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Mental Health Parent Ed Series

“Still/Falling” – A play about depression, anxiety & youth. Produced by Green Thumb Theatre this free show is part of the ongoing Community Conversation Series: Creating Capacity for Youth Mental...

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Preliminary Budget Planning 2016-2017

The 2016-2017 budget process is currently underway. As part of this process, a timeline and feedback form is available for individual/school/partner group use. Visit our financial area for more...

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One district, three campuses

By Chris Kennedy, Superintendent It’s January, and one of the things we do to kick off the year is to start thinking about our enrolment and scheduling for the following September. In December, our...

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The will to succeed

He plays against kids who have nothing but a soccer ball and the whole day to practice their game. Lachlan Will, who coaches say can kick from 20-40 yards out and have a good shot at a goal, is just...

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Small book houses spark big ideas

You’ve probably heard about tiny houses, but have you ever seen a book house? Westcot Elementary teacher Meghan Stewart and her grade 6/7 students certainly know a lot about them, and they’re working...

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A work of the heart rendered in art

If talent is innate, Emmett Sparling and Rachel Beechinor must have been born with a double dose. The two Grade 12 Rockridge students began a journey in October 2014 that will culminate on January 30...

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High Streamflow Advisory

January 21, 2016 – 3:30 PM The BC River Forecast Centre has issued a High Streamflow Advisory for the South Coast including: North Shore Howe Sound Sunshine Coast As a Pacific storm system is currently...

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Understanding the Shifts in the Curriculum

We are fortunate to live in a community that has one of the highest performing education systems in the country. On all internal and external measures, West Vancouver Schools continues to perform at...

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World Class Learners

In the new global economy, the jobs that exist now might not exist by the time today’s students enter the workplace. To succeed in this ever-changing world, students need to be able to think like...

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Scheduled Network Maintenance – Feb 5, 2016

Please be advised that some areas of our website will be unavialble due to scheduled network maintenace on February 5, 2016 from 8AM to 3PM. In particular, registration forms for both the current and...

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Pink Shirt Day – Feb 24, 2016

Community partners march to promote safe, healthy schools The West Vancouver Police Department, West Vancouver Schools and the Squamish Nation will join together on February 24 to paint West Vancouver...

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Carson Secondary, Rockridge Secondary and Mulgrave School receive grant for...

    NORTH VANCOUVER & WEST VANCOUVER, March 7, 2016 — Educators at three schools on the North Shore have been recognized for their collaboration and innovation around the International...

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Police and school district urge safety over spring break

.dark-wrapper { background: #fff none repeat scroll 0 0 !important; }   From WVPD Chief Constable and Chris Kennedy West Vancouver – Just ahead of the two-week spring break, school district officials...

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World Class Learners-Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 | 7-9 PM | Kay Meek Theatre The West Vancouver District Parents Advisory Council and West Vancouver Schools is pleased to present Dr. Yong Zhao, acclaimed scholar, speaker,...

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Educator makes learning relevant and global

How do you bring communism to life for students who live in the Western world? Morikke Espenhain, Grade 3 teacher and IB Coordinator may have a trick up her sleeve. Kids aren’t the only ones who won...

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The little boy who could

Levi Seaberly, a Kindergarten student at Bowen Island Community School (BICS), is predictably adorable. But he’s also an emblem of the community spirit found across the island, in his school and in the...

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Linking today’s students to the future

Join us May 10 for the annual DPAC presentation with Dr. Yong Zhao, World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students.By Chris Kennedy, Superintendent of Schools   With the Fraser...

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Goal oriented grad scores award

Brandon McReynolds graduated from Sentinel in 2014 as a very accomplished hockey player with a professional attitude and plenty of ambition. As of late March, he was also one of a select group of 12...

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Celebrating the arts throughout our community

By Carolyn Broady, Board Chair West Vancouver Schools are very pleased to be hosting the Lighthouse Festival of Creative and Performing Arts for the fourth consecutive year. Students and teachers...

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Ready, Set, Learn

Saturday, April 16 9:30-11:30 AM West Vancouver Community Centre Ready, Set, Learn is hosted by community partners and sponsored by West Vancouver Schools. This early learning event for parents and...

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