Smiling faces, presents, and cake! Three things you’d typically see at a kids’ party. But this event was a little different and in a good way. On Tuesday, a grade one class at Lynn Fripps Elementary celebrated one of their own. It wasn’t a birthday party but it might as well have been. The class…

“Orange Shirt Day is a sign of respect, and we’re trying to say sorry by wearing orange shirts,” explained one student at Richard Bulpitt, in an age-appropriate discussion about Orange Shirt Day. She is, of course, talking about the annual event with the philosophy that “Every Child Matters”. Every September 30, students, teachers, and staff…

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 Superintendent’s Report School Opening 2019-2020 Superintendent Gord Stewart gave an overview on the opening of the school year which included some of the challenges and the opportunities. He…

Social Awareness is defined in the education world as the ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others from diverse backgrounds and cultures, to understand social and ethical norms for behaviour, and to recognize family, school, and community resources and supports. In this blogpost, we hear from one grade 6 student, Ciara from Alex Hope Elementary…

By: Carole Chang, Public Health Dietitian, Fraser Health We’re now 2 weeks into another school year. Getting breakfast ready and packing lunches can be challenging. Here are some tips to help make this process easier for your family. Energize with Breakfast   Research shows children learn better when they eat a nutritious breakfast. Include some…

By: Carole Chang, Public Health Dietitian & Tamira Burton, Healthy School Nurse   The Langley School District Foundation, in partnership with Fraser Health and the Langley School District, is supporting several Langley schools to grow fruit and vegetables. Tower gardens have been purchased and are providing fresh produce to supplement the breakfast, lunch and snack…

“We are so excited,” says Board Chair, Megan Dykeman. “There have been so many wonderful things that have taken place, while our staff have been hard at work this summer.” Students will have already noticed many of the changes in our buildings, but our facilities teams were, and are continually, hard at work installing and…

The Langley School District Foundation is hosting one of its largest events of the year: the 14th Annual Golf Tournament. We hear from the Foundation’s Executive Director Susan Cairns who reflects on the purpose of this day and what it means for students in Langley. This is a timely reminder to participate in the 14th…

The next time you drive along 56th avenue near 216th  in Langley, you’ll probably see the new Langley Secondary School (LSS) behind what’s left of the old school. “It’s not every day that we build a secondary school, and it’s not every day that we tear parts of a secondary school down,” said Langley Secondary…

The International Student Program (ISP) is celebrating 30 years of education in the Langley School District. We speak with Mark Leiper, District Principal of our International Student Program, to find out more about the program and the impact it has made on our school community. What is the International Student Program? Langley School District has…