BC Gov News

Parents and guardians will be expected to provide public health units with immunization records for students enrolled in the provincial school system.

With school officially done for summer, kids ages 5-14 have the opportunity to participate in the BC Summer Reading Club — a fun, free, and inclusive literacy program offered by public libraries in more than 200 communities throughout B.C.

With record-high levels of funding for more teachers and support staff, and smaller class sizes compared to two years ago, British Columbia students are getting better support in their classrooms.

A new, seismically safe facility is on the way for children and families benefiting from the Children’s Development Centre in Cordova Bay, along with additional support services.

Students at Seaforth and Parkcrest elementary schools will soon be learning in seismically safe and modern schools.  

Parents and guardians of eligible children are reminded that deadlines are fast approaching to sign up for the $1,200 B.C. Training and Education Savings Grant (BCTESG).

More classrooms and a seismically safer school will give F.A. Tomsett Elementary students a better learning experience by 2022.

Indigenous students in British Columbia will be better supported and be more connected in school with the addition of a new professional standard that requires teachers to commit to truth, reconciliation and healing.