In advance of National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day on September 30, the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation offers free virtual educational programming for teachers and students grades 1-12, and invites the public to join online sessions from September 23 to September 27, 2024. Online sessions are aimed at an adult audience and can …
The Cell Phone Restrictions in Schools Marketing Toolkit includes several poster options, an email newsletter banner, and a website banner. These tools can be used to inform students and parents/caregivers on the new cell phone restrictions in their schools. Visit the ministry resources page for more information and supports.
Please share this newsletter and infographic with counselors supporting students in Grades 11-12 who may be eligible for a one-time $1,500 Learning Fund for Young Adults Grant for Education, Employment, Training or Life-skills programs. To qualify, young people must be born after Jan 1, 2006, be between 17 and 36 years of age, and have 12 …
The Government of Canada and the Government of British Columbia, through the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, will partner to open a new $10 a Day intake this fall from October 1 to October 31. This intake will be for providers who want to offer $10 a Day child care, where successful applicants …
The 2025 Mental Health in Schools Conference will take place in person in Vancouver, B.C., on May 5-6, 2025. Please save the dates in your calendar. Invitations will be sent to Superintendents for each district.
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is seeking expressions of interest from school districts for the development and delivery of interactive, experiential learning activities for students in Grades 8 to 10 that showcase in-demand, public sector health careers. To apply for this initiative, please review the Expression of Interest document and submit a completed application. …
A reminder to school districts that 2025/26 capital project requests for Minor Capital Programs (BUS, CNCP, PEP, SEP) are due on or before September 30, 2024. Food Infrastructure Program (FIP) project requests are due on or before October 1, 2024. All Minor Capital Program project requests, including FIP are to be submitted through MyCAPS. Refer …
The Early Learning Reporting Tool is now available for the 2023-2024 school year. Please have your ELCC Leads complete this by October 1, 2024. Contact educ.earlylearning@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions.
All 1601 updates should now be completed through the new Education Data Exchange (EDX). Schools and districts can edit their details and contact information directly in the system, eliminating the need to submit forms. Visit the EDX Info Hub for more information and news on other changes coming this fall/winter.
As part of the new provincial initiative that was announced earlier this year, the Ministry of Education and Child Care has launched a K-12 Literacy Supports web page. The web page offers information for school and district staff including a one-page information sheet to support communications with families about the K-12 Literacy Supports initiative, and …
