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Students Help Animals in Australia Impacted by Fires
Posted (Monday) February 3, 2020Burnaby students are doing their part in the global effort to help animals that have been injured or displaced by the devastating bushfires in Australia. Millions of acres of […] -
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Kindergarten Registration
Posted (Friday) January 3, 2020Kindergarten is offered at all 41 Burnaby Elementary Schools. Families with students entering Kindergarten next Fall must complete an online preliminary registration here – starting in February in advance […] -
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School Expansion Also Supports Child Care
Posted (Friday) January 3, 2020The University Highlands Elementary community was joined at the end of January by special guests to mark their new expansion. The addition brings eight new classrooms and space for […] -
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Approved 3 Year School Calendar
Posted (Friday) January 3, 2020Following a period of public input, the Burnaby Board of Education, adopted and approved — at its regular meeting on January 28, 2020 — the following Three-Year District Calendar […] -
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Burnaby Community Supports Literacy Week in Schools
Posted (Friday) January 3, 2020Burnaby Schools celebrate Family Literacy Week every January (or early February), which is acknowledged in different ways around the province. The week was created to highlight the benefits of […] -
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Board Endorses Burnaby Children’s Charter
Posted (Saturday) November 30, 2019The Burnaby Board of Education endorsed a newly created children’s charter at its November 2019 meeting. Immediately before the unanimous support, Vice-Chair Jen Mezei said: The quotes in the Charter […] -
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“ReconciliAction” at Alpha Secondary
Posted (Friday) November 29, 2019Alpha Secondary held a Blessing Ceremony for its newly completed Coast Salish Storyboard, which was created under the guidance of Squamish elder and artist Latash Nahanee. Nahanee and the […] -
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Students Entertain Family, Friends, and the Community
Posted (Friday) November 29, 2019Burnaby Schools students look forward to sharing these holiday performances with family, friends, and the community. Wednesday, December 4 7pm Alpha Secondary Concert “Snowfall” at Michael J. Fox Theatre […] -
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Opportunity: Public Member, District Audit Sub-Committee
Posted (Thursday) November 28, 2019The Burnaby School District is seeking two community members with financial expertise and business knowledge to serve on the District Audit Sub-Committee. More information and application package. […] -
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Student Handbell Choir Wins CBC Music Honour
Posted (Thursday) November 28, 2019The Sound Wave Handbell Choir has taken top spot in their category in CBC’s Canadian Music Challenge. This is a very prestigious honour, as 50,000 students from close to 1,200 […]