School News
Design unveiled for new Cedar Hill Middle School; energy-efficient and earthquake-resistant
The design of a “low-carbon,” earthquake-proof replacement for Cedar Hill Middle School has been approved by the Greater Victoria School Board, with construction set to begin in the summer.
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Who should be teaching kids what not to do on social media? Coaches, teachers, parents
A youth hockey player posted images of undressed teammates on Snapchat, sparking questions about who should be teaching privacy ethics.
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Bright Idea: Students get creative to reduce energy consumption
VICTORIA, BC – Students in the Greater Victoria School District are getting creative while promoting energy conversation through the School District’s new “Lights Out” initiative.
Students can design stickers for their... Read more
Students dig Greater Victoria group one bed closer to 1,000 gardens
Rain pools in the parking lot of Monterey school before spilling over into a recently dug trench. The rivulet trickles down and across to a rapidly muddying patch where students... Read more
New playground mats made of recycled tires, poinsettias raise funds for VGH Kid Kave
A school in Greater Victoria and a park in Nanaimo are two of the latest recipients of rubberized surfacing material made from recycled automotive tires supplied by Tire Stewardship B.C.
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Students visiting retirement home to hear first-hand accounts of Second World War
They remember the dropping of bombs in the darkest days of the Second World War and, after much too long a time, the joy of crowds in the months following... Read more
Students trek to cemeteries to honour veterans with poppy-painted stones
Students from Cedar Hill and Rockheights middle schools took part in the No Stone Left Alone ceremonies at St. Luke’s Cemetery and God’s Acre Veterans Cemetery.
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Esquimalt teen riding every bus route in Greater Victoria to encourage transit use
An Esquimalt teen is on a mission to ride every bus route in Greater Victoria and in doing so encourage more people to take transit.
Atticus Dachsel Kerr, 16, who is... Read more
Kids Klub lunch program helps feed hungry students
The team at Kids Klub is busy packing food totes for Greater Victoria schools.
“The demand has just increased so much because of COVID and prices and food has gone up... Read more
Truth and Reconciliation Day, ‘We are all one’: Schools mark Orange Shirt Day with helping hands
Students at George Jay Elementary School wearing orange shirts and holding paper “helping hands” decorated with Coast Salish art gathered for a special outdoor assembly Thursday afternoon.
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Four new, all-electric buses join the Greater Victoria School District fleet
Students in the Greater Victoria School District (SD61) will now have a chance to catch a zero-emissions ride aboard one of the district’s new, all-electric buses.
The school district has introduced... Read more
Old batteries saving lives: how middle school students are making a difference
Some Lansdowne Middle School students spent their Sunday at Hillside Mall but they were not shopping. They were collecting old batteries, but not just to recycle them.
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Monterey installs playground climber to kids’ delight
Students raced in a swarm to be the first to the top of Monterey middle school’s newest piece of playground equipment, a $50,000 climber, when principal Ken Andrews removed the... Read more
New accessible playground unveiled at Quadra Elementary- Jeff Bell Times Colonist
The joyful din of children enjoying their lunch hour at Quadra Elementary on Tuesday was the ideal backdrop for the official opening of the school’s new accessible playground. Read more... Read more
Road outside Victoria elementary school closed for first ‘school street’
A Victoria road outside an elementary school was closed before and after school for student as part of Sir James Douglas’s Walk and Wheel to School Week. To read more... Read more
Free transit OK’d for youth living in Victoria, starts in September
If you’re 18 or under and live in the city of Victoria, you’ll be able to ride the bus for free starting this September. The Victoria Regional Transit Commission voted... Read more
Health Canada dishes out new food guide, chops food groups and portions (CHEK, Jan. 22, 2019)
Canada’s new food guide does away with food groups and portion sizes, focusing instead on broader guidelines that include eating more plant-based protein and drinking more water. Read more... Read more