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Grade 11 McMath student Sara Hudon has always been interested in law enforcement, but didn’t know how she’d go about becoming a police officer — until she was accepted to the RCMP Youth Academy.

If there’s one thing the French immersion program at McRoberts secondary is lacking, it’s visibility.

For Fred Harwood, who taught mathematics at McRoberts secondary for 22 years before retiring in 2014, retirement meant a second master’s degree in education, with a focus on numeracy.

The multi-purpose room at Richmond secondary was packed on the afternoon of Nov. 28, as 125 students came to check out the 13th Annual Japan Fair, hosted by the Japanese program and the 50-member RHS Japan Club.

Gilmore Elementary Grade 3 teacher Sean Aldcroft was worried no-one would be interested when he started Tinker Minds, a new group at the school that meets Tuesdays during lunch.

Distracted students are the bane of every teacher — but at Mitchell elementary, Grade 4-5 teacher Jessica Wang is winning the battle against distraction. She owes that victory to two things.

When the Natural Club at McMath heard about the Richmond School District’s Energy Cup Competition last year, the group of 30 students was determined to win. After all, their club was all about sustainability and making a difference to the planet.

When the Vancouver Museum of Anthropology unveiled its exhibit The City Before the City in collaboration with the Musqueam First Nation, a teaching kit was a key part of extending the exhibit.

If there’s one thing Jessica Regan wants to communicate to Richmond’s high school student population, it’s that there are a lot of trades looking for young apprentices.

This year marks the sixth year that the Richmond School District has held its City Centre Classic Volleyball Tournament, a single-day event in mid-November in which some 500 elementary students participated last year.