$75K grants for local high schools
The local school board plans to dole out $75,000 to each of the district’s rural high schools, in Valemount, McBride, and Mackenzie. […]
Education
Students ‘experience their world’
Students at Valemount Secondary School got to experience a variety of workshops ranging from trades, to fine arts, to recreation and academics. […]
Herd Talk: connecting with horses in the Robson Valley
The two day Herd Talk Workshop last week was the tip of the ice berg in terms of knowing horses and through them, knowing ourselves and others better. […]
Locals contribute to school district “visioning sessions”
“We need to develop an innovative and sustainable model of public education that meets the needs of current and future students,” said Wiebe at the opening of the meeting. […]
The Five Cent Fine: why McBride’s library still charges 5 cents/day
The late fine has been five cents for as long as anyone can remember, but the McBride District and Public Library still has no intention of upping it. […]
Valemount Secondary students learn canoe building
Over the course of the school year they have watched a Western Red Cedar tree transformed into a water craft they will put to the test this summer. […]
McBride Centennial’s Pied Piper
The Pied Piper enchanted McBride Centennial Elementary School students – and the rest of the town on April 17th and 18th. […]
School district faces $3.3M pinch; hosts local meetings
The $3.3 million would be almost three percent of the school district’s budget, which is a total of $119 million for the coming school year. […]
Artistic evening marks violence prevention week
The hour-long event featured a dozen musicians, poets and speakers. […]
Mixed grade classes offer surprising benefits for students – not so, for teachers
Valemount’s students are in multi-grade classes for French, English, Theatre, Phys. Ed, and Gardening, among others. […]
Students hit the high road
Rock and Road Valemount is a new annual program developed by Valemount Secondary School to give them a basic overview of heavy equipment operation.
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