Mission schools get "A+": Minister impressed with preschool and literacy programs
Abbotsford Times
November 17, 2006
By: Paul Fontaine

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Minister of Education Shirley Bond gave top marks to Mission schools on Tuesday for their trades and literacy programs.

"A lot of things that we know we have to be doing in British Columbia are happening here in the Mission school district," said Bond.

Bond was visiting schools as part of a province-wide school district tour. She visited Hatzic Secondary and then Mission Central, which showcases a full-day kindergarten program.

Quality childcare and daycare facilities and bringing caregivers into the schools are part of the province's goals for the future, said Bond....