April 2012
6 posts
Rural Students: What are your issues?
From Mr. Dan Kenkel in School District 57:
I am a principal of a small rural secondary school in Valemount. I also sit on a new rural schools council that is looking at ways to improve rural education, and celebrate the successes. As students in rural BC, you have a spot at the table too. Please contact me if you have any feedback or comments I can bring back to the council. If you are...
NVSD Forum Modernizes Data Collection
When you think of forums and roundtable discussions, what materials come to mind? Perhaps chart paper, sticky notes, and Sharpies? At the North Vancouver School District Annual Student Forum, these archaic tools of yesteryear are being replaced with laptops and Twitter.
During the planning stages of the forum, District Student Leadership Council members were enthusiastic about the radical shift...
Personalized Learning: Student Perspectives on the...
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Students Frustrated with Lack of Opportunities
A huge problem in public education in British Columbia right now is the lack of opportunities for students to challenge themselves.
The current curriculum supports students who are not up to par with others, by offering courses like Communications and different levels of math. However, students striving for challenges have found that there is a lack of honours, accelerated, advanced, and...
March 2012
3 posts
Anti-Bullying
Further to today’s presentation on bullying, people should be aware of a project completed in the Comox Valley by students at our three Secondary Schools with Shane Koyczan. The first link is the actual video that was done (about 5 minutes long) and the other is the documentary about the making of the video (about an hour long). If you find it appropriate, please feel free to pass these...
BC Student Voice - The Real Day
So it’s day two and we’re all here and pumped. Incredibly exhausted, but pumped. I mean, how could you not be? We have the opportunity to be part of something so new and innovative! The minister came by yesterday, it was nice seeing him! He answered some of our questions, and I remember one specifically. Someone asked how students were supposed to create an “even playing...
Spring Meeting Agenda
Friday, March 30
7:30 am - Breakfast
8:15 am - Meeting Opener and Icebreaker
9:00 am - David Jang (CBC)
10:00 am - Break
10:15 am - Main Topic: Student Response to BC Education Plan
12:00 pm - Group Photo & Lunch
1:00 pm - Guest Speaker, Writing Exercise, BCPVPA Scholarship Information
4:00 pm - Free Time
6:00 pm - Dinner
6:45 pm - Activity
9:00 pm -...
February 2012
3 posts
Okanagan Student Voice Forum in the News →
Okanagan Student Voicers went straight to the experts to find out how to learn through play.
When discussing what makes a well-rounded, happy, and successful student, they decided to head to a Vernon elementary school to gain some insight from a Kindergarten class.
Read the article from the Vernon Morning Star
Vancouver Sun Student Video Contest →
Have you entered yet? This contest is open to open to all secondary school students in BC. Take a look at some of the great entries already online!
January 2012
2 posts
“I have learned that students really can make a difference. Seeing it in a movie...”
– Kyle Wamer, Ballenas Civic Action Group, Ballenas Secondary School, Parksville
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December 2011
1 post
Student Voice influences the future of Education...
A recent Vancouver Sun article from December 13, 2011 outlines plans to overhaul British Columbia’s education system. The BC Education Plan, which was launched by Minister of Education George Abbott at Student Voice’s Fall 2011 meeting, emphasizes personalized learning and a focus on technology.
From the article:
It’s worth noting, too, that the genesis for the plan appears to...
November 2011
17 posts
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Kudos to the students!
On a rainy November morning I walked into the offices of the BC Principals and Vice-Principals Association not knowing what to expect. Sure I’ve been to other codeathons, or hackathons as the events are also called, but I’d never been to an event where students were the majority of the audience.
After an introduction and brainstorming session from Brent Munro of the BC Ministry of...
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The Codeathon Newsletter
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Have your say in the new BC Education Plan →
The Ministry of Education wants your help in shaping the future of Education in BC. Make your voice heard!
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Like Student Voice on Facebook! →
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“Pioneering into the world of coding opened a new world to me, that of...”
– Dayah Johal, Grade 12, Hugh McRoberts Secondary, Richmond
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Creating Solutions with Open Data at the Student...
The Ministry of Education and the BC Principals and Vice-Principals Association teamed up to host the first ever BC student Codeathon on November 7th 2011 at the BC Principals and Vice Principals Office in Vancouver. The purpose of the event was to gain and collect data from different places and put them all together in a useful and organized way to help other students, teachers and our fellow...
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Fall 2011 Meeting Newsletter
Fall 2011 Meeting Newsletter - by Harold Krische
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The First BC Student Voice Codeathon
November 7, 2011
“Coding, what’s that?” I thought when I was invited to the first local Student Codeathon. I arrived at the BC Principals and Vice Principals office in Vancouver on Monday morning ready to learn something new. Armed with only my laptop and my creativity, I quickly realized that those were the only things I needed to embark on a day full of brainstorming, researching, innovating...
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Codeathon Photos
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BC Student Voice in the Vancouver Sun →
Vancouver Sun education reporter Janet Steffenhagen blogs about the new BC Education Plan that was announced at the Fall 2011 Student Voice meeting.
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North Vancouver Superintendent Blogs about Student... →
John Lewis, Superintendent of North Vancouver School District 44, talks about the experiences of North Vancouver students at the Fall 2011 Voice meeting.
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March 2010 Meeting Photos
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“The BC Principals’ and Vice Principals’ Student Codathon was...”
– Rahim Askarzadeh - Burnaby South Secondary