Tag Archives: Education
Coronavirus could lead to 'possible cancellations' for Nanaimo-Ladysmith school trips abroad
NANAIMO - An emerging global health crisis could impact several upcoming international trips arranged through Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools.Dale Burgos, communications director for SD 68, said whil...
Mar 04, 2020 Nanaimo Ladysmith Public Schools (SD 68) is examining the status of several international trips amid the spreading coronavirus. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Storybook Dads program helping father figures in prison stay connected
NANAIMO - Reading a book to your child is a special moment treasured by parents. Unfortunately it's an opportunity many have lost due to being incarcerated. A volunteer-based program by the Nanaimo Re...
Mar 01, 2020 This CD and book will be sent to a child who can then hear their dad read the book to them, even though their dad is currently in prison. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIDEO: Area students face off in challenging skills and trades competitions
NANAIMO - Hundreds of elementary and high school students pushed their skills to the limit in a wide variety of competitions. Roughly 500 students from Nanaimo, Ladysmith, Duncan and Powell River desc...
Feb 27, 2020 Robotics was one of many skills on display as area high school students competed at SkillsBC competitions at VIU on Thursday, Feb. 27. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Kindness, not pink shirts, will help erase bullying: student advocates
NANAIMO - A board in the foyer of John Barsby Secondary School specifically used for Pink Shirt Day was barely used. Only a handful of students on Wednesday, Feb. 26 had written nice things on it, in ...
Feb 26, 2020 Students pledged many things on Pink Shirt Day, but advocates say much more is needed than token words of support. (Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW)
NDSS hosts senior boys island basketball championship
NANAIMO - The mid island is a senior boys high school basketball hot bed with three regional tournaments underway.The top teams will advance to the provincial championship at the Langley Events Centre...
Feb 21, 2020 Dover Bay Secondary's Brad Lansdell during BC Senior Boys AAAA island championship action at NDSS versus Oak Bay on Thursday, Feb 20. Oak Bay went on to win the game 86-61. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
VIU students celebrate education grants program in provincial budget
NANAIMO - Post-secondary education for students in Nanaimo and across B.C. became more financially realistic through Tuesday's provincial budget.The BC NDP revealed a $41 million needs-based grant pro...
Feb 20, 2020 Students at VIU and across B.C. can rely less on student loans to fund their post-secondary education through a new needs-based grant program from the provincial government. (VIU)
Early childhood educators in Nanaimo to receive special mentorship through new funding
NANAIMO - New funding from the provincial government is hoped to enhance the quality of early childhood care in Nanaimo and across B.C.The province is providing $2 million which will enable 32 additio...
Feb 03, 2020 BC's Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen announced $2 million in new funding of pedagogist mentors for early childhood educators. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Alberta panel suggests schools 'balance' lessons about climate change, oilsands
CALGARY - Alberta's education minister is endorsing a panel report that recommends school children learn all views about climate change along with the value of the province's oil and gas sector. Adria...
Jan 29, 2020
Judge rejects bid to outlaw Indigenous cleansing exercise in BC classrooms
NANAIMO - A lawsuit against an educational Indigenous cleansing demonstration in classrooms across the province has been shot down by a B.C. Supreme Court Judge.Justice Douglas Thompson ruled the prac...
Jan 08, 2020 A B.C. Supreme Court Judge rejected a woman's lawsuit which attempted to ban the Indigenous cultural practice known as smudging in schools around the province. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Crews to demolish historic 104-year-old Extension School south of Nanaimo
NANAIMO - Construction fences and crews removing items from a rural Nanaimo school is bringing up nearly a century's worth of vivid memories in past students. Extension School on Ryder Rd. off Extensi...
Jan 07, 2020 A disposal bin outside Extension School is collecting items from the historic school before it's torn down (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)