District Highlights

Business is booming at Glenwood Elementary, where students are turning big ideas into amazing products at their first entrepreneurship fair. More than 150 students from grades 4 to 7 took  read more

Webster’s Corners Elementary teacher-librarian Lindsay Lane recommends The Good Egg by Jory John for Easter. In honour of Easter eggs everywhere, I recommend The Good Egg by Jory John, the  read more

Students from three Maple Ridge elementary schools are explaining what Vaisakhi is and how it’s celebrated in a new educational video. Albion Elementary, Fairview Elementary and Harry Hooge Elementary students  read more

Literacy helping teacher Cynthia Penner recommends Wild Symphony by Dan Brown for National Poetry Month. Filled with adventure, music, and important life lessons, Wild Symphony by Dan Brown is a must-read  read more

Golden Ears Elementary teacher-librarian Devika Chudy recommends My Name Is Saajin Singh by Kuljinder Kaur Brar for Sikh Heritage Month.   My Name Is Saajin Singh is a wonderful picture book  read more

Two Maple Ridge schools joined thousands of Canadians across the country in the Coldest Night of the Year walk to raise money for local organizations that support those in need.  read more

French helping teacher Sandra Turbide recommends Ce que lisent les animaux avant de dormir by Noé Carlain and Nicolas Duffaut to celebrate Semaine de la Francophonie (Francophonie Week). I absolutely  read more

One of the best parts of playing para ice hockey, according to students from the SD42 Environmental School, is you don’t have to wear skates. “I liked that I didn’t  read more

Deputy Superintendent Cheryl Schwarz recommends Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle and illustrated by Rafael López for International Women’s Day. Drum Dream Girl by Margarita  read more

Come out for an evening of music put on by Garibaldi Secondary’s senior concert band students and the Maple Ridge Concert Band, a community association. The Sweet Sounds of Spring  read more