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• Guildford Park teen’s design PAGE 5 • Envision Jazz Festival

Teachers (from left) PJ Lavoie, Mike Moloney, Cam Joyce and Kelli O’Malley started the multi-disciplinary project at Johnston Heights Secondary.

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Welcome to classroom 2.0 One hundred six Japanese students. Sixty Johnston Heights students. Thirty iPads. One small world.

“Technology doesn’t drive education but it definitely enhances it by making the world smaller, more familiar and more accessible,” said teacher Kelli O’Malley. The 106 Japanese students were visiting the multi-disciplinary learning project at Johnston Heights. Previous exchanges such as this would have seen the Japanese students struggling to understand their English-speaking peers, with both thumbing endlessly through English-

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Japanese dictionaries to disappointing results. Today, thanks to iPads and their hundreds of educational apps, students are engaged in youthful conversation using the tablet’s translation tools and sharing satellite images of their respective homes with Google Earth. It’s the universal language of technology. “What the iPads have done is opened everything up,” said O’Malley. O’Malley and teachers Paul Jean (PJ) Lavoie, Cam Joyce and Mike Moloney started the multi-disciplinary learning project at Johnston Heights last year after getting a grant for 30 iPads through the district’s Innovative Learning Designs initiative. Unique in the district, the Johnston Heights program operates on a linear schedule within a semester system, the year-long structure allowing for deeper understanding and digital engagement. Originally dubbed “21st Century Learning,” the project was soon renamed to clear up any misconceptions that

the technology itself was the teacher. “It’s more like the icing on the cake, not the cake,” said Joyce. Lavoie agrees: “It’s a great tool in our teaching toolkit. But it’s not a panacea and it doesn’t replace the value of in-class interaction.” At Johnston Heights, the 20-credit program is offered to Grade 11 students during the same two periods all year. Students take social studies, English, math and leadership, just as they would in a traditional classroom. The difference with the multidisciplinary curriculum is all their studies incorporate iPad technology. For example, the students don’t just have paper textbooks; their textbooks are all electronically loaded onto the iPads. Students also use their cellphones and other technologies to create crosscurricular projects demonstrating their understanding of the educational concepts. “They’re mixing it up. This is realworld stuff. They’re learning how to collaborate and ultimately how to make their way in the real world. There’s just no way to replace that sort of engagement in a traditional classroom,” said O’Malley.

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New Surrey Board of Education chair and vice-chair At its regular public meeting in December, trustees elected former vice-chair Shawn Wilson to the position of board chair and trustee Laurie Larsen to vice-chair. Wilson replaces Laurae McNally, who has served as board chair for the last four years. McNally noted she is in her 29th year as a Surrey Board of Education trustee and has spent about a third of that time as the board chair. Wilson earlier served as board chair from December 2003 to November 2007. He was first elected in December 1999. Larsen has been a Surrey trustee since 2008 and it is her first time serving as vice-chair. According to board policy, board members elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson annually in December.

A nod from the Queen to district staff Several members of the Surrey Schools community have been recognized with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Surrey Board of Education trustee Laurae McNally, Safe Schools acting manager Rob Rai and Janice Meehan, an education assistant and president of CUPE 728, the union representing Surrey Schools support workers, have all been awarded Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medals. First elected to the board as a trustee in 1980, McNally has served on many provincial committees, as well as a provincial commission and task force. She’s also been a director or member of several community boards and organizations. Rai was awarded the Diamond Jubilee for his focus on and longtime dedication toward the care and protection of the district’s 70,000 students, while Meehan earned hers for her years of community activism on behalf of workers and underprivileged members of society. The Diamond Jubilee Medal was created to mark the 2012 celebrations of the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne as Queen of Canada. The medal has been presented to 60,000 Canadians to honour their significant contributions and achievements.

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Student careers take off mathematics, geography, physics, chemistry, biology and physiology, meteorology - the list goes on,” says L’Abbé. “Career training in aviation shows students the real-life application of all of these subjects, and provides them with a clear objective in doing so.” In a conventional course, L’Abbé says there is always the risk of a significant disconnect between classroom learning and real-world experience. But the ground school program surmounts all of that through hands-on training and the enticement of a head-start down a career path. “To learn is to do and this program allows students to do exactly that. The partnership programs take the classroom into the real world, and bring the real world back into the classroom. There is nothing more effective in teaching than this.”

