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June 26, 2018
We’re transforming education – starting with our mini-makers
Highlights of our Learning Journey 2017-2018
Mini-Makers: Design-thinking starts here…
Education is in the midst of a transformation in BC and New Westminster Schools is embracing the change.
When kindergarten kids across the… more
December 12, 2017
It’s Official! New Westminster Schools is a place where students love to learn…
First day of school in September for a kindergarten student at New Westminster Schools. Our hope: that students will leave Grade 12 as filled with curiosity as they were when they started kindergarten..
Renewing our mission, vision and… more
December 11, 2017
We’re taking Reconciliation to heart…
Students at F.W. Howay elementary school participate in a school-wide Powwow Dance as part of their annual Aboriginal Week celebrations…
Highlights of our Learning Journey 2017-2018
Living Cultures…
July 2018… more
November 28, 2017
A New Westminster Schools journey toward Reconciliation…
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A New Westminster Schools journey toward Reconciliation
November 2017 – Canadians are just starting to come to grips with the country’s history with Aboriginal peoples — and at New Westminster… more
November 27, 2017
A hidden child of the Holocaust: NWSS students meet a survivor
Student hosts Matt Forero and Scotia Cookson shared their insights after hearing from a child survivor during the Second Symposium on the Holocaust at NWSS.
NWSS Second Symposium on the Holocaust: The risk of looking out a… more
December 2, 2016
School Spirit starts here: Qayqayt lights some fireworks!
The whole school was in on it – and the result was fireworks!
École Qayqayt Elementary School launched a school-wide “Lip Dub” video of every student singing in the hallways and stairways that is as fun to watch as it clearly… more
November 16, 2016
A Rotary Gift of Literacy for Fraser River Middle School
November 16, 2016 – It is a big help if you are a brand new school starting up a brand new “Learning Commons” to receive a $5,000 gift in support of literacy.
The donation from the Rotary Club of New Westminster to Fraser River… more
October 24, 2016
NWSS students launch clubs for fun, justice, science, and the planet…
October 2016 – Student leaders at New Westminster Secondary School this year launched the largest number of clubs at the high school yet – a record-breaking 51 clubs that run the gamut from peace and justice, to math and STEM clubs,… more
October 17, 2016
Recognizing our Unsung Heroes….
Every summer and throughout the year a team of school district facilities, maintenance, and operations staff quietly make things happen. Roofs are repaired, floors installed, and portables are renovated, moved and repaired. Fences are built and… more
September 30, 2016
Restoring friendships, starting in our schools: Orange Shirt Day
Grade seven students Gursimrit Badyal and Miranda Baron opened their hearts to the stories they learned in school of young First Nations children like Seepeetza — who at six years old was taken from her family and sent to an Indian… more