Strategic planning – Add your voice! The North Vancouver School District is undertaking a comprehensive strategic planning process to review our current strategic goals and to set new goals for the future. Provide your feedback now through the engagement tool Thoughtexchange. The online engagement will be open until Feb. 7, 2020. Click HERE to take part. Board of Education – Public Board Meeting Everyone is invited to attend the Public Board Meeting of the North Vancouver Board of Education on Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at the Education Services Centre (2121 Lonsdale Ave, 5th floor). The agenda is available HERE. Late French Immersion information session Attention parents of current grade five students! An information session is taking place on January 22, 2020, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Education Services Centre (2121 Lonsdale Ave, 5th Floor) for parents interested in registering their children in Late French Immersion. The program starts in Grade 6 and is offered at Braemar and Boundary elementary schools. Further information about the program is available HERE. Secondary Enhanced Programs & Academies Night All grade seven and secondary school students and their parents/guardians are invited to attend an information evening about the many choice programs offered at the secondary school level. Thursday, January 23, 2020, from 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Sutherland Secondary School (1860 Sutherland Ave, North Vancouver). The agenda for the event is available HERE. More information about secondary enhanced programs is available HERE. Building our community - Trades and Technology careers Secondary school students can find their perfect fit at a fair for exploring careers in trades and technology. January 27, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:45 p.m. at the Education Services Centre (2121 Lonsdale Avenue, 5th floor). Exhibitors: Architects, Fashion Designers, Interior Designers, Electricians, Ironworkers, Welders, Auto and Motorcycle Mechanics, Engineers, Holographic Creators, and everything in between! Find out more HERE. Registration is required in advance and closes January 23, 2020, at noon. Please click HERE to register. Open House - IB Diploma Programme Current Grade 10 students and their parents/guardians are invited to an information evening on Monday, January 27, 2020, at 7 p.m. at Carson Graham Secondary (2145 Jones Ave., North Vancouver) regarding the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. The program is for grades 11 and 12 students and is offered at Carson Graham Secondary School. Applications are open now and close February 10, 2020. Further information is available HERE. Open House - Digital Media Academy / Digital Media Academy Lite Learn more about the Digital Media Academy during an open house on January 28, 2020, from 6 - 7 p.m. in the Argyle Secondary library (1131 Frederick Rd, North Vancouver). More information about the Digital Media Academy is available HERE. Social Emotional Learning and Mental Health – Information night Join the North Vancouver School District on January 29, 2020, at 7 p.m. at the Education Services Centre (2121 Lonsdale Ave, 5th Floor) for a presentation about the various initiatives taking place to support Social Emotional Learning and Mental Health. The school district has placed Social Emotional Learning and Mental Health as an educational priority for the school district. Find out about the programs, curricular components, and professional learning taking place to support this priority area. Also discover research data related to student mental health that is helping to inform the school district's efforts. This session is proudly co-hosted by the North Vancouver Parent Advisory Council. Open House - Volleyball Academy Learn more about our Volleyball Academy during an open house on January 29, 2020, from 4 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. in the Sutherland Secondary School gym (1860 Sutherland Ave., North Vancouver). More information about the Volleyball Academy is available HERE.
Digital Media Youth Expo 2020 All parents/guardians and students are invited to the upcoming 9th annual Digital Media Youth Expo, offering an interactive experience for those interested in all things digital media. The Youth Expo is Saturday, February 1, 2020, from 12 - 3 p.m. at Argyle Secondary School (1131 Frederick Rd, North Vancouver). Further details are available HERE. Input Opportunity: Budget Priorities Each year, the North Vancouver School District undertakes a public consultation process for input on budget priorities. Staff, students, parents, education partner groups, and community members are invited to provide their input on budget priorities. Budget priorities align with and support the school district's strategic goals, vision and values. There are various ways to provide feedback: - In-person: at the Board Standing Committee Meetings on February 4 and April 7, 2020, at 7 p.m. at the Education Services Centre (2121 Lonsdale Ave, 5th floor).
- Email: from February 3 to March 13, 2020 (budgetcomments@sd44.ca)
- Online: from February 18 to March 13, 2020 through an exchange of ideas on the online platform Thoughtexchange. More information regarding budget feedback via Thoughtexchange will be provided.
- Traditional mail: addressed to - Secretary Treasurer, 2121 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC, V7M 2K6.
Further information is available HERE. Open House - Lacrosse Academy Learn about our Lacrosse Academy during an open house on February 12, 2020, from 6 - 7 p.m. at Carson Graham Secondary (2145 Jones Ave., North Vancouver). More information about the Lacrosse Academy is available HERE. Ready, Set, Learn The North Vancouver School District welcomes 3-5 year-olds who have not yet started kindergarten to come and join us with their parents, guardians, childcare providers, or early childhood educators to Ready, Set, Learn – free early learning events funded by the BC Ministry of Education. Events run from February 12 to May 13, 2020. Click HERE for the schedule of dates and times. | 
