Maps and charts were hung up on the walls and District staff in multi-coloured vests were busy at work in the Langley School District’s Board room on Wednesday, April 26. It was all part of an emergency preparedness simulation exercise conducted by members of the District’s Emergency Operations Centre (or EOC) and led by Emergency…

Agenda Announcements Board Chair Candy Ashdown acknowledged the tragic news announced earlier in the week regarding the discovery of unmarked graves at the St. Augustine’s Residential School in Sechelt. The Board Chair shared remarks and announced the observation of one minute of silence to honour those children who have not returned, those impacted, and the…

Hundreds of Langley School District track-and-field athletes – both experienced and some who were new to the sport – laced up their shoes and participated in a multi-school training session at McLeod Athletic Park this month as way to kick off the spring sports season.   The joint effort – that included not only District teachers…

A Langley School District program that has been in operation for more than 30 years continues to provide students who have diverse learning abilities with the skills and experience necessary to compete in the job market.  The Career Discoveries Program aims to get students to start thinking about, and planning for, life after graduation, and…

A new Rugby Academy is coming to the Langley School District, and it’s the first of its kind in the Fraser Valley.   The academy will begin operating at D.W. Poppy Secondary next school year and will be led by long-time teacher and rugby coach Stuart Crowley.   The Rugby Academy will combine provincial curriculum and rugby-centred…

The Langley School District is proud to have a strong team of influential women who work hard behind the scenes to help our students reach their full potential. For International Women’s Day 2023, we wanted to highlight some amazing and inspirational individuals who make a difference and help make our District an innovative, inspiring and…

Hearing different languages, learning about new cultures, and tasting food from around the world, were some of the activities in Langley schools as part of the District’s Diversity and Respect Week. The annual initiative was established by the Board of Education in 2017 as a means “to coincide with Pink Shirt Day in February to…

Agenda   Announcements Vice-Chair Holly Dickinson made an announcement acknowledging the District’s Diversity and Respect Week and Black History Month initiatives. Dickinson highlighted that students and staff will be taking part in educational activities throughout the week and month. The video above will begin on this agenda item. Delegations Ishtar Women’s Resource Society – PEACE…

Neon coloured post-it notes wrapped around the School Board Office Boardroom as part of a student-centred activity aimed at helping make the District a better learning community. Students from across the Langley School District were invited last week, to lend their voice to the ongoing process of creating a new strategic plan. Approximately thirty Grade…

As part of the District’s ongoing goal to celebrate diversity and inclusion, we are highlighting this day and sharing online resources with families to help promote literacy at home, no matter what language is spoken. These resources which have been curated by District English Language Learners’ (ELL) Staff enable families to engage in literacy in…