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DISTRICT
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SCHOOL/PROGRAM
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1.
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- South Poplar elementary becomes a traditional school
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2.
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SD 41
Burnaby
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- The Academy of Education and Soccer Excellence opens at
Burnaby Central secondary with 38 students
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3.
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SD 41
Burnaby
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- Online education program introduced – learning options online
program (LOOP)
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4.
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SD 71
Comox
Valley
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- Lake Trail middle school offers girls-only and boys-only
classes in English and math
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5.
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SD 79
Cowichan
Valley
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- Cowichan Station traditional school will open as a full
traditional school
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6.
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SD 79
Cowichan
Valley
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- A challenge program for high-achieving students begins at
Cowichan secondary
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7.
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SD 79
Cowichan
Valley
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- Early French immersion program at Duncan elementary
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8.
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SD 50
Haida
Gwaii/ Queen Charlotte
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§
Expanding
electronic school options
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9.
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SD 48
Howe
Sound
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- Whistler Sports School, within Whistler secondary school,
allows student athletes to balance school and sports
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10.
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SD 8
Kootenay
Lake
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- Grade 7 science/outdoor alternative: a program attached to
Blewett elementary school with a science/outdoor environmental emphasis.
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11.
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SD 8
Kootenay
Lake
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- Off-site senior alternative program in Creston for street
kids who are not attending school offers a Grade 10 - 12 program for
these students.
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12.
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SD 8
Kootenay
Lake
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- Spanish/Cuban program – a locally developed program at Mount Sentinel to offer Spanish
tied in with a cultural exchange in the arts to Cuba.
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13.
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SD 8
Kootenay
Lake
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- Wildflower program in Nelson – a program for elementary
students and parents who want an alternative approach to the regular
elementary program.
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14.
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SD 8
Kootenay Lake
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- Added a third late French immersion class in Grade 6 in
Nelson
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15.
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SD 35
Langley
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- Lochiel U-Connect: an innovative
school combining distance electronic learning and classroom activities,
working in partnership with families who were home-schooling their
children
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16.
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SD 35
Langley
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- New Montessori program in
Uplands elementary school, a school-within-a-school program
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17.
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SD 35
Langley
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- A balanced calendar is
adopted at Douglas Park elementary
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18.
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SD 35
Langley
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- H.D.
Stafford secondary adopts a modified calendar with longer school days
and more time off at other times of the year
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19.
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SD 42
Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows
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- Davie Jones elementary provides dual calendar options
(standard and balanced) for two
classes (Kindergarten and Grades 1/2 split)
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20.
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SD 42
Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows
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- New Montessori program at Hammond elementary
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21.
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SD 42
Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows
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- New late French immersion program at Highland Park elementary
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- Albert McMahon elementary offers balanced school calendar
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23.
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SD 75
Mission
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- Christine Morrison elementary becomes second
French immersion site in district
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24.
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SD 68
Nanaimo-Ladysmith
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- Learn@home provides support and programming to home-
schooling parents
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25.
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SD 40
New
Westminster
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- Early French immersion to start at Herbert Spencer elementary
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26.
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SD 40
New
Westminster
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- Early French immersion to start at Lord Tweedsmuir elementary
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27.
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SD 40
New
Westminster
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- Montessori program initiated at Lord Tweedsmuir elementary
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28.
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SD 83
North
Okanagan-Shuswap
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- Bastion elementary in Salmon Arm is home to a new
Kindergarten-level French immersion program (the first French immersion
program at that level in the district)
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29.
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SD 52
Prince
Rupert
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- Implementing late French immersion program (intakes Grades
4-6 students)
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30.
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SD 28
Quesnel
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- Late French immersion program begins at Ecole Baker
elementary
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31.
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SD 38
Richmond
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- A. R. MacNeill secondary school (Richmond’s newest school)
provides fine arts and science programs for Grades 7 and 8 students
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32.
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SD 36
Surrey
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- Cloverdale elementary becomes a traditional school
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33.
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SD 36
Surrey
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- David Brankin elementary becomes a fine arts school
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34.
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SD 85
Vancouver
Island North
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- Full-day Kindergarten introduced at Alert Bay elementary
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35.
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SD 85
Vancouver
Island North
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- Joint initiative with First Nations communities created two
separate junior-secondary programs to increase the skill levels of early
school leavers with an ultimate goal of reintegrating students back into
secondary school and eventual graduation
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36.
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SD 85
Vancouver
Island North
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- The district’s two secondary schools are restructured to
increase choice for students, e.g. partnering with North Island
college’s local learning centre
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37.
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SD 22
Vernon
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- Montessori programs (primary and intermediate) begin at
Alexis Park elementary
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38.
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SD 22
Vernon
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- Late French immersion begins at Kidston elementary
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39.
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SD 61
Greater
Victoria
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- Reynolds secondary school is hosting a soccer academy for
soccer players on Vancouver Island
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