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Teacher’s backyard inspires love for science
Published on April 19, 2017Jeff Green, who teaches physics at West Vancouver Secondary School, caught the bug for science as a child growing up in Northern Ontario,
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Leadership, participation instills confidence
Published on April 19, 2017Owen Kwong, currently in Grade 7 and among the first students to tackle the new pre-Capstone program at Chartwell Elementary school,
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Westcot Elementary worm experiment returns from space
Published on April 19, 2017A team from Westcot Elementary was selected from thousands of entries to send their experiment “Red Worm Composting in Space” to the International Space Station.
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Decisions must be made based on what’s best for students
Published on April 18, 2017The 2017 provincial election is officially underway, offering a very short, but important opportunity to talk about what matters to British Columbians.
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Milo the robot helping students with autism
Published on April 14, 2017
→ See the article and video that aired on Global News here.
UBC Physics Olympics
Published on March 20, 2017West Vancouver Secondary students placed first overall in the 2017 UBC Physics Olympics competition, while all three of our secondary school teams finished within the top ten in a number of individual events.
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Busy, happy, joyful work
Published on March 2, 2017
Susie Chubb, administrative assistant at École Pauline-Johnson, is the kind of person that all employers think of when they write a job posting with the words ‘must thrive in a fast-paced environment’.
Lieutenant Governor’s Visit
Published on March 1, 2017The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, visited École Pauline Johnson, Hollyburn Elementary and Lions Bay Community School…
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Provincial budget brings good news for education
Published on March 1, 2017Although the writ for BC’s provincial election won’t drop officially until April 9, the 2017 budget delivered in Victoria this month contained some important announcements pertaining to education.
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A magical story
Published on March 1, 2017Last week, along with a sold out crowd at the Kay Meek Theatre, I watched the premiere of the documentary, Longshot: The Brian Upson Story,
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