Jordan L’Abbé and Panorama Ridge Secondary ground school grad Alix Luyben after Alix’s first solo flight. Students are spreading their wings in the Surrey School District. Aspiring young pilots in grades 10, 11 and 12 can take the first steps toward achieving their private pilot’s licence with a new ground school training program open to Surrey students. A partnership with the Canadian Flight Centre, the career education course combines classroom instruction at Boundary Bay Airport with on-site activities, field trips and the chance to observe operations inside the air traffic control tower and assist in the airport hangar. Upon completion of the course, students

earn four credits toward graduation, receive their aviation radio licence and log 40 hours of training toward their private pilot’s licence. “The program is comprehensive,” says flight instructor Jordan L’Abbé. “Flying an airplane is not simply a matter of manipulating controls.” A teacher at Panorama Ridge Secondary, L’Abbé is also a commercial pilot. He says one of the real benefits of the flight school program is the opportunity to show students the practical application of what they learn in class.

For Green Timbers Elementary students, using a computer for school work was more of a chore than anything else. Having to use programs on aging machines that were years out of date helped students as much as possible, but now, thanks to a grant of 40 iPads to the school, those students are able to excel like never before. Recently gifted to the school by Coast Capital Savings, the iPads doubled the school’s computing power as it only had 42 desktops for the more than 540 students to use. Thanks to the iPad’s interactivity, students are finding new and exciting ways to enhance their learning experiences that even desktops couldn’t allow. It’s a shift noticed by Grade 4 teacher Robyn Thiessen, as her classroom makes use of the iPads each and every day. “The shift has been very fast,” she said. “A year-and-a-half ago I taught in a more teacher-centred way but the iPads have allowed me to have a child-centred program.” What that means, said Thiessen, is that rather than her getting up in front of a class and telling things to the kids, they can now use their iPads to go online and do research, watch informative videos on YouTube and use interactive applications that require more critical thinking than just regurgitating information onto a worksheet.

“Even though we ran the first ground school through the summer, the students were eager and dedicated, which says a lot about the value of this program,” says Derbyshire. Students who are interested in applying to ground school should contact the career facilitator at their school. The cost is $200 through the school district, which is a savings of $125 off the regular cost.

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STUDENT INTEREST IN LEARNING BOOSTED, THANKS TO COAST CAPITAL’S IPAD DONATION By Christopher Poon, Surrey Now

The ground school program was initiated last summer by career development facilitator Brent Derbyshire and Kwantlen Park vice-principal Brad Tait, who was a career education coordinator at the time. Derbyshire saw similar programs meeting success in other school districts and wanted Surrey to have its own.

“In my classroom there are iPads; we also use the cameras a lot to make videos and share their learning instead of using them as virtual work sheets,” said Thiessen. “We do that sometimes like multiplication tables but I think it’s important for the kids to be using them as a creative and collaborative tool.”

Raminder Randhawa, principal at Strawberry Hill Elementary, is one of only three principals in British Columbia to receive such a distinction this year. He will join 51 educators at an awards presentation and gala in Toronto later this month. “For me to be recognized as an Outstanding Principal is a tribute to the teams of people that I have worked with over the years,” says Randhawa. At Strawberry Hill, students are encouraged to build their leadership skills through student leadership positions, sports teams, after school programs, peer reading support, murals and expressive art therapy. There are a variety of awards ceremonies, contests and monthly assemblies to celebrate student success. Randhawa has also worked to educate parents on “heart-healthy diets” and to secure supports for Somali families. The school’s motto is “we learn, we grow, we succeed together” and Randhawa applies this to teachers as well as students. He will take over his teachers’ classes so they can work with peers on collaborative projects that currently include iPad technology, Literature Circles and other research-informed initiatives. In the Canada’s Outstanding Principals program, principals are nominated by their peers, school staff and community members in every province and territory. Nominations are reviewed and final winners selected on a representation-bypopulation basis by a national selection committee made up of a distinguished group of Canadian education, community and private sector leaders.

together into the shape of a heart over the slogan “see something, say something” will be worn by 10,000 students and others to mark Anti-Bullying Day Feb. 27. “My entire family is pumped about wearing these T-shirts,” says Bea.

