SCHOOLS – Loss of Parkcrest elementary to fire ‘devastating’
School District 73 issued this statement (Sept. 5, 2019) at 8:44 p.m. about the Parkcrest elementary school fire: At 17:08 on Thursday, Sept. 5, Kamloops Fire and Rescue [Continue]
Education
EDUCATION – Why cursive handwriting needs to make a comeback in school
By HETTY ROESSINGH University of Calgary TEACHING CONNECTED-STYLE handwriting, otherwise known as cursive handwriting, has fallen out of fashion on many school curricula. [Continue]
EDUCATION – Telling the full story of the salmon with new curriculum
By KIM ANDERSON Thompson Rivers University WHEN DR. NAN STEVENS’ son penned a story on the life cycle of salmon while in Grade 4, few could’ve predicted it would be [Continue]
TRU – Summer job studies bird-window collisions on university campus
By BART CUMMINS Thompson Rivers University MATTHEW McISAAC has landed the best summer job of his life. Not only is the fourth-year biology student being paid to do research, [Continue]
SCHOOLS – Better policies needed, says task force on sexual misconduct
By MEL ROTHENBURGER Better communication with parents, improved reporting, staff training and new policies and procedures are needed to address sexual misconduct in schools, [Continue]
SCHOOLS – 1,000 students to graduate from 15 local schools and programs
June will be a busy month for School District No. 73 (Kamloops-Thompson) as nearly 1,000 students from 15 schools and programs mark the end of their secondary school careers. [Continue]
