Features & Resources

May 12, 2017

A Question of Survival: NWSS Students Engage in the Darkest Chapter of Modern History

May 11, 2017 –  NWSS Students encountered one of Vancouver’s last remaining survivors of the Nazi concentration camps of World War Two this week during the school’s first-ever Symposium on the Holocaust.

Hundreds of grade 11 more

April 28, 2017

Reading Oasis – Drinking in the wonder of books!

 

The United Way Reading Oasis at Lord Kelvin Elementary School: an anonymous gift opens doors to literacy

 

A fabulous landscape for reading…

April 28, 2017 – An oasis is usually a water source in more

April 11, 2017

Out of this World: Giant Floor Map of Canada at Fraser River Middle School

Canada from Outer Space….

Students at Fraser River Middle School will be able to hover over Canada in space or simply walk across the country — from sea to shining sea  — starting this week.

The Canadian Space more

March 11, 2017

First in BC – School Board Adopts Sanctuary Schools Policy

Inspired Leadership: District Schools safe and welcoming for all children, regardless of their immigration status… 

March 7, 2017 – A jam-packed school board office burst into cheers, applause, and the sound of marimba music more

March 10, 2017

May Day 2017 showcases student leaders…

Student-friendly celebration highlights student leadership

March 10, 2017 – New Westminster Schools has been pleased for many years to contribute to the city’s May Day celebrations festivities through the school district’s May Day more

March 10, 2017

Rolling out the Message: Queensborough Student Wins Environmental Poster Award

Where the rubber hits the road..

Queensborough Student Faith Villareal has no shortage of ideas for conserving water. And now her message is set to roll out across the city.

Villareal was in grade 5 last year when her poster on water more

February 27, 2017

New Westminster Schools – Decoding the Mystery!

Feb. 27, 2017 – At Queensborough Middle School, many students know computer science teacher Colleen Carrington by her code name.

As “Pedalgirl” she’s right in there with her students, writing lines of computer code more

February 23, 2017

Coming Up: Learning from Experience

You’re invited:

All NWSS parents and students are invited to drop in to:

NWSS Apprentice Alumni Night on March 8

Time: starts at 3 pm with a dinner break from 4:45 – 5:45 pm and finishes at 7 pm
Location: Massey Small Gym at more

January 12, 2017

“Football saved my life” – Student Nolan Bellerose’s story goes national

Grade 12 student Nolan Bellerose shared his story on the national CBC radio program The Current this week, highlighting how football was the turning point that saved him from addictions, gangs, and depression.

Today, Nolan is a more

January 11, 2017

NWSS Student Iveta Demirova a National Scholarship Finalist

The New West Record –  New Westminster Secondary Student Iveta Demirova is up for one of country’s most prestigious undergraduate scholarships – the Loran Award.

Demirova is one of 84 finalists for the national scholarship, more