Should a SawStop be in Every School?

By: Steve Cecchi & Paul Klein Steve Cecchi (SD #33 Chilliwack) – I have been teaching Grade 9 middle-schoolers how to use a table saw for over 20 years. Of all the machines and techniques that I introduce  to these young builders, none are more intimidating for them than the table saw while at the […]

2016/2017 Vex Robotics Tournament Dates

The following dates have been set for Vex Robotics Tournaments for the 2016/2017 school year. BC Season Opener and Qualifier (Alpha Secondary- Burnaby) October 14th & 15th BC Fall Qualifier (Fraser Heights Secondary School – Surrey) Nov 4th & 5th BC South Island Challange (Shawnigan Lake School –  Shawnigan Lake) November 18th & 19th BC December Qualifier […]

Woodturners Gallery

Greater Vancouver Woodturners gallery presentation in June. The presentation will be in Queen’s Park in New Westminster. The intention in this gallery presentation is to raise awareness of woodturning as an art form and show the true breadth and depth to which it has expanded. The members presenting their work represent a cross section of […]

Vex Worlds

BC was represented by eight VEX teams at the VEX Robotics World Championship in Louisville Kentucky this weekend. There were over 500 teams from 31 countries competing in the High School category. The teams were divided into five divisions. In the Math Division, BC was represented by 1039A, the Robo-Raiders, from Comox, who finished 6-4, […]

Skills Canada Provincials

Skills Canada Provincials takes place on April 13th.  Students from around the province will show off their skills in this one day event at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford.

NorKam Trades and Technology Centre

NorKam is an older secondary school located on the North side of the Thompson River in Kamloops. It has made the news lately because of the 7 million dollar addition for the implementation of Trades sampler courses to better prepare high school students for ACE IT Trades Programs, or to prepare students to get a […]

SKILLS EXPLORATION 10-12 COURSE

There has been a lot of effort put into the new Skills Exploration 10 – 12 course by many different partners.  Click HERE to go to the Resources page if you are interested in links to information about the course, it’s content, the resources needed to offer the course in a school and costs that would be […]

POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE TECH ED PROGRAM AND CERTIFICATION OF RED SEAL

The BC Teachers’ Council is looking for feedback on a proposal to develop a certificate of qualification (COQ) that would provide a pathway for Red Seal professionals to become certified as teachers in BC’s K-12 school system. Please download the following PDF files to understand more about this policy option paper and consider providing feedback. […]