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School reports

Frank — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:05:05 +0000

There is nothing like the school rankings to provoke debate. Now I am not a great fan of ranking schools on whatever basis. In the UK we saw the school league tables, and schools trying to better their ranking at the expense of an all-round education.

So, it is with some hesitation that I mention the [...]

School lockdown at Rockridge

Frank — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:08:44 +0000

This Wednesday there was an incident at our son’s high school. Someone called the West Van police to say they’d seen two youths approaching the school with what looked like a rifle.

The cops responded immediately and in force. They surrounded the school and searched the premises for the youths.

In the meantime the school implemented it’s [...]

Personal reflections – our first one

Frank — Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:06:35 +0000

This week has been a mixed one in BC. The BC lions lost the Grey Cup. With no (ice) hockey, BC has been looking for compensation from the CFL. One of our daughters went to watch the game at her boyfriend’s house and had to endure being teased on her extreme lack of knowledge on [...]