Dear Parents/Guardians, Students and Staff, In follow-up to last Friday’s message regarding Truth and Reconciliation, the District is encouraging students, staff and community members to wear an orange shirt in honour and remembrance of the 215 children who lost their lives at the Residential School in Kamloops. Wearing an orange shirt is a way to…

Dear Parents/Guardians, Students and Staff, As part of Anti-Racism Awareness week, our educators and students took part in learning activities focused on understanding racism and helping build a diverse, inclusive, and nurturing community. At the end of this week, our Canadian society was reminded of the reality of racism in our history and present day….

Agenda   Superintendent’s Reports Superintendent’s Report – Annual Truth and Reconciliation Update Aboriginal Education Principal Mike Pue provided an update on the work the District is doing in meeting Truth and Reconciliation commitments. He opened by noting the work is guided by the First People’s principles. As he explained, Reconciliation begins with oneself, knowing one’s…

The Langley School District is inviting the public to take part in its Virtual Budget Open House. The annual in-person participation will only be accessible online due to the impacts of COVID-19. This is an opportunity for the School District to update the public on the District’s progress with the budget and to provide an…

They care about the environment, and so they wanted to do something about it. A group of students at Belmont Elementary put their leadership skills into action to help educate their peers about steps that can be taken to fight climate change. The group of students in Mrs. Bournelis’ grade 6 class brought in Meat…

On your next visit to one of the schools in the Langley School District, you may notice a new classroom but it’s not within four walls. Approximately, two dozen schools across the District are benefitting from fresh, nature-inspired, outdoor learning spaces on site thanks to support from the federal government as part of its response…

The following news story has been shared by our community partner the Langley Literacy Network. Families in Langley will be encouraged to talk about tech with their teens at home beginning today. The Langley Literacy Network is launching a new interactive tool to support conversations in our families and our community around how to use…

“This project began by wanting to teach the writing process, while informing the students of environmental concerns of today,” says Gordon Greenwood teacher, Lindsay Hartmann. Her grade 7 class spent the last month researching and writing letters to the Langley Advanced Times regarding climate change. “We researched climate change, and created informational writes to answer…

The Regular Meeting of the Langley Board of Education begins at 7:00 PM on April 20, 2021. Agenda Delegations Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured (Wendy Cook, New Westminster and District Labour Council) A video presentation was presented to recognize the Day of Mourning for Workers Killed and Injured, which will be observed…

The pandemic has created many challenges, and part of that is running large events. However, a group of grade 12 students were not willing to throw in the towel. TEDxYouth@Langley is an annual student-hosted event for Langley students to come together and share ideas. The event, which had been scheduled for spring 2020, had to…