“My daughter now does a good majority of her homework through technology and her spelling vocabulary, being in Grade 4 she’s probably reading at a Grade 5, Grade 6 level,” said Warwick. “Because the games and interactions are so much more important than spelling things on a paper, there’s a huge leap in the understanding.”

“Green Timbers is one of those schools that isn’t really considered inner-city yet the population that supplies the school can be low-income,” said Warwick. “There are a lot of kids who will never have the opportunity to get involved with technology and that’s so important for kids these days. It’s such an integral part of learning.”

A humble Surrey principal known for his dedication to the success of students and their families has been named one of Canada’s Outstanding Principals by The Learning Partnership.

Guildford Park teen’s design to be worn by 10,000 students

For Kim Warwick, who has a daughter in Thiessen’s class and is president of the school’s PAC, the iPads are simply the future of education, and she hopes to see more students continue along the same path.

Warwick also notes the donation affords children who may not otherwise have an opportunity to use the devices a chance to develop skills required for their futures.

Principal given highest honour

Anti-Bullying Day T-shirt contest winner.

A member of her school’s Gay Straight Alliance, Bea has been recognized repeatedly for her efforts to end bullying. The alliance won first place in the senior category in Surrey’s Anti-Bullying Day film contest last year, and Bea was also part of the team that won the Out in Schools youth public service announcement contest in 2011 .

Bea Venzon is making a habit out of bully prevention.

Bea is thrilled that her design is part of an initiative as important as Anti-Bullying Day.

The Grade 12 Guildford Park Secondary student’s winning artwork was chosen from more than 400 entries to be on the front of this year’s Anti-Bullying Day T-shirts.

“Nobody deserves to get bullied for their race, sexual orientation, financial status, disability, gender, religion, perceived subculture or for anything at all,” says the 17-year-old.

Bea’s design of two hands clasped


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Envision Jazz Festival helps conquer hunger Jazz Festival with the Surrey School District to raise awareness about the issue of hunger in our schools,” says Envision Financial president Shelley Besse. “Studies show that students who have a healthy breakfast and lunch are more likely to do well in school, so by supporting the district’s school meal programs, we’re providing students with the opportunity to excel in their studies.”

The Envision Jazz Festival is the largest event of its kind in Canada, with performances and competition by more than 2,000 musicians from 80 of the top high school jazz bands in the Pacific Northwest. Surrey’s school meal programs got a bigband boost from this year’s Envision Jazz Festival. The 31st annual festival, which was held Feb. 7 to 9 at the Bell Performing Arts

Centre and Sullivan Heights Secondary, helped support the district’s meal programs, which feed about 3,450 students at 44 schools every day. “We’re proud to partner the Envision

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The Envision Jazz Festival is the largest in Canada, with event of its kind in Canada, with performances and performances and competition by more competition by more than 2,000 musicians from 80 of the top high than 2,000 musicians school jazz bands in the Pacific Northwest. It proudly celebrates the combination of student performances, success and learning.

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Envision Financial has been working to reduce hunger in the communities it serves since 2009. This year, Envision invited music lovers at the festival to support the Surrey School District’s meal program by having donation cards available at all evening performances. “It costs $4.50 to feed breakfast and lunch to one hungry child each school day,” notes Liane Ricou, manager of business

“The Envision Jazz Festival highlights the talent, teamwork and tremendous dedication of student musicians and their teachers who together create that special energy known as jazz,” says Surrey School District supt. Mike McKay. “Professional musicians and community partners dedicate themselves year after year to making the festival both an unparalleled learning opportunity and one of Surrey’s foremost jazz musical events ”

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Coast Capital support gives students solid “Foundation” At-risk youth in the Surrey School District can bank on Coast Capital Savings. For the third year in a row, Coast Capital has generously donated $7,500 to the district’s Foundations program, which addresses the unique needs of at-risk youth aged 15 through 19, with significant learning and behaviour challenges. While supporting students to understand their problematic choices and begin to make better ones, the program helps students acquire literacy, numeracy and life skills for successful employment and a healthy lifestyle. With Coast Capital’s donation, the program is able to offer students a number of unique opportunities, including an extensive cooking program, a residential painting program and several community recreational activities. The funds are also used to pay students a stipend for the completion of a successful work experience placement. “Coast Capital is committed to building a richer future for youth in our communities,” says Wendy Lachance, Coast Capital’s director of community leadership. “One of the ways we do this is by investing in programs like Foundations that teach financial literacy and life skills that will position these young people for future success.”

