BC NDP MLA Megan Dykeman says new classrooms are coming to Lynn Fripps Elementary
LANGLEY– BC NDP MLA Megan Dykeman says students in Langley will benefit as 150 new student spaces are added to Lynn Fripps Elementary School as part of the government’s actions to expand schools.
“As Langley continues to grow, we’ve been making historic and rapid investments in school spaces,” said Megan Dykeman, MLA for Langley East. “150 additional seats with new pre-fabricated classrooms at Lynn Fripps Elementary is great news for the whole community.”
Lynn Fripps Elementary will receive a six-classroom prefabricated addition, which will add 150 new seats to the school, bringing the school’s new capacity to 660 students. The use of prefabricated construction means students will soon be learning in modern classrooms that look just like regular schools. With sustainable and energy-efficient designs, the addition also aligns with the Province’s CleanBC targets and meets B.C.’s enhanced energy requirements. The new classrooms are expected to be ready for students by September 2025.
Through a $133.5 million investment, the Ministry of Education and Child Care is adding a total of 89 new classrooms, which is the equivalent of 2,185 new seats, to ten school districts. Communities receiving the new additions include West Kelowna, Langley, Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Burnaby, Maple Ridge, Fort St. John, Nanaimo, and Terrace.
Since September 2017, the B.C. government has approved more than $5 billion for new and improved schools, and land purchases for schools in the province. This has resulted in more than 40,000 new student spaces and over 38,000 seismically safe seats at B.C. schools.
Learn more:
For information about major public school capital projects underway, visit: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/administration/capital/major-capital-projects
Full list of schools:
- Burnaby School District
- Alpha Secondary
- Nelson Elementary
- Central Okanagan School District
- Coast Mountain School District
- Suwilaawks Community School
- Delta School District
- Langley School District
- Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows School District
- Blue Mountain Elementary
- Golden Ears Elementary
- Nanaimo-Ladysmith School District
- Peace River North School District
- Dr. Kearney Middle School
- Surrey School District
- George Greenaway Elementary