Forest Grove Elementary School is located in Burnaby & is home to the District's only edible Garden program & the District Mandarin Language Arts Program.
Forest Grove is part of a unique community in North East Burnaby. Our school is situated in a beautiful wooded park setting at the base of Burnaby Mountain. Forest Grove provides a centre for families and includes a variety of community services including a school-based daycare, a City of Burnaby Parks and Recreation facility, a Strongstart BC Early Learning Centre, and the Mandarin Language Arts Program.
We maintain a sustainable edible garden on site that is the centre of our Garden Club who help to maintain it all year. Our garden program has become embedded into class activities as students assist in the planting and harvesting and in the fall a sponsor parent conducts cooking classes with all students using the food grown in our garden.
We have a diverse student population of 270 students who exhibit a wide variety of strengths and learning needs. We are privileged to be home to the District Mandarin Language Arts Program, which will be expanding to include Kindergarten through Grade 4 in September 2014.
The Forest Grove staff is highly collaborative and deeply caring and implements initiatives, structures, and teaching strategies that meet the needs of the students we serve. Our school plan provides the focus for all activities and we emphasize social responsibility: supporting and strengthening student’s social and emotional learning to enhance learner’s academic success; and supporting and strengthening student’s achievement in literacy: reading; writing; and oral language.
Our Parent Advisory Council has a significant role in all aspects of school life at Forest Grove. They assist in bringing our school and our community together by hosting wonderful events that draw not only family members of our students but community members that do not have students attending our school. Parents are instrumental in contributing to the intellectual, physical, social and emotional well being of all students. We truly value the contribution they make and appreciate their support as partners in the educational experience for all children
http://forestgrove.sd41.bc.ca
http://sd41.bc.ca/mandarin/index.htm http://sd41.bc.ca/schools/elementary/pdf/forest_grove_2006.pdf https://sites.google.com/site/forestgrovepac
http://www.sproutingchefs.com/ForestGroveProject.aspx
http://www.thegrovechildcare.com
"Be the Best You Can Be"
At Forest Grove, we recognized our shared responsibilty with parents and the community to help our students become responsible citizens. We develop life-long learners who have the ability to think clearly and critically and are able to adapt to change. We recognize that learning is a developmental process and will provide realistic challenges for students. We will promote students' self-concept in a safe and cooperative environment.
