One of these new schools, in Langley, was named after a woman from the Kwantlen First Nation who had a significant impact on the education community in Langley.
Donna-Gabriel-Robins Elementary School, built at a cost of $ 27.6 million, will accommodate 550 students.
British Columbia hopes this school and what its name stands for will be an example of the reconciliation that must be achieved with Indigenous nations, the education minister said Thursday. She was on the grounds of this establishment for an event organized by the provincial government.
We think of all the children who never returned home after attending residential schools
, said Donna Robins.
Ms. Robins is retiring this year, having worked for some 30 years as a teacher.
Ventilation in schools
During this event, the Minister of Education had to answer several questions on the state of ventilation systems in schools a few days before the start of the school year, as a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases hit the province.
Minister Jennifer Whiteside assured that all school districts have reviewed their ventilation systems and updated them or found alternatives when necessary.
classes in one Abbotsford school could not be connected to the electric ventilation system, so the district purchased portable ventilation systems for all of those classes, “,” text “:” For example, 120 classes in one Abbotsford school could not be hooked up to the electric ventilation system, so the district purchased portable ventilation systems for all of these classes, “}}”>For example, 120 classrooms in an Abbotsford school could not be connected to the electric ventilation system So the district purchased portable ventilation systems for all of these classes,
a expliqué Jennifer Whiteside.
