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Grade 5 Indigenous students across the district came together for drum making workshops as a way of connecting with other students from their family of schools, as they prepare for their transition to middle school next year.

Over 75 students attended the Skills Canada Regional competition held at the UFV Chilliwack Trades Campus on March 2, 2023, as they showcased their skills and knowledge in the trades and technology sector. Three students from the Abbotsford School District won gold medals, advancing them to the Skills Canada Provincials set to take place in the spring. 

The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. 

50% of the world has a period. Based on that,  half of the students in this school have a period. Yet as high school students we see so much stigma about menstruation. There shouldn't be such a feeling of taboo surrounding periods. Further, with problems such as sustainability and “the pink tax” the under donation of period products in foster care homes, homeless shelters, and donation-based organizations has become a public health issue known as ‘Period Poverty.’

The Abbotsford Board of Education is currently seeking feedback from parents/guardians, families, employees, students and the larger community on the proposed calendar for the 2023-24 school year.

The Abbotsford Board of Education regularly meets throughout the school year. Agendas and minutes from the public Board Meetings can be accessed through the District's Electronic School Board. Below is a summary of highlights from the meeting. 

This past December, the Indigenous Education Advisory Committee reviewed applications submitted by several grade 12 Indigenous students from secondary schools throughout the Abbotsford School District.

Today, Abbotsford School District's Superintendent, Dr. Kevin Godden, announced his intent to retire at the end of the 2022/23 school year to all staff in the district via email. He had discussed this decision with the Abbotsford Board of Education earlier in the school year.

Schools across the Abbotsford School District recognized the arrival of spring and the beginning of a new year as part of the lunisolar calendar. Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, and other East and Southeast Asian communities in Canada and worldwide were celebrating the beginning of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Rabbit (or Cat in Vietnamese culture) which was officially recognized on January 22nd, 2023.

(Victoria, Ministry of Education and Child Care) - Empowering students and educators to identify and take action against racism and discrimination in British Columbia schools is the aim of a new provincial K-12 Anti-Racism Action Plan launched on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.