“What does it mean for a child to come to school and know that they are loved?” asks Kevin Lamoureux. How do we create spaces in our schools where kids can celebrate their Indigeneity? #bced #trusteeacademy

SD45 representing @ BCPVPA Chapter Council! Learning and connections are always valued. #westvanschools

How serendipitous that as we were completing our final laps on the track at WVSS today, who should be walking up to complete his final laps, but Geoff Jopson - the pioneer of the project! #HarryJeromeOval #westvaned

There is a magazine for every interest, and November 26 has been proclaimed as BC Magazine Day! The BCPVPA is proud to be a member of Magazine Association of BC with our Principl(ed) publication, and to contribute to the deep learning & candid conversations mags can spark! buff.ly/49O6pqb

Thank you to ⁦@KevinGodden1⁩ for leading our ⁦WestVanSchools⁩ team though the deep work of anti-racism and REDI this evening. This quote resonated…

S. Anderson presents ⁦WestVanSchools⁩ for DPAC and Trustees on technology and home/school@connections. How can yo get your high school student to give you more than a one word answer about their day? Google helps!

Thank you to Magdalena and Ellen for your incredible expertise and time sharing with over 88 members of our association so planning for much more than finances can offer our members reflection, planning, and success. ⁦BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association⁩

Dr. Jennifer Katz opens West Van’s district Pro-D day on the possibilities of an inclusive system. ⁦WestVanSchools⁩

BCPVPA hosts our IDEAS Forum and gets it started with honoured guests and a deeply rooted historical ‘anthem’. BC Principals' & Vice-Principals' Association

Huge congratulations to WV Schools Premier Academies Sentinel Secondary School Spartans student Nicholas Zhang who just qualified for the Olympics in Paris. He is the youngest men's epee fencer in Canadian history to make it! We are so proud of Nicholas, shout out to our amazing coach Igor Gantsevich Dynamo Fencing

Bravo to Sentinel Secondary School Spartans's Principal Mike Finch! 🏆👏

Less than a month to go! Schools are in a constant state of change. If you want to learn how to best navigate different types of change, join us for this three session webcast. Register here: bit.ly/BCP_Change

Thanks Ian for sharing out from our session tonight! So lucky to have great leaders in this area in WestVanSchools

Celebrating the WIN @ our last Chapter Council meeting of 2023-4! Everyone in gear, towels spinning. Next? We do the other things that BCPs and VPs do…work hard 4 students/staff & continue to make BC the best place to learn and lead. #bcpvpa

Very useful new report released today by C21 Canada and their CIO Alliance - The Future of AI in K12 Education Report - a comprehensive look from a Canadian perspective. Thanks to all involved! #bced #westvaned c21canada.org/wp-content/upl…

Congratulations to my colleague and friend Chris Kennedy from whom I’ve learned a lot! #BCEd

⁦Nina Parr⁩ leading PJ’s incredible pro-d learning! UDL in French, Mathology…and mindfulness art. ⁦WestVanSchools⁩

Superb

Whether adults like something designed for children is utterly irrelevant. Do adults like sitting in chairs made for 5-year-olds? Of course not! Does that mean they’re bad for kids? No.

Proud of PJ Alumni and Rockridge students, August and Tatyana, for their beautiful Indigenous acknowledgement at Opening Day ⁦WestVanSchools⁩