The Jointly Convened Annual Meeting (JCAM) and the first Indigenous Education Council (IEC) Chairs Gathering have both been postponed, allowing districts to dedicate their time to IEC implementation and budget planning for 2025-26. These two important events will now take place in Fall 2025, dates TBD. Please contact EDUC.IndigenousEducation@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
The Indigenous Education Branch has begun hosting an Indigenous Education Council (IEC) Implementation Learning Series. Please ensure that your Superintendent (or designates) and District Leads of Indigenous Education attend a session. The Indigenous Education team will provide support, guidance and answer questions about IEC implementation. School districts and IECs are expected to submit their Terms …
Please join us April 24 at 3:10 pm PT for the sixth Analytics Engagement and Information Sharing Session of the 2024-25 school year for an overview of the Transition to Post-Secondary Power BI report. See the poster for more information and the registration link. Please contact EDUC.ReportingUnit@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions. The recording for …
Registration is now open for the Learning First Peoples Summer Institute from July 2–4 in Prince George and August 20–22 in Richmond. Hosted by the First Nations Education Steering Committee and First Nations Schools Association, the institute supports teachers in bringing quality, authentic First Peoples teaching and learning into BC classrooms. Workshops: Day 1: English First …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care, the First Nations Education Steering Committee (FNESC), and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) encourage you to register for this year’s BCTEA Joint Plan Drop-In Information Sessions on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, from 10:00 am-11:00 am PST and Tuesday, April 29, 2025 from 10:00 am-11:00 am PDT. Details are available in this …
The ministry is pleased to announce the release of a new two-page resource designed to assist with the implementation of Indigenous Education Councils (IECs). The document includes key steps and reminders to support the successful establishment of IECs. Please email EDUC.IndigenousEducation@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions about Indigenous Education Councils.
As part of their erase Organized Crime and Exploitation Prevention Information Series, the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (PSSG) is hosting a presentation on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 10:30 am–12:00 pm PST on the Surrey WRAParound Program. Led by the Safe Schools Department of the Surrey School District, the Surrey WRAParound Program has been operating since 2008 …
The Ministry of Health is seeking the perspectives and experiences of education partners to support a refresh of the Healthy Schools BC (HSBC) initiative, which aims to advance the health and well-being of school-aged children in B.C. District-level staff and school administrators with an understanding of school-based health promotion/health education/health-education partnerships are invited to register …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care has launched the Racism Response Guidelines to help address incidents of racism and hate in schools and continue to foster anti-racist learning environments. The guidelines were informed by educators, Indigenous partners and people with lived experiences of racism to help district and school staff identify and respond to …
In collaboration with the Metro Anti-Racism Network, the ministry is hosting an online anti-racism networking session on March 6 from 9:30-11:30 am PST for district anti-racism leads to discuss insights, challenges and impacts of on-going anti-racism change in schools. Two anti-racism leads from each district are invited to attend. Please distribute accordingly. Please RSVP by …
