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Supporting Students and Families with Food Security
Posted (Monday) November 9, 2020Together with our partners, we’re working to provide support with food for students and families who need it. Over the course of the pandemic, food insecurity has become a reality […] -
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Achieving in a Pandemic: Board Strives to Move Collective Work Forward
Posted (Thursday) October 8, 2020While it may seem ambitious to focus on anything in this moment other than minimizing the impact of COVID-19, the last school year shines a light on the interconnectedness […] -
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Embracing Nature’s Playground and Classroom
Posted (Thursday) October 8, 2020Taking learning outside is a concept long embraced in the Burnaby School District. With the emphasis on outdoor learning in our back-to-school restart plans, teachers are seizing opportunities to […] -
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Schools Use Technology to Come Together for Remembrance Day
Posted (Thursday) October 8, 2020School staff and students have found inventive ways to honour Remembrance Day. As gathering restrictions due to COVID-19 have impacted traditional school-wide assemblies, several virtual ceremonies were held with […] -
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Secondary Students Win Big at City of Burnaby Environmental Awards
Posted (Tuesday) October 6, 2020Two student leaders from the Burnaby Youth Sustainability Network were honoured with Environmental Awards from the City of Burnaby in the youth category for their work in the 2019-20 […] -
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Burnaby Mountain Secondary Earns Healthy School Provincial Designation
Posted (Friday) October 2, 2020Burnaby Mountain staff, students, and partners collaborated over the last school year with a particular focus on mental health and have now been recognized by a provincial organization. They […] -
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What Happens if There is a COVID-19 Case in a School
Posted (Wednesday) September 30, 2020Despite the best efforts of all, schools are a reflection of the community and we may, unfortunately, see some cases in our District. In Burnaby, we are ready and […] -
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Students Who Are New to Canada Gift Mural to Their School
Posted (Wednesday) September 30, 2020What began as a collaborative art project for two students with shared talents and heritage, has become a beautiful legacy gift filled with much to discover for the École […] -
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Orange Shirt Day: Building Understanding and Awareness
Posted (Tuesday) September 29, 2020Every year teachers, staff and students honour an important day in our District and throughout Canada: Orange Shirt Day, which is on September 30. It’s one of the visible […] -
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Governor General’s Academic Medal Recipients for the 2019-20 School Year
Posted (Wednesday) September 23, 2020The Burnaby Board of Education recognized the outstanding academic achievement of our 2019/20 medal recipients at their meeting on September 22. The top student from each secondary school in […]