The Learning Commons Updates!
Thanks to resources acquired we are delighted to be expanding our book collection to include more Indigenous, anti-racist and dual language books. Mrs. Bremner, our Library Assistant is instrumental in supporting all our LC work.
With the development and implementation of the New Curriculum, we will also be looking for ways to best meet the learning needs of our students while considering what motivates and challenges them.
The guiding principles around our vision would include:
- Making our space agile, mobile and sensitive to the needs of all our learners.
- A wide range of shared resources such as technology, Makerspace equipment, effective access to library books.
- Comfortable, collaborative multi-purpose spaces for a variety of learners and learning.
- Honoring and developing the creativity in our students through STEAM based activities and learning opportunities.
- Interactive and informative displays celebrating and documenting student learning processes.
- Providing opportunities for authentic and inquiry based learning.
Learning Commons at the CBE
Today’s learners cannot imagine life without the internet and supporting technology. The concept of the traditional library is changing to include technology, online tools and spaces for collaboration and exploration.
School Literary Materials Selection
Related to Ministerial Order (#034/2025), Standards for the Selection, Availability, and Access of School Library Materials, CBE has published an administrative regulation AR3051: School Literary Materials Selection. Families and community members can request a review or reconsideration of a literary resource in a school's learning commons by completing the School Library Materials Reconsideration Challenge Request through their local school.
CBE also has an eLibrary online tool available to families, students and staff, which is an online catalogue for all CBE school libraries with detailed information on books, DVD’s and other resources that are available to borrow.
Additionally, parents and legal guardians are welcome to review classroom library collections by contacting your child's school.