As part of the provincial Health Human Resources Strategy, the Health Career Dual Credit Expansion Project provides grants totaling $50,000 or $100,000 to help school districts and their partner post-secondary institutions develop or expand dual credit programs that are focused on health careers aligned with regional workforce demands. Please submit an expression of interest questionnaire …
The Great BC ShakeOut is hosting an “Ask the Experts” free webinar for students in grades 5-12 on Tuesday, May 16 from 1:30 – 2:30pm. Questions can be sent in advance via the registration form, by e-mail to info@shakeoutbc.ca, and via the live chat during the webinar.
The Canadian Pediatric Endocrine Group (CPEG) is looking for school district partners to co-apply for a grant from Diabetes Canada to develop a prototype module for K-12 educators focused on early identification of diabetes symptoms. The intention is to develop a short-form module (e.g., a 5-minute video) as well as supporting materials. This initiative aims …
Public Health is launching the third round of the SPEAK population health survey. This survey asks about physical and mental health, as well as social and economic well-being. The results will help support programs and initiatives to improve the health of your community. SPEAK is open to adults aged 18 and older and is available in English, French, …
Farm to School BC will be hosting a Planting the Seed Conference at the University of British Columbia on May 18-19. This event will bring together food champions from across B.C. to promote nutritious, local, sustainable school food initiatives and will feature local field trips, keynote speakers, workshops and networking opportunities. Visit Farm to School …
WorkBC.ca has added nine new Career Trek videos to its collection. These videos feature diverse British Columbians describing their job duties, education, key skills and more. Visit WorkBC’s Career Trek web page to see these and more than 170 other career videos.
Information for parents and caregivers regarding the changes to K-12 Student Reporting Policy are now available in 8 languages. The documents aim to help parents and caregivers understand the upcoming changes to the K-12 Student Reporting Policy, which will be implemented this fall for the 2023/24 school year. The complete information package can be found …
Schools should submit registrations for the Grade 10 and Grade 12 June Graduation Assessments through a TRAX data transfer and confirm them on the Online Graduation Assessment Register that is open May 8 – June 1, 2023.
Together with the BCPVPA, the Ministry and FNESC will be hosting a webinar about the new graduation requirement on Tuesday, May 30 at 3:45 pm PST via Zoom. This information session is open to principals, vice-principals, school counsellors and other district or school staff involved with student programming. Please register to receive a Zoom link …
Please be advised that the StudentTranscripts Service (STS) will be offline from Saturday, May 6 at 4:00 pm PST through Sunday, May 7 to support the go-live of the new Graduation Records and Achievement Data (GRAD) system. STS will be back online by or before Monday, May 8.
