Are you taking advantage of the $1200 Registered Education Savings Grant?

On August 15, 2015 BC Families are eligible for an additional $1200 grant for education under the RESP program for children born 2007 and later.
A recent article and study by Vancity highlights overall low participation rate for registered educational savings in British Columbia:
Vancity Article -BC Families RESP

For more information on this program visit the BC Government Website:
http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/support/bc-training-and-education-savings-grant

We're Expecting! (Salmon in the Classroom)

We are proud to announce the arrival of 75 tiny coho salmon eggs to the K-1 Class at Dr. A.R. Lord Elementary. This is part of an educational program that is managed with support from Fisheries & Oceans Canada. It is an opportunity to teach understanding, respect and protection of freshwater,  estuarine and marine ecosystems.  Children will study the incubation and hatching of the eggs and then release of the fry.  For more information:  www.salmonidsintheclassroom.ca

Thank you for the generous support of the  Environmental Manager's Association of BC Concrete Deliverables Grant which funded the purchase of the refrigeration cooling unit for the aquarium.

Stay tuned for more developments as the salmon eggs grow and hatch!

BC Training and Education and Savings Plan (BCTESP) Grant of $1200 Announced

The government announced details on the BCTESP Savings Grant for children born 2007 and later and who are residents of BC at the time of application.  This is a grant of $1200 for Registered Education Savings Plans and will be fully implemented later this year.

For more information:

http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2013-2017/2015EDUC0003-000023.htm