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Recycling children’s books can improve access to more reading opportunities for young children and kick-start a lifetime love of reading stories and books. The Comox Valley 1000x5 Book Recycling Project needs help filling its shelves this time of year to keep a steady supply of books to donate to children throughout the community.
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Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) and the Social Planning and Research Council (SPARC) of British Columbia have enhanced the school district’s food literacy program with a new position to help grow opportunities for good nutrition for Valley students. The Valley was chosen to have a coordinator because of the existing solid base of interest and activity in schools with partnering organizations.
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Earn as you learn is the premise to the Youth Work in Trades program offered to secondary students. It pays off when students reach enough hours toward a Level 1 apprenticeship. This month, students received $1,000 from the Government of British Columbia as an incentive to pursue a career in the trades industry.
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Indigenous students across Canada took part in a one of a kind experience with the CBC Broadcast Centre in Vancouver November 13th and seven of our Nala'atsi youth were a part of it. It was a day of inspiration by CBC's Indigenous journalists and veteran hosts, including Angela Sterritt, Duncan McCue, Ian Hanomansing, Gloria Macarenko, and more.
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The upward trend in the six-year graduation rates for Indigenous students in the Comox Valley reaches a new level higher than in previous years. Results for the 2018 – 2019 school year set a new five-year record for the District. One of the contributing factors leading to this success is the fact that the District embraces Indigenous ways and knowing in the curriculum.
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The Comox Valley Community Foundation recently presented the first distribution from the Robert L. Ash Endowment Fund to Comox Valley Schools.
Ash, a long-time supporter of secondary school athletics and a former high school wrestling coach, chose the school district as the beneficiary.
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Comox Valley Schools is focused on making a positive impact on the community it serves. One such way is in repurposing used equipment. Recently, a large stock of classroom furniture were donated to various community organizations to help in furnish their pace.
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The Comox Valley RCMP has been working in parntership with the school district to grab the attention of drivers as they pass through school zones by handing out drawings done by students to serve as a reminder about hazards of driving distracted.
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The return of the Village People atop Comox Hill will be warmly welcomed by a community of traditionalists who wondered where had those carolers gone.
Thanks to the creative art students at Highalnd Secondary, the Victorian-style characters will be back on display this holiday season.
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Comox Valley Schools has received close to $1 million in funding from the Government of British Columbia to create much-needed licensed childcare spaces on Denman Island.
As part of the new provincial program Childcare BC New Spaces Fund, the province is helping fund the creation of 22,000 licensed childcare spaces throughout the province.
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