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A Library Card for Every Student
Published on October 20, 2016This fall, 3,500 students at West Vancouver elementary schools are receiving West Vancouver Memorial Library cards, thanks to a partnership between the Library and the School District.
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Supporting the classroom
Published on October 19, 2016For the majority of people educated in Canada, our only experience with teachers is the one we have in a classroom.
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Building Community Spirit
Published on October 17, 2016A bright smile radiates from Isabella’s face as she enters the library on a sunny October morning to talk about her values and interests.
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Safe and active routes to school
Published on August 26, 2016West Vancouver Schools encourages all families to walk or roll to and from school.
Walk, ride or roll
Students who use active modes of transportation show:
Better concentration ability
Have lower risk of obesity,
Local families and students raise more than $3500 to support children and families facing cancer
Published on June 20, 2016WEST VANCOUVER – West Vancouver Schools recently partnered with the West Vancouver Police Department (WVPD) to support the Cops for Cancer Tour de Coast through a Toonie Drive at each elementary school site.
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Loving the Venture Challenge
Published on June 9, 2016by Karen A. Johnson
Career Programs
Sentinel Secondary School
On May 7th, I attended “YELL Canada’s 3rd Annual Venture Challenge” at the SFU Morris J Wosk Centre.
Applying to Highly-Selective USA Universities
Published on May 3, 2016Simon Nascimento from University of Chicago will be presenting at Rockridge Secondary School on Tuesday, May 10th at 6:30 PM.
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Goal oriented grad scores award
Published on April 7, 2016Brandon McReynolds graduated from Sentinel in 2014 as a very accomplished hockey player with a professional attitude and plenty of ambition.
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The little boy who could
Published on April 5, 2016Levi Seaberly, a Kindergarten student at Bowen Island Community School (BICS), is predictably adorable. But he’s also an emblem of the community spirit found across the island,
Read MoreCarson Secondary, Rockridge Secondary and Mulgrave School receive grant for innovative IB partnership
Published on March 7, 2016
NORTH VANCOUVER & WEST VANCOUVER, March 7, 2016 — Educators at three schools on the North Shore have been recognized for their collaboration and innovation around the International Baccalaureate (IB) approaches to learning skills.