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School District No. 43 (Coquitlam)

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📢 Summer Learning Update: Staggered Registration Times Announced!

After an additional follow-up with our vendor, we have decided that our Summer Learning 2025 registration for tomorrow will be staggered.

March 6, 2025 - Elementary Skill Building
6:00 a.m. - Aspenwood, Bramblewood, Coquitlam River and Glen 7:00 a.m. - Kilmer, Miller Park, Porter Street and Smiling Creek You can register at SD43SummerLearning.ca, or call 604-936-4261 for assistance. Thank you for your patience.

📢 Summer Learning Update: Staggered Registration Times Announced!

After an additional follow-up with our vendor, we have decided that our Summer Learning 2025 registration for tomorrow will be staggered.

March 6, 2025 - Elementary Skill Building

6:00 a.m. - Aspenwood, Bramblewood, Coquitlam River and Glen
7:00 a.m. - Kilmer, Miller Park, Porter Street and Smiling Creek

You can register at SD43SummerLearning.ca, or call 604-936-4261 for assistance. Thank you for your patience.

Dr. Charles Best - Grade 9 - 11 Online Course Selection Video

Current Grade 9 English online course selection video.mp4

Current Grade 9 French online course selection video (1).mp4

Current Grade 10 English online course selection video.mp4

Current Grade 10 French online course selection video.mp4

Current Grade 11 English online course selection video.mp4

Grade 9 - 11 Parent Programming Presentation

Grade 9-11 Parent Programming Presentation.pdf

Grade 9 - 11 Parent Programming Presentation

Parent Programming Presentation for Grades 9 - 11 Parents

Course Catalogue

Course Selection for 2025-2026

Course Catalogue

Course Catalogue 2025-2026.pdf

Dr. Charles Best - 100 Year Anniversary of Insulin - read up in the Cafeteria seating area

• Age 16 – Attended the University of Toronto to pursue medicine. Played professional basketball to finance his education.
• Age 19 – Served in the Canadian Army during WW1.
• Age 21 – Won a coin toss to become the assistant to Dr. Frederick Banting.
• Age 22 - Co-discovered insulin. They sold the patent to the University for $1 to ensure worldwide access.
• Age 23 – Dr. Banting share the Nobel Prize in Medicine with Dr. Best
• Age 28 – University Professor and President. Honored with numerous awards and distinctions.
Territorial Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and learn on the unceded core traditional territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem) First Nation, which lies within the shared territories of the Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬtəməxʷ (Katzie), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), qiqéyt (Qayqayt) , and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish) Nations.