District Highlights

Students and staff at Kanaka Creek Elementary have put together a video featuring different languages to show what kindness and inclusion sound like at the school. The video, created by  read more

Albion Elementary English Language Learners (ELL) teachers Leah Kitamura and Kana Wiens recommend When the Sakura Bloom by Narisa Togo and Waiting for Hanami by J.P. Takahashi to welcome the  read more

Students at Alouette Elementary turned lessons about kindness into action on Pink Shirt Day by walking through their neighbourhood to share positive messages and sweet treats with seniors living nearby.  read more

Garibaldi Secondary teacher librarian Emma Daignault recommends A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini for International Women’s Day. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a powerful novel by Khaled Hosseini that  read more

Pitt Meadows Secondary student Dewa Qarar recommends Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices edited by S.K. Ali and Aisha Saeed for Ramadan and Eid.   Ramadan is the ninth  read more

Drums echoed through the hallways at Albion Elementary as students welcomed the Lunar New Year with a lively lion dance parade. The parade, held on Feb. 17, was a school-wide  read more

Westview Secondary teacher-librarian Krystyna Eddy recommends Heartstopper by Alice Oseman for Pink Shirt Day. Heartstopper is a beautifully written and illustrated graphic novel series by Alice Oseman. The story follows two main  read more

Hundreds of students and families gathered at Thomas Haney Secondary on January 29 for the third annual SD42 Trades Showcase to get a glimpse of what their future could look  read more

Take a jaunt through Sherwood Forest at Westview Secondary as students prepare to bring The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood to life – a classic tale with a comedic  read more

Hammond Elementary teacher-librarian Kristen Power recommends Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim for the Lunar New Year.   Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas by Natasha Yim, illustrated by  read more