Education

School District #35 Langley | Preschools and Daycare
Elementary Schools | Secondary Schools | Post-Secondary Education
Adult Basic Education | English Language Training
Home Schooling | Financial Assistance & Awards

Homework resources can be found on the Kids & Family and Search & Research pages.

Langley residents have access to excellent education, from preschool through post-secondary, traditional or alternative, academic or technical.  This page will introduce you to educational choices in the North Langley area.  The School District #35 website has a full listing of all schools in the district, with information on each.  

These maps show outlines of Langley schools' catchment areas:

Elementary School Catchment Areas  |  Secondary School Catchment Areas

For information on any public elementary or secondary school, or other related questions, contact the school district:

• School District #35, Langley
  4875 222nd Street
  Langley, British Columbia  V3A 3Z7
  604-534-7891

The B.C. Francophone Education Authority provides information on French language education.  In the Langley area, School District 93, the Conseil Scolaire Francophone de la CB, operates one elementary school:

• L'Ecole des Voyageurs
  8736 216 St.
  Langley, BC  V1M 2X9
  604-881-0222

Other district education resources:

• District Resource Programs
  #215 - 20216 Fraser Highway
  Langley, B.C. V3A 4E6
  604-534-7155

• Langley Community and Youth Resource Centre
  8393 200th Avenue
  Langley, B.C.  V2Y 1Z8
  604-888-1717

• Alternate Programs for Secondary Students
  20060 Fraser Highway
  Langley, B.C.
  604-534-7891

• International Students
  604-534-7891

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Preschools and Daycare

• Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre - "committed to contributing to healthy communities by supporting families, promoting equality for children, and strengthening and enhancing quality child care."

• Happy Hours Parent Participation Preschool, Fort Langley   604-888-8555. Parent Participation Preschool with classes for 3 and 4 year olds.

• Magic Dragon Children's Centre, Fort Langley   604-888-1112.  Daycare, preschool and out-of-school care.

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• Alex Hope Elementary School 21150 - 85th Avenue, Langley, BC, V3A 4P8 604-888-7109

  "Accepting, adaptive, respectful, Learners in a safe, clean Environment eXpressing Happy, healthy Open attitudes to achieve their Personal bEst"

• Dorothy Peacock Elementary School
  20292 91A Avenue,
  Langley, B. C. V1M 2G2
  604-513-8000,  fax 604-513-8008
  
  "At Dorothy Peacock Elementary School our mission is to develop a responsible, caring community of students, parents and staff."

• Fort Langley Elementary School
  8877 Bartlett Street
  Fort Langley B.C. V1M 2S6
  604-888-2111, fax 604-888-7933
  
  "Working together to develop successful learners in a caring environment. FORT PRIDE - PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE!!"

• Gordon Greenwood Elementary School
  9175 - 206th Street
  Langley, BC, V1M 2X2
  604-882-0114
  
  "At Gordon Greenwood we embrace learning, community, opportunity, mutual respect, and excellence.  Welcome!"

• James Kennedy Elementary School
  9060 - 212 Street,
  Langley, BC, V1M 2B7
  604-888-5257
  
  "In partnership with students, parents and the community, James Kennedy Elementary will provide a learner-focused educational program to enable all students to become respectful, responsible citizens, able to contribute to and meet the challenges of our changing world."

• Langley Fine Arts School
  9096 Trattle St.
  Fort Langley, BC  V1M 2S6 
  604-888-3113
  
  Public school with an alternate, fine arts (dance, drama, music, visual arts and writing) focused program.   LFAS includes grades 1 through 12 (no kindergarten at this time), with an increased arts component, including majors in the higher grades.  Students from outside the LFAS catchment are accepted, but wait lists are common - call for information.

