MINISTER VISITS NEW $40-MILLION PEN HIGH
In August, Education Minister Shirley Bond and the SD67 (Okanagan Skaha) Board of Education toured the new Penticton Secondary School. This $40-million facility will welcome 1,400 students this school year. The new Pen High is equipped with the latest geothermal energy-efficient heating and air conditioning systems. The school also features a grand multi-purpose common area that opens onto an enclosed courtyard, a gym facility that almost doubles the size of the existing gym, an expanded fitness room, a dance studio, a library and media centre, and larger classroom windows to allow for natural light.
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TWO B.C. SCHOOLS TO GET $8.6M IN SEISMIC UPGRADES
VICTORIA – Two more B.C. schools will be seismically upgraded thanks to an $8.6-million investment, Saanich North and the Islands MLA Murray Coell announced.
WHAT’S NEW FOR THE 2008-09 SCHOOL YEAR
VICTORIA – Improving student achievement, implementing more green initiatives and developing healthier schools are just some of the Province’s goals for the upcoming school year, Education Minister Shirley Bond announced.
B.C. APPROVES GOLD STANDARD SCHOOL IN GROWING COMMUNITY
SURREY – The Province and the Surrey board of education are contributing a total of $14 million for an environmentally friendly new elementary school in the rapidly growing Newton area, Surrey-Tynehead MLA Dave S. Hayer announced.
EDUCATION BY THE NUMBERS
VICTORIA – As more than half a million students get ready to return to school on Sept. 2, here is a snapshot of B.C.’s school system – by the numbers.
BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS TO HELP STUDENTS SUCCEED
VICTORIA – Families across the province are getting ready for Sept. 2, when B.C.’s students and teachers head back to school.
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