Current Events News

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Love of Books Tea

The 17th annual Love of Books Tea was a great success. Thank you to all who supported this library fundraiser by purchasing 200 books to donate to our great collection. As well, grateful thanks go out to the volunteers working so hard behind the scenes to prepare for the tea and to process the books. Some of the unsold books that are particularly needed for the Library will be purchased with the Times Colonist Grant the library received last fall. If there is anyone who did not have an opportunity to attend the Tea and would like to purchase books, please see Liz in the Library.

There were 106 fiction books donated and 94 non-fiction, and all reading levels and interests are catered to with these new additions. Teachers and students had an opportunity prior to the sale to indicate which books they were especially keen on having as part of the library, which now has close to 12,000 books.

The new books will be on display in the library and on the portable rack in the hallway as soon as they are ready. This takes many hours and it will likely be the end of the month before all the books are catalogued and processed.

 

Used Uniforms

 

We have several parents looking for good quality used uniforms. If your child has outgrown any uniform pieces over the summer, please consider donating them to the PAC for resale. We'll find them a good home!

 

New Training Centre for Teachers

 

West-Mont is pleased to announce the opening of a new training centre for teachers interested in completing the Montessori Early Years Diploma/Certificate Course (Ages 3 to 6).

 

Classes were held weekends and evenings plus one week in the summer. This complete Montessori Diploma program includes 210 hours of classroom instruction and a 400 hour practicum placement. The program is operated in conjunction with Montessori Partnership in Scotland, and is certified by The Montessori Accreditation Council.

 

Please visit our Montessori Early Years Diploma Program page for details.