• Topham Elementary School
  21555 - 91st Ave.
  Langley, BC, V1M 3Z3
  604-888-6111
  
  Special Programs: as of September, 2000: French Immersion (K-2); Japanese (K-7)

• West Langley Elementary School
  9403 - 212 Street
  Langley, BC, V1M 1M1
  604-888-6444
  
  "West Langley is a school for learners willing to take risks and accept challenges; a cooperative community promoting knowledge, self worth, adaptability, mutual respect, global understanding and the pursuit of life-long learning."

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• Langley Fine Arts School
  9096 Trattle St.
  Fort Langley, BC  V1M 2S6 
  
  Public school with an alternate, fine arts (dance, drama, music, visual arts and writing) focused program.   LFAS includes grades 1 through 12, with an increased arts component, including majors in the higher grades.  Students from outside the LFAS catchment are accepted, but wait lists are common - call for information.

• Walnut Grove Secondary School
  8919 Walnut Grove Drive
  P.O. Box 32059
  Langley, British Columbia
  604-882-0220
  
  Special Programs: Japanese, French Immersion, Spanish

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There are some excellent resources online to aid post-secondary students in finding and getting into the program that best meets their needs.  These include:

• BC Transfer Guide - a guide to transferability of courses between post-secondary institutions in BC.  Just one of the online resources offered by the BC Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT).
  
• Opening Doors - "Your guide to post-secondary education in British Columbia...  information on program lengths, application dates, tuition costs, admission requirements and much more, for over 1,700 programs at BC's 28 public post-secondary institutions."  Also "information on studying in BC, including institution descriptions, follow-up student surveys (Outcomes), student financial planning, international student information, and much more."
  
• Post-secondary Application Service of British Columbia (PASBC) - "makes applying for public post-secondary education quick and easy. Eighteen of BC's universities, university colleges, colleges, and institutions are now accepting applications through Canada's first Internet application-for-admission service. To help you with your application decisions, the PASBC site also provides information on post-secondary education in BC, links to educational resources and institutions and financial assistance information and links."

There are several post-secondary institutions in the Langley area, and many more throughout the province.  Opening Doors provides a list of BC post-secondary institutions, with links to their websites.

Within the Langley area are:

Academic and career/technical programs.  Kwantlen has four campuses, in Langley, Surrey, Newton and Richmond.  The Langley campus includes the BC Horticulture Centre and offers the Horticulture and Equine Part Time Access Programs.

A private Christian university, "...Trinity Western University openly espouses a unifying philosophical framework to which all faculty and staff are committed without reservation."

In the Lower Mainland:

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Adult Basic Education

• Langley School District ABE  604-534-7155
• Kwantlen University College ABE  604-599-2100

English Language Training

• Langley School District ESL Program  604-534-7155
• Kwantlen University College ESL/ELT  604-599-2100

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Home Schooling

Home-schooling is also an option in B.C., and anyone considering this should contact the Ministry of Education at 250-356-2500 for information.   There are many resources online - a few basics are listed here.

• BBC Education - learning resources and links from the British Broadcasting Corporation Online.
  
• Curriculum Services Canada - a not-for-profit, charitable organization dedicated to consistently high standards for learning resources. "Canada's leading standards agency for the evaluation of educational resources."
  
• Websites for English, Language Arts & Media Teachers
  

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Financial Assistance & Awards

There are many scholarships, bursaries, and other financial awards and sources of financial support available for students.  These links are just a start - if you are a student in financial need, be sure to check the websites of the various post-secondary institutions, as well as consulting the Financial Awards department at any you are considering attending.

• Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation - several Excellence Awards and a bursary program.

• Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada - "NSERC's role is to make investments in people, discovery and innovation for the benefit of all Canadians. Every year, we invest in people by supporting nearly 16,000 students and fellows in their advanced studies; we promote discovery by funding more than 9,700 researchers; and we help make innovation happen by encouraging more than 500 Canadian companies to invest in university research."

• Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards Guide for Aboriginal Students - "includes more than 400 awards, totalling more than $2 million... made available by various organizations and institutions." 

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