May 2013 In-service Learning Opportunities
There are plenty of in-service learning opportunities happening for our staff in May! I am pleased to share with you some of the workshops that our staff attend to continue to enhance their instructional practice. Printmaking Workshop – creating etchings with master print maker Peter Braune Tribes – The Importance of a Safe and Caring [...]
category: Instructional Practice
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CNV Youth Awards Ceremony 2013
Monday, May 6th I was pleased to attend the CNV Youth Awards Ceremony. Awards were given in six categories: Youth Recognition, Youth Community Enhancement, Outstanding Youth Teams, Random Act of Kindness, Outstanding Supporter of Youth, and Youth Centennial Scholarship. In the Outstanding Youth Team category, two Carson Graham teams (Africa Water Bank Ambassadors and Senior [...]
category: Integrated Communities
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VSO/Honour Band & Strings Concert
On April 22, 2013 I was pleased to attend the VSO/Honour Band & Strings Concert at Centennial Theatre. This annual concert featured our District Honour Band and District Honour Strings groups performing alongside the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. I was most impressed by the quality of the music and how enthusiastic the students were in their [...]
category: Program Diversity
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May 5 – 11, 2013 is Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada
May 7, 2013 The first full week in May is traditionally Emergency Preparedness Week in Canada. Throughout the week, national, provincial and territorial agencies promote three simple steps to help Canadians become better prepared to face a range of emergencies: know the risks make a plan get an emergency kit Not sure where to begin? [...]
category: Communications
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Heritage Fair – May 10
This year’s Sea to Sky Regional Heritage Fair will be held at the Lynn Valley Main Library on Friday, May 10th. The Regional Fair brings together 50 student history projects showcasing research into a wide variety of local, provincial or national topics. The projects, created by students in Grades 4 through 10, were selected [...]
category: Community Connections
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April …the month of Idélire.
… courtesy of Stephanie Weller, French Immersion and French Second Language Facilitator Idélire is an annual event that promotes French Canadian children and youth literature to French Immersion students. This year we were pleased to welcome author Sylvain Dodier and illustrators Gabrielle Grimard and Josée Bisaillon, all from Québec, into our schools to conduct writing [...]
category: Instructional Practice, Program Diversity
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Green Fair 2013
… our Earth Day feature for 2013 is our Green Fair! The third annual School District-wide Green Fair brought together local partners in sustainability with students representing the elementary and secondary environmental clubs and projects they are championing at their schools. Months of planning went into Green Fair 2013, which exceeded all previous attendance and [...]
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Founder of Nature Kindergartens to visit the North Vancouver School District
I’m pleased to announce that Claire Warden, an internationally recognized education consultant, author and founder of Nature Kindergartens in Scotland, will be visiting the North Vancouver School District on Thursday, April 18th. For part of her visit, Claire will meet with staff and students at several of our schools and tour Outdoor School. In [...]
category: Instructional Practice
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