British Columbia
School Superintendents
Association

Scholarships

About our scholarship programs

Grades 6-12 Technology Scholarship

The Technology Scholarship recognizes outstanding achievement in technology-based learning. The BCSSA and Apple Canada invite BC public school students in grades 6–12 to design a website for an opportunity to receive a scholarship prize of an Apple MacBook. There are six MacBook awards, one in each of the grade-level entry categories: Grade 6-7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12. When you're ready, you can submit your entry online, or print the entry form attached to the flyer and mail it with a disk copy of your project to BCSSA. The deadline for entries is March 20. Scholarship winners will be announced in early May.

Download the flyer for entry rules and project ideas.

Grade 12 Essay Scholarship

The Essay Scholarship provides financial assistance to students planning to pursue a teaching career. This year the BCSSA will award seven scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each. Students wishing to be considered must be currently enrolled in their final year of studies at a BC public secondary school and expected to graduate in 2008. In addition to submitting an essay, applicants must provide a transcript of grades and two letters of reference attesting to school/community leadership. One scholarship winner for an essay written in English will be selected in each of the BCSSA's six regional chapters by a committee of educators. One province-wide scholarship winner for an essay written in French will be selected by a committee of francophone educators. The deadline for entries is March 20. Scholarship winners will be announced in early May.

This year's essay topic is "The Road to 2010: Learning to be Global Citizens."

Download the flyer and application form in English

Download the flyer and application form in French

The BCSSA is pleased to acknowledge the support of VANCOUVER2010.COM/EDU of this year's program. To celebrate the achievement of the scholarship recipients, /EDU will showcase their essays to the world!

Canadian school portal for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

2006-2007 Scholarship Winners

Technology Scholarships winners

Total Scores out of a maximum 100 points

GRADES 6-7

SCORE: 99

Campbell River School Board Chair George Maclagan presents Jonah with his scholarship prize.

Jonah, School District 72 Campbell River
Project: Clay Animation for Kids

Judge's comments: Excellent site, a great resource for students and teachers.

GRADE 8

SCORE: 84

Nachapol with his new MacBook.

Nachapol, School District 39 Vancouver
Project: Money Management for Teens

Judge's comments: Very appealing.

GRADE 9

SCORE: 98

Sammy, School District 39 Vancouver
Project: All About Compost

Judge's comments: Truly impressive, excellent site, professional in presentation and attention to technical elements, cleanly designed, thorough knowledge of Photoshop, good design sense, well researched.

GRADE 10

SCORE: 100

Evan with technology teacher John Harris.

Evan, School District 35 Langley
Project: Salmonids in Troubled Waters

Judge's comments: Fabulous website, hard to believe students completed this work, very thorough, lots of interesting content, games very well done.

GRADE 11

SCORE: 90

Kara receiving her MacBook from principal Jane McFayden.

Kara, School District 38 Richmond
Project: KJ's Podcasting for Free

Judge's comments: Creative, nice layout, good content and navigation, solid use of technology, clean code.

GRADE 12

SCORE: 85

Michael receiving his scholarship from Vernon Superintendent Bob Peacock.

Michael, School District 22 Vernon
Project: ForceLabs

Judge's comments: Great content.

Grade 12 Essay Scholarships

E/W KOOTENAYS	Stephanie Hornquist, Fernie Secondary (SD 5) Essay: The Schools We Want
FRASER VALLEY	Jeridan Kowal, Heritage Park Secondary, Mission (SD 75) Essay: Education: An Integral Part of a Student's Successful Development
METRO	Jennifer Itterman, Fleetwood Park Secondary, Surrey (SD 36) Essay: The Schools We Want
NORTHERN	Kayla Gwilliam, Nechako Valley Secondary, Vanderhoof (SD 91) Essay: The School of My Design
OKANAGAN-MAINLINE	Ashlee Schmaltz, Clarence Fulton Secondary, Vernon (SD 22) Essay: A Diverse Community: Awareness Equals Success
VANCOUVER ISLAND	Simon Page, Edward Milne Community School, Sooke (SD 62) Essay: Vision for the Future

Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks to everyone who participated in our scholarship programs this year.