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Brave New World: Helping students with digital literacy at home
Published on September 19, 2017By Sean Sallis-Lyon
The internet is a vast, enthralling, and sometimes scary place. There are wonderful areas where creativity flourishes, and dark places where negativity runs rampant.
An excellent time for education
Published on September 19, 2017This is my 11th year at West Vancouver Schools, and I can’t recall a better time for education in the province.
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Coding for the real world
Published on September 19, 2017Around the district, there’s been an increased emphasis on coding at both the elementary and secondary levels in recent years. For many students,
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Farewell and bon chance to our graduates and retirees
Published on June 27, 2017As June comes to a close, it’s a good time to spend a few moments reflecting on all the changes ahead for the 732 graduates of West Vancouver Schools and the 24 staff members who will be retiring this year.
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Work experience offers important lessons
Published on June 27, 2017Sentinel student Shirin Mirsalimi took part in a very satisfying work experience program last year that offered her a glimpse into the work done by a pharmacist.
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Thank you to our work experience employers
Published on June 27, 2017West Vancouver Schools would like to thank the following employers for their participation in the 2017 senior work experience program…
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If you want something, work for it
Published on June 26, 2017Zack Turpin, first a student at Lions Bay school, and now a 2017 graduate at Rockridge Secondary school, knows that if you want something,
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PJ Community Park Opening Celebration
Published on June 26, 2017Students, staff and guests attended the grand opening celebration of the École Pauline Johnson community park on June 2.
→ See the North Shore News photos here.
Summer is full of opportunity
Published on June 26, 2017The last bell is just around the corner, and summer is finally here. Year-end ceremonies at elementary and secondary schools have almost all concluded,
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This changes everything
Published on June 22, 2017We’ve probably all heard about teachers who have an amazing capacity to transform lives, but have you ever heard of one that goes about it by transforming the very spaces in which students learn?
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