New Schools Coming Soon
Friday, February 20th, 2015At a time when there is a lot of fear around how provincial budget cuts will affect education spending, here’s some good news: the Calgary Board of Education has been advised that the previously announced starter schools in West Springs/Cougar Ridge, Cranston, Saddle Ridge, and Aspen Woods will instead have complete build outs. What this means is that instead of building in phases, where each of these buildings would accommodate only 250 students in the first phase, the schools will be built in full.
As a West Springs resident who was subject to a lottery to get his son into the kindergarten that’s five minutes’ walk away, I’m obviously thrilled with this news.
Construction is planned to begin this summer, and there is an open house for residents affected by this announcement on February 25 at 6:30 pm, at the Education Centre downtown (1221-8 Street SW). For more information, click here. And I’m happy to discuss my experiences entering the school system this year, just contact me!
