NEWS

Dear parents/guardians, Our new school, c̓əsqənelə Elementary, is planned to open for the beginning of the 2019/20 school year. We will be opening registration for c̓əsqənelə at noon on January 7, 2019 for students who will be in kindergarten through to Grade 7 in September 2019. Registration will be done online through the district parent portal. Registration will close at m … [Read more...] about c̓əsqənelə Elementary Registration Opens January 7, 2019

Thank you to Fern Gabriel, a hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language knowledge keeper and language and cultural teacher for Kwantlen First Nation, for providing guidance on the pronunciation of the school name: … [Read more...] about Pronunciation: c̓əsqənelə, where the golden eagles gather

To align with kindergarten registration and ensure a smoother registration process, the school district has decided not to move ahead with preregistration for c̓əsqənelə Elementary as originally planned. Instead, registration for the 2019/20 school year will occur in January 2019. Ongoing updates about progress on c̓əsqənelə Elementary, including information about the registr … [Read more...] about Registration information

The Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows Board of Education is pleased to announce that the new elementary school in the Albion area of Maple Ridge (located at 24093 – 104th Avenue, Maple Ridge) will be named c̓əsqənelə Elementary in honour of the First Nations history of this region. In February 2017, the Ministry of Education announced funding for the new elementary school and shortl … [Read more...] about New Albion-area elementary school named to honour region’s First Nations history