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GROUNDBREAKING FOR FULL-DAY KINDERGARTEN IN RICHMONDRICHMOND – With work underway across the Province to prepare for the introduction of full-day kindergarten, Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid and Richmond East MLA Linda Reid were joined by district officials, parents and children in Richmond today to celebrate the start of design and construction of four new classrooms at École Henry Anderson Elementary.
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EDUCATION BY THE NUMBERSVICTORIA – These facts provide a snapshot of British Columbia’s public education system.
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EU-funded education support programme for Somalia launchedA European Union-funded programme to support Somali administrations in developing a well-structured education and training system has been launched in north east and north west Somalia.
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BC ARTS COUNCIL RECEIVES ADDITIONAL FUNDINGVICTORIA – The British Columbia Arts Council will administer $7 million in funding provided through the B.C. government’s 2010 Sports and Arts Legacy to support their Strategic Plan, Kevin Krueger, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts announced.
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B.C. INVESTS $5.2M TO INCREASE SKILLS TRAINING ACCESSVICTORIA – The Province is investing $5.2 million for a second year of training programs, to help almost 1,000 unemployed and low-skilled British Columbians acquire the skills they need to transition back to the labour force, get a better job, or further their education.
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B.C. RECOGNIZES TOP ACHIEVERS IN APPLIED ART AND DESIGNVANCOUVER – Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation, announced the recipients of the 6th Annual Carter Wosk BC Creative Achievement Awards for Applied Art and Design.
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KICK-START YOUR SEMESTER FOR POST-SECONDARY SUCCESSVICTORIA – Kick-start your first semester at college, university, or other post-secondary institution, move closer to that degree, diploma or certificate, and take on new challenges and opportunities with some helpful tips from the pros.
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‘YOU GOTTA BE HERE’ CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCEDVICTORIA – The winners of the ‘You Gotta Be Here’ summer contest were announced by Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Kevin Krueger.
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Million-dollar degree, revised upwardsThe "earnings premium" of a university degree is now $1.3 million, on average, compared to a high school education.
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NOTHING BUT THE FACTS: POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION IN B.C.VICTORIA – British Columbia’s public post-secondary education system is preparing students to take their places in the province’s knowledge economy. Here’s a statistical* profile showcasing higher learning in B.C.
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BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS FOR A SMOOTH STARTTips for students at all stages: Primary, Intermediate/Middle and Secondary
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BACK TO SCHOOL TIPS TO IMPROVE STUDYING, LITERACYAdvice for parents and students for improving two of the three R's: ready and writing.
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Documenting and decoding the undergrad experience
Web portfolios, self-assessment tools and a formal transcript that details a student’s involvement in non-curricular activities are the new buzz in student services.
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A living laboratory for the American elm
Professors and students at Université Laval work to prevent the city’s prized shade trees from disappearing.
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Science that sizzles
Innovative science teaching breaks out of lecture mode to give students a mental workout – and the motivation to stay in science programs.
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The scholarship of teaching and learning, five years on
The concept is gaining traction in Canada but has not yet become “the kind of national movement that we’d hoped”.
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Universities in dispute with copyright collective over fees
New proposed tariff is significantly higher than previous fee regime and will now also cover digital works.
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The fine art of drawing by hand
A U of Calgary art professor gets engineering students to explore their traditional artistic side, sans computer.
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African affiliates campaign to increase education financeEducation International has joined civil society organisations to lead a regional workshop on education financing for trainers in Malawi. The training is part of a programme to build capacity among Education for All (EFA) coalitions.
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Summer Forum for Educators opens in OmanHis Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Marhoun Al Ma'amari, Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar, has presided over the opening of the seventh Summer Forum for Educators in Salalah, Oman.
