Violation tickets issued at University of Victoria after 100-person gathering Friday night
Nearly all of the tickets were issued to students registered at the university.
A look at campus life at the University of Victoria this pandemic season
Students talk about physical distancing, online classes, and social isolation
Online, in person instruction will take place at some B.C. secondary schools in 2020
The Ministry of Education has released more details on what the upcoming K-12 school year will look like.
Metchosin school plans outdoor classes at neighbouring forest and beach amid COVID-19
The private school borders Witty's Lagoon.
B.C. makes face masks mandatory on buses, hallways in updated school restart plan
For staff and students in middle and secondary school.
BC Teachers Federation endorses reducing classroom density, masks in common spaces
The BCTF says delaying the start of the school year is a "good start" and that more work is underway
B.C. K-12 students will return to classrooms on September 10
Meanwhile teachers and staff will return on September 8 to familiarize themselves with new safety protocols
Return to school date for BC students could be pushed back: Rob Fleming
No official return date has been set
Only 40% of British Columbians say they will send kids back to school in...
And 48% are not sure what they will do.
Most K-12 students will return to in-class instruction in B.C. this September
Today's announcement included the creation of a new cohort system and a $45.6 million investment from the province.
B.C. and Sooke School District purchase $8.7 million site for future elementary school
Once a school is constructed, it is expected to have 500 seats.
B.C. announces $2.175 million investment in post secondary institutions
Applications for StudentAid will also be automatically assessed to receive a new non-repayable BC Access Grant
Greater Victoria School District votes against suspending police liaison program
Instead, the Superintendent will form a committee to review the current program for potential changes.
Nanaimo schools to undergo $18.8 million seismic upgrades
Work will begin in June 2021
Around 60,000 B.C. students return to school on first day of reopening on June...
This new hybrid model of schooling is expected to stay in place in September
Post-secondary institutions in Victoria offer online courses for community at large this summer
Learn a new skill, or simply quench your curiosities!
UVic, Royal Roads planning to offer mainly online courses in fall semester due to...
Camosun College has yet to announce their plans for the fall
B.C. teachers’ union ratifies three-year agreement with 2 per cent wage increases each year
The agreement covers 45,000 teachers in B.C.
B.C. watching places like New Zealand in their approach to resuming in-class instruction in...
Education Minister Rob Fleming says jurisdictions that have announced a reopening date are taking a backwards approach
Over 1,000 iPads and Chromebooks distributed to students in Greater Victoria School District
For those who don't have access to a computer, laptop, or tablet at home
B.C. launches FREE 24/7 mental health counselling service for all post-secondary students
The service will receive $1.5 million of funding every year for three years
$3.5M emergency fund created for post secondary students in B.C.
Each institution will decide how much a student receives based on their individual needs
B.C. teachers will have access to Zoom videoconferencing app for online classes
With added encryption and safety features
B.C. launches portal to match essential workers with child care spaces for children under...
Simply fill out the form or dial the phone number provided
B.C. launches new online portal for K-12 students after suspension of in-person classes
It offers free learning resources, at-home educational activities, and sources on how to maintain well being.
Saanich Police investigating threat at Spectrum Community School, building evacuated (UPDATED)
Due to a potential threat
Glenlyon Norfolk School closes Greater Victoria campuses due to COVID-19 scare
The schools were closed as a precaution as the illness has not been confirmed as a case of coronavirus
Greater Victoria School District will move forward with renaming George Jay Elementary
50% of Victoria residents who responded to a survey on the subject supported the name change
Provinces announces new $82M high school opening in Duncan in 2023
The new facility will be located next to Vancouver Island University's Cowichan campus
Victoria residents are split on George Jay Elementary School renaming (SURVEY)
Over 2,500 people responded to an online survey on the topic with vastly differing opinions
Lock down lifted at Nanaimo high school after unspecified threat
Two other schools were under 'hold and secure' this morning
Saanich schools to reopen on Monday after union and school district reach tentative deal
This agreement must be ratified at a union vote on Sunday
Saanich schools will remain closed on Tuesday as union strike continues
School's out for the third week in a row
Families of Saanich school district students rally in support of striking CUPE 441 staff
SD63 students have now been out of school for two weeks
RCMP arrest one man after hold and secure at Sooke school
Police received reports that the man was possibly planning a "serious incident" at the school.
Sooke school placed under hold and secure due to “police activity” (UPDATED)
All students are safely inside the building
CUPE 441 expected to reject Saanich School Board proposal amidst second week of strikes
19 schools have been closed since October 28th
Saanich school board resumes negotiations with support staff in hopes of end to strike
19 Saanich schools have been closed since Monday
Vice principal of Comox Valley school fired after checking male students’ underwear
She was trying to determine who had left a pair of soiled underwear in the boys' bathroom
Saanich school support workers issue 72-hour strike notice to school district 63
Strike action will start on Monday.
Greater Victoria School District creates online survey to help decide on school name change
Do you support changing the name of George Jay Elementary School?
MacLeans ranks University of Victoria 2nd best comprehensive school in Canada
For the second year in a row!
Sooke school district partners with community groups to keep youth off opioids
"What we try and do is bring parents, students, and the community together to have conversations surrounding substance abuse"
BC drivers traveling in both directions must stop for a school bus when lights...
PSA for back-to-school season 🛑
Saanich School District support staff issue strike notice
They are demanding comparable wages to their counterparts in Victoria and Sooke
Celebrate back to school with this make-your-own SLIME event happening August 19-24th
Who's ready to get their hands messy with Monk Office?! 👋
New elementary and middle schools will be built in Langford by September 2022
Most schools in SD62 are nearing capacity according to the board chair of the Sooke School District
Province provides $480,000 for Vancouver Island post-secondary trades and technology programs
To help three institutions buy up-to-date equipment
Victoria student wins provincial science fair for his biomedical research
Another Victoria student came in third place!
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