B.C. STUDENTS WELCOME ATHLETES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
K-12 students across B.C. are invited to make a personal connection with athletes, team members and dignitaries from around the world with unique artwork on Student Welcome Cards. Up to 70,000 cards will be placed on night tables in every guest room in the Olympic and Paralympic Villages and will include the artist's first name, grade, school name, and school e-mail address. For complete program details go to www.sharingthedream.gov.bc.ca and click on Student Welcome Cards. Submissions must be postmarked by Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. [More photos]
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PORT ALBERNI STRONGSTART BC CENTRE OPEN FOR CHILDREN
PORT ALBERNI – One of the province’s newest StrongStart BC centres has officially opened at Eighth Avenue Elementary school in the Alberni school district.
MOUNTVIEW STRONGSTART BC CENTRE OPEN FOR PRESCHOOLERS
WILLIAMS LAKE – Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett joined Cariboo-Chilcotin board of education chair Pete Penner, parents, caregivers, children and district staff at the official opening of the StrongStart BC early learning centre at Mountview Elementary school.
MISSION STRONGSTART BC CENTRE OPEN FOR PRESCHOOLERS
MISSION – Parents, caregivers and district staff celebrated the official opening of the StrongStart BC early learning centre at Christine Morrison Elementary school today announced Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Marc Dalton.
B.C. STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AQUATIC EDUCATION ON THE MOVE
VICTORIA – Students across the province can experience the wonder of the Pacific Northwest’s intertidal marine zone firsthand with the BCTC AquaVan, an innovative aquatic education program from the Vancouver Aquarium that tours B.C. schools.
PENTICTON STRONGSTART BC CENTRE OPEN FOR PRESCHOOLERS
PENTICTON – Penticton MLA Bill Barisoff joined Okanagan Skaha board of education chair Larry Little, parents, caregivers and district staff today at the official opening of the StrongStart BC early learning centre at Columbia Elementary school.
The ministry is committed to providing a high quality education for K-12 students. For more information please contact the ministry toll-free 1-888-879-1166.
