BCSTA School Trustees Achievement Academy award

Minister Christensen congratulates School Board Chair John Harwood (left) of School District 73. Kamloops/Thompson won the Minister's Award for School Board Innovation for their video conferencing project December 3. Lori Griffith, representative of Xerox Canada Ltd., which sponsored the award, is to the right. Photo credit: Josh Berson.

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BC School Superintendent's Association Annual General Meeting

Minister Christensen and B.C. School Superintendent's Association new president Sheila Rooney.

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Minister Hosts Ethnic Communities Roundtable

Minister Tom Christensen (center) addressing the meeting with (from left ) John Cheng (Vancouver school trustee), Dr. Michael Lo ( President, Kingston Education Group ), Patrick Wong (MLA), Richard Lee (MLA), Dr. Shirley Wong (co-ordinator, and Education Emeriti UBC), Lilian To( S.U.C.C.E.S.S.)Full-size photo

Roundtable members (back from left ) Simon Lai (VP,Kingsbridge Capital Corporation), Saintfield Wong (Chief Administrator, Pui Ying Christian Service Society), Andy Kreiger (English Consultant, Accent Reducation Specialist), Dr. George Chen ( Chairman, Century College),Paul Yuen (President, Boldwell College), Ben Tseng (President, Burnaby Chinese Parents Association), John Chu (Parent, Burnaby North Secondary School), Dr. Chak Kwong Au ( Richmond School Trustee) Karen Tse (Graduated student, Burnaby North Secondary School), Garry Sum (Graduated student, Carson Graham Secondary N. Vancouver), Andy Tse (Parent, Burnaby North Secondary School )Full-size photo

Minister Christensen at the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils spring conference and AGM, May 14, 2004

Minister of Education Tom Christensen continues partnership with BCCPAC by awarding a grant of $100,000 to ensure parents continue to be effective advocates for their children in school.

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Education Minister Tom Christensen provides BCCPAC president Terri Watson with $75,000 to update the BCCPAC Handbook: ‘Building Partnerships in Schools’.

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Minister Christensen at the B.C. School Trustee Association's 100th Annual General Meeting, April 22-25, 2004, Victoria

Minister Christensen receives an award from then BCSTA President Gordon Comeau for his commitment to public service and to the common goal of improving and sustaining an outstanding public school system.

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