Girls in Action launched with donation from Telus

With a donation of $15,000 from Telus, the district’s Community-Schools Partnership launched the Girls in Action program this winter. Girls in Action provides unique educational opportuniTelus Community Board’s ties to 20 at-risk girls at four Amit Bhagat (second from left) elementary schools who face presents a cheque for $15,000 daily challenges and who may to Riverdale Elementary vicehave been impacted by bullying principal Greg Hopps (left) and principal Catherine Berron or require support in developing assertiveness, confidence and (right) for the school’s Action healthy relationships Girls program. Through specific skills training in science themes, environmental stewardship, nutrition and sport, as well as discussion workshops, Girls in Action builds resilience, fortitude, leadership skills, confidence and awareness among girls to help them identify, avoid and stop bullying and to nurture a healthy planet, a healthy lifestyle and healthy relationships. Expert partner groups will provide instruction in their areas of expertise. The partners include A Rocha Canada, Brix4Kids, the UBC chemistry department, BC Hydro, Canadian Planetariums, Just4Kix Dance and Triunity Martial Arts.

Jumpstart Academy grows by leaps and bounds The Surrey School District’s Jumpstart Academy was launched by the Community-Schools Partnership in October 2010 with a vision to create a unified after-school sports program that would operate at five elementary schools. The academy quickly grew to include 20 schools in its first year and

is now hosted at 23 schools annually. The growth and success of this one-of-a-kind program is thanks to the following funders: • Jumpstart Canadian Tire one of the program’s founding partners, generously contributes $90,000 per year; Students participate in Jumpstart Academy. • The BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development - contributes $105,000 per year; and Each year, the Jumpstart Academy provides physical literacy, fundamental movement skills and instruction in a wide variety of sports to more than 1,300 students between six and 12 who face barriers to participation. In September 2012, the Jumpstart Academy also introduced an arts instruction component so that students receive introduction and connection to both sport and art. The YMCA provides two sport and recreation leaders to run the program at each site. Community partner groups including Kick It Martial Arts, Softball BC, Cycling BC, Tennis BC, White Rock Basketball Association, Raincity Volleyball and Shiamak Davar Vancouver. Individual experts including Diane Lines, Michelle Carlson and Rob Moxness provide world-class instruction in various sports and arts techniques Jumpstart Canadian Tire awarded the district its 2012 Community Partner Award recognizing “the extraordinary efforts made by the district on behalf of Jumpstart to help children in need participate in sports.”

schools in 20122013. The academies are run through the district’s CommunitySchools Partnership at Senator Reid, Prince Charles, Lena Shaw and K.B. Woodward Students at Prince Charles Elementary elementaries. The practise their kicking skills with an program provides instructor from Mendoza Martial Arts. support to students five days a week. Since 2009, the RBC Foundation’s business development department has provided significant grants totaling more than $300,000 to start and operate each of these programs. This year, the academies also received a generous $15,000 donation from Concord Pacific. The donation was made based on the number of visitors to the company’s display suites at its new Park Place development. The RBC Academies offer diverse, exciting and engaging daily programs with help from more than 15 partner groups who visit the programs weekly, monthly or on a drop-in basis to share their expertise. These groups include Arts Umbrella, Artistic Edge Dance, Mendoza Martial Arts, Southside Community Church, YMCA, Science Alive, Sportball, Young Actors, Stagecoach, UBC Mathematics Outreach, Trinity Western University, Cirque Surrey, Suitela Self Defense, Leave Out Violence, 4 Cats Arts Studio, Tom Lee Music and the City of Surrey.

Chevron donation fuels Sticks and Stars program Chevron has donated $25,000 for the second year in a row to run the Sticks and Stars program. Last year, the program ran at two schools and this year with the dedication and help of Chevron and the CommunitySchools Partnership has W.E. Kinvig Elementary expanded to four schools: student Alex Ford protects W.E. Kinvig, Cougar Creek, the net during a Sticks and Riverdale and Mary Jane Stars session. Alex was given Shannon elementaries. world-class hockey instruction Sticks and Stars builds by Semiahmoo Ball Hockey, resiliency, confidence and Pacific Titans and the Hockey Canada Academy. self-esteem in boys aged eight to 11, giving them the tools to make progressively tougher personal decisions and to prepare for the often stressful and complicated transition to secondary school. Boys are identified to participate by school staff, and receive instruction in floor and ice hockey, space science and leadership development.

