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Thursday, January 13th, 2022

My Top Three for 2022

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

Over the last few years, it has been my practice to post a ...

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Friday, December 10th, 2021

Jazz Quintet

By Linda Pollastretti

Kudos Jonas Heidebrecht, Josiah Lanigan, Kentero Dennis, Ramjot Dahliwal and Kento Harmel and their Jazz Quintet who played at Highstreet and downtown Abbotsford at a Sip n Shop event. 

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Thursday, December 9th, 2021

School is Where the Heart Is

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

When I was recently asked to share with some of my colleagues how our school district was handling the challenges related to the recent rainstorms and flooding, I could not help but reflect on the...

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Thursday, November 25th, 2021

An Open Letter to Ethan (and his Classmates)

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

On the heels of our decision to open some of our schools last week, several high school students wrote a version of this letter below to me:

Dear Dr. Godden,

On behalf...

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Monday, November 22nd, 2021

Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence - BC

By Linda Pollastretti

Ms. Bowater has received the 2021 STEM Certificate of Achievement Prime Minister's Award for Teaching Excellence in BC

Inspiring Students in STEM

“Mrs. Bowater possesses an...

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Tuesday, October 26th, 2021

Spotlight on Learning

Have you ever wondered what happens in the thousands of classrooms each day across the district or province? If you have children, you know that the answer to “What did you do at school” is often...

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Tuesday, October 26th, 2021

Distinguishing the Weather from the Work

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

As a way of keeping our focus on the teaching and learning in our schools, I have drawn a distinction between the “work”, our primary focus on providing for the educational needs of our students,...

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Friday, October 15th, 2021

Outside & Online

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

As we navigate the fourth wave of the pandemic, with an eye to post-pandemic teaching and learning, it has dawned on me that two of the lessons learned from the pandemic might be at odds with each...

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Tuesday, September 7th, 2021

Welcome to the 2021-22 school year!

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

This will be a year to remember. I think all of us are happy to put 2020-21 in the rearview mirror. While we did a truly heroic job of navigating the pandemic last year, I think it’s fair to say...

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Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

A Profound Gratitude

By Dr. Kevin Godden, Superintendent of Schools

With the recent Ministry announcement that our schools will be returning to Stage 1 (“near normal”) operations for the coming year, I cannot help but reflect on the enormity of what we have...

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