VICTORIA — Prefabricated classrooms have opened in four schools over the past month, adding more new student spaces throughout B.C. and the work isn’t done yet.
The use of prefabricated construction means students will be learning in modern classrooms that are just like regular classrooms, states a release.
“Due to their unique build, prefabricated classrooms are more cost effective and can be built twice as fast as traditional schools,” it reads. “Since 2017, the province has approved more than 42,000 new student spaces, with more than 2,400 open in just the past month.”
The newly opened prefabricated additions are as follows:
- a 10-classroom, two-storey addition to Scott Creek Middle school in Coquitlam, adding 250 seats;
- an eight-classroom addition at Lena Shaw Elementary school in Surrey, adding 200 seats;
- a five-classroom addition at North Glenmore Elementary in Kelowna, adding 120 seats; and
- a new five-room school and gymnasium at École La Grande-ourse in Smithers, which replaced the leased facility that École La Grande-ourse has been operating in since 2019. This added 70 seats.
Prefabricated additions starting construction soon:
- Charles Best Secondary in Coquitlam will get a 12-classroom addition, adding 300 seats.
- C. Talmey Elementary in Richmond will get a six-classroom addition, adding 150 seats.
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