RBC Academies give students a chance to try something different RBC After-School Academies will enrich and extend learning opportunities for 25 students at each of four elementary

Above Left: Leo the RBC mascot was definitely the “star” during a presentation at W.E. Kinvig Elementary in December. Leo was on hand to help Scott Dickens and Sylvian Kerfoot, RBC Olympians, and Jacky Gill, RBC branch manager, present $25,000 to the Surrey School District. The money will fund hockey programming at four inner-city schools, including world-class instruction by Hockey Canada, Pacific Titans and Semiahmoo Ball Hockey. The lessons will take place both during school hours and during the Sticks and Stars program, which operates out of school hours. Above Right: Students at M.J. Shannon Elementary were awestruck in December when much beloved former Vancouver Canuck Trevor Linden dropped by to play some pickup hockey. Linden also played Santa by donating $2,500 on behalf of the Trevor Linden Foundation and Club 16 through the Vancouver Sun Adopt-a-School program. The money will enable the school to provide winter clothing to kids at this inner city school.

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For the second year in a row, a student in the school’s International Baccalaureate program won the coveted Blyth Cambridge Commonwealth Trust scholarship. Student Fred Zhu has been accepted to Cambridge Fred Zhu, Semiahmoo, University’s Jesus Cambridge, Blyth College on a full-ride Scholarship, International three-year scholarship worth $150,000. He’ll join Semiahmoo IB grad Tristan Downing, who won the scholarship last year and is currently at Cambridge’s Pembroke College working on a master’s of engineering. Zhu and two other Semiahmoo students – Akshiv Bansal, Lloyd James – were among 34 Canadians shortlisted for the academic award. Zhu learned Thursday night he was the successful applicant. “These students have outstanding ability, but would

Surrey,” says Sheila Morissette.

The Blyth Cambridge Commonwealth Trust Scholarships are among the most valuable awards available in Canada for students wishing to pursue an undergraduate degree. Tenable at any University of Cambridge undergraduate college, the scholarships provide full funding for tuition fees, maintenance and travel between Canada and Cambridge for three years. The University of Cambridge is one of the leading academic institutions in the world. Affiliates of the University have won more Nobel Prizes than any other institution in the world.

The academy was approved by the Surrey Board of Education in December, but has been in the works for some time, says Morissette. She credits math and calculus teacher James Ahn for putting the program together and garnering board support for the initiative. “He’s done a terrific job taking our existing math and science programs up a notch – and they were already outstanding,” says Morissette. Fraser Heights already has a long history of achievement in the fields of math and science, with many students recognized provincially and nationally in various math and science competitions. The academy will provide an even more enriching experience for students who excel in those areas. Enrolment in the Academy for Integrated Mathematics and Science requires a two-year commitment from students starting in Grade 11 and continuing until graduation from Grade 12. Half of each day will be designated for academy programming, and will include labs, group work, lectures and independent study.

District to launch math and science academy Some Surrey math and science students will be soaring to new heights this September.

The program is believed to be the first of its kind in Western Canada.

The academy will combine traditional instruction with an open inquiry approach to learning that will culminate in students preparing a Capstone project in their senior year using technology in a laboratory setting to model the scientific process. (Like a university thesis, a Capstone project is a final learning project requiring significant effort and research to demonstrate a student’s understanding of all related coursework.)

“It’s a real advantage for our students, and another example of the amazing learning opportunities available in our public education system here in

The Academy for Integrated Mathematics and Science is open to all students in the Surrey School District.

Fraser Heights Secondary is launching an Academy for Integrated Mathematics and Science beginning next school year. The two-year program, developed by school staff, will give students up to 32 credits for senior level math and science courses, plus up to 17 credits for university level courses.

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Cambridge entrance scholarships are becoming habit for Semiahmoo Secondary students.

have not been able to come to Cambridge without the scholarships,” said Dr. Geoff Parks, director of admissions at Cambridge. “They will now be able to benefit from the unique experience offered by our world-class university and be a valuable part of its diverse community.”

