#FridayReads: Dear Dandelion, be resilient

2026 District Highlights

#FridayReads: Dear Dandelion, be resilient

June 26, 2026
Indigenous education helping teacher Jocelyn McIntosh recommends Âmî Osâwâpikones (Dear Dandelion) by SJ Okemow to celebrate the start of summer. Dear Dandelion is a beautiful Cree (Nehiyawak) story of resilience.  read more

District Highlights Magazine 2025/26

June 25, 2026
We hope you enjoy our annual District Highlights magazine – a round-up of stories that showcase some of the work and inspiring achievements of our school communities during the 2025/26 school  read more

#FridayReads: Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day with There There

June 19, 2026
Garibaldi Secondary teacher-librarian Fiona Watson recommends There There by Tommy Orange to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21.  There There is a powerful novel that follows a diverse cast  read more

SD42 student artwork on display at the ACT Art Gallery in ‘Next Generation’ exhibit

June 18, 2026
Secondary students from across Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are showing off their creativity and artwork in a public gallery exhibition at the ACT Art Gallery. The exhibition, Next Generation:  read more

#FridayReads: Piecing together The Fragments that Remain

June 5, 2026
Samuel Robertson Technical teacher-librarian Adria Schafer recommends The Fragments that Remain by Mackenzie Angeconeb for Pride Month. This is a beautifully written book told through letters and poems about loss, first  read more
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