District Highlights

The Thomas Haney Craft Fair is making its post-pandemic return this weekend (Nov. 25 and 26) as a completely student-led event. The fair will feature more than 100 vendors, including  read more

Starting this year, students in the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District taking the metal fabrication foundations program are able to receive a new, additional marine fitting certification. “It’s  read more

Maple Ridge Secondary Indigenous leadership students are holding their annual drive-thru toy drop on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. The Circle of Indigenous Youth and Allies (CIYA) club will be collecting  read more

Sukhdeep Birdi, a teacher for English language learners at Albion Elementary School, recommends Binny’s Diwali by Thrity Umrigar to learn about the festival of lights. Each year in mid-October to  read more

Garibaldi Secondary teacher-librarian Keith Thomson recommends For King and Kanata, The Corvette Navy, War on Our Doorstep, and The Regiment for Indigenous Veterans Day (Nov. 8) and Remembrance Day (Nov.  read more

c̓əsqənelə Elementary has a new playground for students to enjoy, made possible because of a large community effort. “We have a lot of great kids that are super happy to  read more

Students at Hammond Elementary put on their rain boots and celebrated the fall season with an outdoor pumpkin patch, a petting zoo, crafts, and fun games. Each class was taken  read more

Two teachers at Thomas Haney Secondary are being recognized by the premier for their collaborative approach to education. Mark Biggar and Todd Goodman have taught several classes together: Law, human  read more

Harry Hooge teacher-librarian Fiona Bisset recommends Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins, an endearing story for Halloween. There is so much to love about this story! I was attracted to Stumpkin  read more

Whether it was throwing a pie in a teacher’s face or participating in a school run, students in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows found different ways to raise money for  read more