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says Sargun, who credits his honours math and AP calculus teacher Suminder Singh for inspiring him. “Mr. Singh works countless hours to support Tamanawis Secondary students in their learning and love of mathematics.” Sargun correctly answered every multiple choice question and also earned full points on each of the essays in the free-response section of the exam

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AP exams are based on a composite score of one to five, where five is equivalent to an “A” in the corresponding college course. Only 15.5 per cent of students overall who write the exam fall into this top category. But at Tamanawis, an amazing 85 per cent of the 62 Grade 12 students who took the test achieved a five, and all 100 per cent received a four or five.

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It’s rare for a high school student to earn every point possible on the exam. “Sargun was a Grade 11 student at Tamanawis when he wrote the exam — an unimaginable accomplishment,” says Molson. Tamanawis Secondary offers AP courses in calculus, world history and chemistry. The College Board’s AP program describes Sargun’s accomplishment as “an extraordinary academic achievement.”

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A Grade 12 student at Tamanawis Secondary, Sargun is one of only six students in the world to achieve a perfect score on the this year’s College Board Advanced Placement calculus exam. More than 267,000 students wrote the test.

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The school’s success in math is a tribute to the team of fine teachers, says principal Margaux Molson.

Sargun Bajaj (right) credits teacher Suminder Singh for helping him achieve a perfect score on the College Board’s AP calculus exam.

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A message from DPAC

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Demand government to adequately fund education The Surrey Board of Education recently took the risky step of fronting $5 million to start the planning process for new schools. This bold move was taken as the district can simply wait no longer to get the much-needed capital funds approved for this work to begin. However, it is important to note that the provincial government has not yet provided funding for these schools, and construction cannot begin until they do. We know that the B.C. government is the keeper of the capital funds, even though the city has collected it via taxes from building permits. There have been many attempts by the board, the mayor and many of our community partners, as well as countless parents and students, to notify the government of the urgent need for this funding in Surrey.

Many districts received some funding last spring, which did help to ease the burden in some small pockets of Surrey. However, this did not come close to addressing the need to get our students out of the 200+ portables in Surrey and back into the schools. We currently have over 7,000 students taking classes in portables every day in Surrey. Many schools do not have enough time or space to allow for all the students to have gym in the school. Often these classes are taking place in halls or outside to meet the physical activity needs of the students. Hallways are overcrowded, science and cooking lab time have to be reduced, lunch has to be eaten in shifts, in addition to numerous other issues brought on by overcrowded schools. Some of the secondary schools have gone to extended time tables to try to ease the congestion in the building.

No matter what efforts are made by the district to ease the congestion, we will continue to face massive overcrowding as growth continues in many areas of Surrey. The current government funding formula does not consider census data, or building permits issued, when determining the size of the new school that will be built. This is best demonstrated at Adams Road Elementary. The school opened with several portables to allow the children already residing in the catchment when the school opened to attend their neighbourhood school. Already there is need for a new school in the area to accommodate the current population, and growth continues. With a provincial election right around the corner it is imperative that we make the provincial government aware of this critical need for funding in Surrey. As the largest district in the province, we need to make our voices heard. The Surrey District Parent Advisory Council will be bringing forward a resolution at the B.C. Confederation of PACs (BCCPAC) Annual Meeting calling for a change to the current funding formula for new schools. We are also going to be, once again, calling upon the B.C. government to release the much-needed funding to get these new classrooms built immediately. The money spent by the board will help to assure that children are in these new building as soon as possible. We are calling upon all the parents and community members in Surrey to take a few minutes to contact your local MLAs, the ministers of education and finance, and the premier, to express your concern over this ongoing critical situation in our district. Take the time to question

The District 36 Parent Advisory Council, known as the Surrey DPAC, is a registered non-profit society formed in 1978 to represent the interests of Surrey parents in the public education system. The Surrey DPAC is about parents helping parents learn more about our education system and how they can contribute to it. Learn more at www.surreydpac.ca.

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the candidates in your riding about their vision for education. Is it OK for gym class to continue in the halls at Earl Marriott and Lord Tweedsmuir, or will classroom hours need to be extended to 8 p.m. to allow for students to receive their education in the school? We urge you to stand and let your voice be heard and demand that the government fund new classrooms in Surrey!

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