Education | BC Gov News

22 September 2021

• Sixteen new, improved schools to start school year
  Right in time for the new school year, more than 8,600 students will be returning to safer and modernized classrooms at 16 new or improved schools throughout the province.
• Double the funding and fun for 60 school playgrounds
  More than 14,000 B.C. students will soon have access to new, safe and accessible playgrounds as the Province doubles its annual investment in the Playground Equipment Program (PEP). 
• Provincial support helps boost community literacy
  Children and their families throughout British Columbia will continue to benefit from local literacy programs with support from the annual Raise-a-Reader campaign Sept 17-24.