Kate Dyer-Seeley  

Luke couldn’t love school or Maestra Bainter more.  Spending five minutes in his classroom is jaw-dropping.  The entire class is rattling off Spanish phrases, rolling they’re “R’s” and laughing in delight when the wrong transition song is accidentally played (in Spanish of course).  This is the way we should all learn language.  It’s natural, innate.  Even with the announcement that came this week that no more English was to be spoken in the class, Luke shrugged, “No problem,” he said.  Although, he did want me to confirm that he could still converse in good old American slang on the playground. 

Our inaugural experience with the Vancouver Public School system has been seamless.  While the language immersion may be unique to us, all of our friends and family report similar good will toward their home schools.  It’s things like class size, quality of instruction and setting up the schools as a hub for the community.   My friends across the river in P-town on the other hand are opting for charter and private schools because they can’t stomach the thought of a kindergartner in class of 30+ students. 

When my ballot for the replacement levy arrived in the mail this afternoon I ripped it open and voted “yes” right away.  And here’s my political plea to my fellow ‘Couvers.  We have an amazing resource in our public schools here–let’s be sure to preserve it!  (If you need more information about the levy click here or feel free to send me a message.)

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