Students and staff in the community of Zeballos will soon be attending a brand new school with a StrongStart BC Centre, and a Neighbourhood Learning Centre, which includes a full-sized gymnasium that the community can use on evenings and weekends.

Education Minister George Abbott issued the following statement Oct. 4, 2011 regarding consultation between government and the BC Teacher's Federation over Bill 28.

A community celebration was held to celebrate the official opening of École Mer-et-montagne, a new elementary school to serve Francophone students in the Campbell River area.

With its heritage features enhanced, a safer, brighter, greener Laura Secord Elementary was put on proud display for the school's official reopening.

Heritage restoration and seismic upgrades to 100-year-old Ridgeway Elementary were put on show at the official reopening of the school.

Students at Florence Nightingale Elementary school started their day off right this morning with a healthy breakfast to fuel their minds and bodies for another day of learning.

The continued success of Aboriginal students in the Okanagan Similkameen school district was highlighted with a feast to celebrate their achievements.

Full-day kindergarten students attending school for the very first time met Education Minister George Abbott, who was in town today touring some of the 13 new classroom spaces that have been made available to support the district's early learners.