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Celebrate National Organic Week and BC Chicken Month!

After two years of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Summer Institute returned to an in-person course this July!

In this issue of our BCAITC Teacher Champion series, we profile BC Education Assistant Wendy Person. Discover her passion for educating students about BC agriculture, food, and the environment.

BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (BCAITC) is excited to make available to interested growers and suppliers, the opportunity to provide locally grown fruits and vegetables to the BC School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program (BCSFVNP) for the 2022-2023 school year!

Registration Closed Thank you to the 210 classrooms that participated in the 2022 BC Greenhouse Veggie Days! Registration is closed for the 2022 event.  Please watch this website for more details about the 2023 BC Greenhouse Veggie Days activities. 

BCAITC is pleased to present its new Spotlight Series on Halibut! The series, supported by Buy BC, provides a selection of intermediate and secondary-level halibut educational resources that are available for free download from our website.

In this issue of our BCAITC Teacher Champion series, we profile BC teacher Melissa Affleck. Discover her passion for educating students about BC agriculture, food, and the environment. Q: What school do you teach at? A: c̓əsqənelə Elementary in Maple Ridge.

BCAITC is pleased to announce that the Cheers to 30 Years fundraising dinner was a resounding success! Thanks to attendees and sponsors, the event held on April 30, 2022 at Thomas Haney Centre in Maple Ridge, raised over $14,000 for the organization.

In this issue of our BCAITC Teacher Champion series, we profile BC teacher Neill McCallum. Discover his passion for educating students about BC agriculture, food, and the environment.

In this issue of our BCAITC Teacher Champion series, we profile secondary school teacher, Amy Stafford. Discover her passion for educating students about BC agriculture and food.