District Highlights

Highland Park Elementary English Language Learners (ELL) teacher Leah Kitamura and Grade 5 international student Addison recommend The Lost Dumpling and Be You, Mandu! by Kirstin Hepburn. May is Asian  read more

SD42 Aboriginal support worker Melinda Mouland and c̓əsqənelə Elementary teacher-librarian Janet Smith recommend A Day with Yayah by Nicola I. Campbell (K-5), Missing Nimama by Melanie Florence (Gr. 5+) and  read more

Samuel Robertson Technical teacher-librarian Adria Schafer recommends Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo for National Poetry Month. In honour of April being Poetry Month, I picked a novel written  read more

Albion Elementary students rolled up their sleeves and got to work on Earth Day to do their part in creating a cleaner, greener environment. Armed with garbage bags and pickers,  read more

Alexander Robinson teacher-librarian Anita Neufeld recommends Butterfly Park by Elly MacKay for Earth Day. As a gardener, I am passionate about pollinators! Often overlooked, these small creatures are vital to  read more

Garibaldi Secondary is holding its second annual Arts Night this month featuring student work from its culinary, visual arts, music, film, dance and theatre departments. “We have such an abundance  read more

English Language Learners (ELL) teacher Harjit Chauhan recommends Maya & Neel’s India Adventure Series, Book 7: Let’s Celebrate Vaisakhi! Punjab’s Spring Harvest Festival by Ajanta Chakraborty and Vivek Kumar. Let’s  read more

Secondary students from across the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District participated in the Skills Canada BC regional competition held at Westview Secondary this year. “This is my favourite  read more

Glenwood Elementary student Alishba Zeeshan recommends Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story by Hena Khan for Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar. This  read more

Students from three Maple Ridge elementary schools are sharing how they celebrate Nowruz in a new informative video. Fifteen students from Albion Elementary, Fairview Elementary and Harry Hooge Elementary participated,  read more