2010 grants now available – up to $30,000 per school district!

Making communities vibrant: connecting schools to their neighbourhoods

No question: your neighbourhood school is the heart of your community – the local hub of all the energy and spirit that makes your community distinct from all others. Since 2005, through grants, the School Community Connections Program has been helping schools around BC to bring in and involve their communities.

The 2010 program, Supporting Neighbourhood Learning Centres, is now open, with grants for up to $30,000 per district. The 2010 program continues the goals of:

• encouraging the co-location of services for students, their families and the community at large within school facilities;
• making greater utilization of available or new school facilities; and
• encouraging collaborative, long-term facilities planning that takes into account the needs of the whole community.

Who's eligible, and how to apply

All boards of education and local governments in BC are eligible to apply. The board of education and local government must submit a joint application.  The deadline for applications is before June 4, 2010.

SCC administration and reporting

The School Community Connections Program is jointly administered on behalf of the Ministry of Education through a collaborative partnership between the Union of British Columbia Municipalities  and the British Columbia School Trustees’ Association.
 
Around BC, local governments, school boards, and community partners have already collaborated on many successful SCC projects. In its online journal, Education Leader, BCSTA highlighted some of them.