August 26, 2020
Home & Online Learning … defining the alternatives to in-class
One of the questions we’re hearing a lot from parents is: what are my options right now?
We believe schools are the best places to students to learn.
But we also know the reasons people have for asking this question are… more
August 18, 2020
Planning the return: timelines and what’s to come
Dear parents, students and staff,
Thank you. Thank you for the patience you’re showing as we work to collect all the guidance and answers we need from our various partners … information that’s helping us build the best possible plan… more
July 29, 2020
September return to full-time instruction for most
Dear parents, students and staff,
As you may have heard, today the Provincial Government – led by both the Provincial Health Officer and the Minister for Education – announced most students will be returning to schools for full-time… more
June 26, 2020
A year of adaptation and community spirit
Dear students, staff and parents,
Thank you. Thank you for all you have done in this unprecedented year. It’s not what anyone imagined in September, and it was not easy … but through the challenges we also managed to achieve some very… more
May 5, 2020
RCAP return to Columbia Square
Today we share this news: beginning September 2020, the Royal City Alternate Program [RCAP] will be moving back to the school district’s New Westminster Columbia Square location, where it will be co-located with the POWER Alternate Program and… more
April 30, 2020
NWSS delay of completion
Dear parents, students, staff and community members,
As we all know, the COVID-19 outbreak has had significant impacts on almost all of the operations and work we do as a school district –from the cancellation of events to the suspension… more
April 17, 2020
A job to engage every child
Looking for a new career where you can make a real difference? Love kids? All of them?
Educational Assistants help kids in our community every day – working with parents, teachers and other professionals to support students with… more
April 3, 2020
May Day – event cancellation
Dear parents, students, staff and community members,
In this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 outbreak, we, as a District, have had to make many changes to how we do business. And we have done so by taking guidance and direction from the… more
March 11, 2020
Good news: addition to Queen Elizabeth Elementary supported by Province
March 11, 2020 – We’re excited to share the news that the Province of British Columbia has given formal support to our top capital expansion project in New Westminster: an addition to Queen Elizabeth Elementary School! This much needed… more
March 5, 2020
Report cards are coming. So is a new (to some) portal.
If you’re a parent at École Glenbrook Middle School, Queensborugh Middle School or NWSS, you likely know how easy the MyEdBC Family Portal makes accessing your kids’ report cards. But if you’re at one of our other schools, this… more