July 16th : Hooray! Summer break!
The VESTA office will reopen mid-August. Here’s to a restful summer! Thank you for your advocacy for students, teachers, and public education this year.
The latest news
July 16th : Join the VSB entry in the Pride Parade!
Sunday August 1st, 2010 at 12:00pm
What began as a small protest march through the Davie Village has blossomed into a Pride Parade attracting not only supporters within the LGBT community in Vancouver but friends worldwide. Spanning 20 blocks and attracting an audience of over 600,000 in 2009, VESTA members are encouraged to go see the Parade on August 1st, 2010 to see what all the fuss is about! — Or even better, join along with the VSB entry.
In 2010, the Pride Parade will start in the heart of downtown Vancouver. The Parade begins at 12:00, Sunday August 1st at Robson and Thurlow, heads West down the hill to Denman street, follows Denman to Pacific and Beach Avenue and finishes at the Sunset Beach Festival Site.
June 30th : Full-day Kindergarten (FDK) questionnaire
The BCTF will be following the implementation of full-day Kindergarten carefully. If your school is implementing FDK in September, please complete our questionnaire. For those teaching FDK this fall, check out our web page for background information, ministry documents, and BCTF workshop details. More
June 29th : Opportunity to give input on updated Primary Program
The Ministry of Education has been updating the Primary Program: A Framework for Teaching (2000) to include the latest research and current practices to support children’s learning and development.
The draft resource titled, The Primary Program: A Guide for Teaching (2010), is available for review on the Ministry of Education website from June 28, 2010 to July 26, 2010.
Teachers are invited to provide feedback by filling in the response form. Teacher input is valued and will play an important role in helping the BCTF reps working on this document. Alas, the deadline to submit feedback is Monday, July 26, 2010 at 9:00am.
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June 29th : Good-bye Fine Arts IRP — hello Art Education IRP!
The new curriculum documents for Art Education K-7, replacing Fine Arts K-7, are now available on the Ministry of Education website. The new curriculum can be optionally implemented in the 2010-2011 school year, and must be used instead of the Fine Arts K to 7 curriculum starting July 2011.
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