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Government Communications and Public Engagement

Ministry of Education
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Backgrounders

Delegates and itinerary

British Columbia’s education leaders delegation:

  • Rob Fleming, Minister of Education
  • Veronica Harrison, ministerial assistant, Education Minister’s Office
  • Scott MacDonald, deputy minister, Ministry of Education
  • Sheila Purdy, Deputy Minister’s Office, Ministry of Education
  • Suzanne Hoffman, superintendent, Vancouver School Board
  • Adrian Keough, director of instruction, Vancouver School Board
  • Glen Hansman, president, BC Teachers’ Federation

Trip Itinerary:

Tuesday, April 3 – Paris

  • Canadian Bilingual School of Paris visit
  • Meeting with French national ministry of education officials (signed declaration of intent)  
  • Meeting with French academies (school districts) regarding partnerships with B.C.’s school districts
  • Meeting with Université de Tours and Simon Fraser University, regarding declaration of intent between these universities
  • Meeting with Canadian Ambassador for France

Wednesday, April 4 – Brussels

  • Meeting with Canadian Embassy officials
  • Meeting with Canadian Ambassador for Belgium
  • Meeting with the minister of higher education, research and media of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles
  • Meeting with Belgian government education officials from the French-speaking region of Wallonia-Brussels
  • Meeting with Belgian experts regarding passive construction and school building

Thursday, April 5 – The Hague

  • Meeting with Dutch ministry of education, culture and science officials regarding curriculum and education policy
  • Meeting with teacher training institute – Leiden, university officials and Dutch government representative
  • Meeting with Canada’s Ambassador to Netherlands and embassy officials
  • Presentations on educational programs from Netherlands ministry of education

Friday, April 6 – Amsterdam

  • De Vier Windstreken primary school visit (curriculum modernization discussions)
  • Meeting with Amsterdam city council
  • Calvijn College secondary school visit (witnessed Vancouver School Board sister-school partnership signing)
  • Meeting and signed memorandum of understanding with minister for primary and secondary education and media for the Netherlands