Our thoughts are with everyone around the province impacted by the recent storms.
2022 BCSTA Scholarships for Student Citizenship
BCSTA will once again be awarding three graduating B.C. public school students who have shown exemplary citizenship in their school and community with scholarships worth $500 each.
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Advocacy: Provincial Teacher Shortage
[Sent November 9, 2021]
President Higginson to education degree-granting institutes:
“School districts throughout the province repeatedly report difficulties in recruiting new teachers… these ongoing staffing shortages require immediate and collaborative attention to ensure that student learning outcomes are not negatively impacted.”
Kamloops-Thompson Students Launch Music Video
Four Directions Secondary School was the site of a music video launch on Tuesday, November 9.
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Celebrating Langley’s Spaces
A concrete structure resembling a Greek amphitheatre and bright, bold murals are just some of the things you will see at schools in Langley.
Wellness Takes Priority in North Okanagan-Shuswap
Len Wood Middle School students are being challenged! An invitation has been given!
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Program for Kids with Cancer Returns to Surrey
The West Coast Kids Cancer Foundation is once again supporting children with cancer this summer, partnering with Surrey Schools to offer in-person and online programs to students and their siblings.
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Clean Up Challenge Makes a Difference
The Windsor Secondary School Green Team invited fellow North Vancouver School District secondary school environmental clubs to participate in a friendly Clean Up Challenge from April 19 to May 31, 2021.
Maple Ridge Students Raise Awareness for Salmon Habitats
They have formed a new club — the aptly named Fish Ladder Awareness Team — and are taking their message to politicians, BC Hydro and the broader community in the hopes that salmon will one day be able to go home to Alouette Lake.
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BCSTA Honours the 215 Children Lost at the Kamloops Residential School
The news of the graves of 215 children at the Kamloops Residential School reminds us of the urgency to bring forward the truth of Canada’s residential schools before we can move forward with reconciliation.
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