Neighbourhood Learning Centres are for Communities
NEIGHBOURHOOD LEARNING CENTRES make sense for students, families, and communities. Many schools across BC are more than centres of K-12 learning. These facilities open their doors to the public and use available space to co-locate community programs and services. School districts, communities and local governments play important roles in making these centres work.
Growing Together
Neighbourhood Learning Centres come in many shapes and sizes. Some simply offer a welcoming place for the community to gather. Others go further, collaborating with different levels of government to build joint-use facilities to provide community programs and services. It may be as simple as local seniors mentoring students in a school garden, or as complex as a capital project combining school, public library and recreation centre. However one is developed, NLCs spell a richer learning environment for students and stronger community for all.
Are Neighbourhood Learning Centres difficult to develop?
Many NLCs start small and grow according to the unique character and aspirations of the communities they serve. Local government leaders, together with an engaged community and school district, are vital to this collaborative development process. With the right mix of leadership, cross-sector cooperation and public consultation, NLCs have become lively focal points of neighbourhood learning and community activity throughout BC.
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Resources for Communities
- Neighbourhood Learning Centres are for Familes one pager (PDF, 336KB)
- Read the 5 Keys to Community Engagement
- Neighbourhood Learning Centre Planning Guide for Communities
- View the Programs and Services that communities can offer as Neighbourhood Learning Centres.
