrades coming to Vanguard Secondary school.

A new, energy-efficient elementary school is coming to the South Newton neighbourhood, giving hundreds of Surrey students a modern place to go to school as more education investments are made to support one of B.C.’s fastest-growing cities.

A new, seismically safe Stride Avenue Community school will give hundreds of students in Burnaby a better learning experience for generations to come and contribute to a reduction in B.C. greenhouse gases.