More than 25,000 B.C. students will soon be learning in safe schools, with seismic upgrades coming to Maple Lane and James McKinney elementary schools in Richmond.

B.C. students and families are going to see more green, efficient and safe learning spaces as school districts receive record annual maintenance funding of $217.7 million this year.

Students at Vedder Elementary will soon see their school grow along with them, thanks to a 10-classroom addition that will get students out of portables and into classrooms.

Students throughout the province are gathering together to share stories of positivity and kindness, and to say no to bullying.

Parents in Kelowna and Kamloops are encouraged to attend upcoming education sessions in their communities as part of B.C.’s school-based gang prevention initiative.

Students at Campus View Elementary in the Greater Victoria School District can better focus on their studies, knowing their school is seismically safe, thanks to recent upgrades.