The Regular Meeting of the Langley Board of Education is streamed live beginning at 7:00pm. A link to the video is posted here in Board News. Agenda Due to technical difficulties, the video started about five minutes into the meeting.  Thank you for your cooperation.   Superintendent’s Report — District Literacy Goals Assistant Superintendent Woody…

There’s a new addition to the play space at Coghlan Fundamental Elementary. Thanks to the support from the Parent Advisory Committee and the school community, a new friendship circle has been assembled. “The students love their forest. I’d say at recess time even though we have a huge playground, they play in the forest. The…

Last month, two Langley students had the chance to visit Abu Dhabi for the International Movement of Leisure Activities in Science and Technology (MILSET) Expo. The Expo Sciences International (ESI) hosts students from around the world to take part in lectures, presentations, workshops, and other opportunities for students to engage in STEM-related issues. Sarah Choi…

They’ve spent weeks training. Building their endurance in the sun and rain. On Wednesday, they put all of their hard work to the test at the District’s Elementary Cross Country Championship. 187 grade 4 to 7 students from all over the District filled Aldergrove Bowl to compete in the annual event. This season there were…

By: Signy Spencer  Grade 10 students at Brookswood Secondary School experienced firsthand how a controlled candidate debate functions!  On Friday, October 11th BSS students gathered to listen and participate in an “All Candidates Meeting.” Tako Van Popta for the Conservative party, Stacey Wakelin for the NDP party, Kaija Farstad for the Green Party, Leon Jensen for the Liberal party and Alex Joehl for the Libertarian party all participated in this educational event. Each candidate received approximately one minute to answer student-created questions honestly and diligently. Questions ranged from “What are your thoughts on lowering the voting age? ” to…

How many books could you buy if you had $10,000 to spend on books? Well, that’s a conundrum that Wix-Brown Elementary is going to have to puzzle over. It’s a good problem to have! For the last month, Wix-Brown was the recipient of the Chapters-Indigo FUNdraiser program. This is the donation that Chapters or Indigo…

The democratic process is making its way to Brookswood Secondary School. Ahead of the upcoming federal election, grade 10 students at Brookswood Secondary had the opportunity to host their own all-candidates debate, even formulating their own questions. “This is a unique opportunity for them to actually see our local candidates in the Township of Langley…

Vancouver Giants fans at Yorkson Creek Middle School received a welcome surprise on Thursday morning. The Giant’s Adopt a School Program, where a community partner purchases and donates game tickets for an elementary or middle school, had chosen Yorkson Creek as their beneficiaries. Twenty-six pairs of tickets, fifty-two total, were donated to the school along…

A message to Langley Teachers: With World Teachers’ Day on October 5th, I wish to express my appreciation to our Langley teachers for all of the work you do. Your work in educating students, helping develop future leaders, and caring for our most vulnerable does not go unnoticed. I am encouraged to work alongside all of…

“The culture of student leadership has changed in the last few years and aligns well with the redesigned curriculum: it’s all about the Core Competencies,” says District Teacher Lenny Yun. Last week she took 18 students from across our district to take part in the Canadian Student Leadership Conference in Abbotsford. “It gives students the…