The Great B.C. School Food Cook-Off has officially concluded, with 91 creative recipes submitted that feature local BC ingredients. A sincere thank you to the K-12 students and educators from across BC who participated. Registration is open for a celebratory webinar hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Farm to School BC on …
The ministry with Dr. Hayley Watson, adolescent clinical psychologist from Open Parachute is hosting three, free virtual sessions for parents, guardians and caregivers on creating a personalized step-by-step plan for implementing substance use prevention skills in their home. Participants are required to register in advance for one of the sessions on April 29, May 7 …
The 15th annual BC Child & Youth in Care Week (BC CYICW) is from June 2-8, 2025. Anyone can nominate a child or youth in or from government care, ages 6 to 28 years old, for a Recognition Award until April 25, 2025. Contact taylor.burnett@fbcyicn.ca if you have any questions.
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 …
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, outcomes were posted regarding William Donald Harvey who agreed to a reprimand, and Jeffrey Forden Mooney, whose certificate was previously relinquished and is subject to a 60-month ban from reapplying to teach …
The Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research, based out of the University of Victoria, has refreshed iMinds, a collection of resources for educators related to substance use and gambling, as well as a way of teaching and thinking about health education. Topics can be sorted by grade level and subject area to identify appropriate lesson …
The McCreary Centre Society recently released Blunt Talk III: Cannabis use among BC youth aged 12–18 to provide key insights on youth cannabis use in BC. This is the first report to use 2023 Adolescent Health Survey data since cannabis was legalized in 2018.
Families will benefit from 770 new $10 a Day ChildCareBC spaces at 22 child care centres in March and April 2025, bringing the total number to approximately 16,000 spaces throughout BC. Expansion of the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program helps families access quality, affordable and inclusive child care through the Canada-British Columbia Early Learning and …
Safer Schools Together (SST) and the Ministry of Education and Child Care are hosting a Community of Practice session on April 14, 2025, from 8:30 – 9:45 am PDT. This session will provide an overview of key components to navigate critical incidents with intentional care, consistent practices, and through a trauma-informed approach. Register through the …
The Criminal Records Review Act requires all certificate holders to undergo a criminal record check (CRC) every 5 years. Certificate holders can authorize the CRC inside Your Account. The ministry forwards the authorizations to the Criminal Records Review Program (CRRP) for processing. Effective April 1, 2025, the CRRP will not accept any authorizations that don’t …
