By Anonymous UPDATE: TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REACHED IN STRIKE. At soccer this week, I thought my friend was going to burst. She was blinking back tears, frustrated. “I’m just so angry,” she said, kicking her cleats at the turf.…
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You Mad Yet?
Stop Throwing Mud: It’s What They Want You to Do
By Anonymous Want to know what it feels like to be a teacher this week? In two words: déjà vu. The last time teachers were on strike in 2011/12, the whole year was completely unsettling for me. It felt like…
Surviving the teachers’ strike
Some helpful resources: Job Action Information and Updates Link to the Vancouver District PAC. Like them on Facebook or follow them on Twitter to get the latest news. B.C. Finance Minister Mike de Jong announced the Temporary Education Support program…
Vancouver School Board Summer School Will Not Proceed
Due to the labour dispute between the BCTF and BCPSEA, the Vancouver school district is unable to proceed with summer school courses and programs. The district’s secondary preview courses, secondary completion courses, remedial courses not addressed by the recent essential…
Another long weekend for our kids in Vancouver
Parents in British Columbia are told to keep their kids at home next week. The teachers will stage a rotating strike, starting on Monday, May 26 and ending on Thursday, May 29. The BC Teachers’ Federation warns that if they…
Humanitarian Club at General Wolfe
Humanitarian Club at General Wolfe has been making a great start to the New Year! In December they finished Candy Grams. Candy Grams was to fundraise for the Philippines, specifically the recent typhoon that they had. They raised over $1000!…