--- title: "Burnaby Schools opens spring break camps to younger students in 2027" description: "The district is running spring break camps for a second year, now expanding from grades 4 to 8 to include grades 1 to 3. Registration opens December 7." canonical_url: "https://voche.me/bc/burnaby-2026/news/burnaby-schools-spring-break-camps-2027-grades-1-to-8-november-2026" last_updated: "2026-11-14T15:54:35.001Z" --- Burnaby School District is offering spring break camps for a second consecutive year in 2027, and for the first time the program is open to students in grades 1 to 3. Last year the camps ran for grades 4 to 8. Registration opens December 7, 2026. District Principal Helena Readman is quoted on the district's news page as saying the district ran the first year with older grades, heard strong feedback from families, and decided to open the program to younger students: "we wanted to expand it to primary students as a next step." ## Who can attend and where The district's program page at burnabyschools.ca lists four school locations for the 2027 camps. Students in grades 1 to 3 attend at Confederation Park Elementary or Gilpin Elementary. Students in grades 4 to 8 attend at Moscrop Secondary or Burnaby North Secondary. All four locations are in Burnaby. The program is open to Burnaby School District students. Children who attend school outside the district can apply through a separate pre-approval process that opens November 30, 2026. That pre-approval must be completed by December 4 for the family to register on the first day of open registration. ## Dates, costs and activities The program runs over two separate weeks. Week one runs from Monday March 15 to Friday March 19, 2027 and costs $400. Week two runs from Monday March 22 to Thursday March 25, 2027 and costs $320. Each day runs from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, except the first day of each week, which starts at 10:00 am, according to the program page. Families can register for one or both weeks. The activity list covers a range of subjects. For the younger grades, the program page lists outdoor education, cooking, fibre arts, sports including basketball, volleyball, soccer, pickleball and table tennis, visual arts, and drama and dance. For grades 4 to 8, it adds robotics, Minecraft and movie making. The activities offered at each school may vary, the page notes. ## Registration timeline The registration dates as listed on the program page: - **November 30, 2026**: Pre-approval process opens for non-district students - **December 4, 2026**: Pre-approval deadline for first-day registration - **December 7, 2026**: Registration opens for Burnaby School District students - **January 29, 2027**: Registration closes for all students Families can register at burnabyschools.ca/spring-break-camps/. The district's spring camps team can be reached by phone at 604-296-6902. ## Who governs the district now Seven trustees were elected in Burnaby on October 17, 2026. All ran with BCA, the Burnaby Citizens Association: [Kristin Schnider](/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/kristin-schnider), [Bill Brassington](/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/bill-brassington), [Hillary Bergshoeff](/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/hillary-bergshoeff), [Jen Mezei](/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/jen-mezei), [Paul Kwon](/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/paul-kwon), [Stephen Andrada](/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/stephen-andrada) and [Colin Zuo](/bc/burnaby-2026/candidates/colin-zuo). The Burnaby Schools events page lists the Board of Education's inaugural session on Tuesday, November 24, 2026 at 7:00 pm at the District Administration Office at 4054 Norfolk Street in Burnaby. The meeting is open to the public. No agenda has been posted yet. The next regular Board meeting after the inaugural session is December 15, 2026 at 7:00 pm at the same address, according to the Board's events calendar. The new trustees take over a district that is still responding to a ransomware attack discovered on September 21, 2026. The district's incident update page says files containing student, parent and staff personal information were accessed and stolen. The investigation is ongoing, and the district is working with Burnaby RCMP and the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for BC. Families affected by the attack who have not yet registered with TransUnion's Fraud Alert Database can find the offer on the district's incident page at burnabyschools.ca. ## What the new trustees have promised about school programs The BCA's 2026 platform includes several commitments that touch on district programming. The platform commits to growing the school meals program so no student goes hungry. It commits to expanding after-school programs at schools, with access for all families. It also commits to expanding the swimming and lifeguard programs to every student in Burnaby, building on a City-funded Grade 5 swimming program the previous trustees helped bring to schools. The platform also commits to press the Ministry of Education and Child Care for predictable, stable funding that grows as Burnaby grows, and for the money needed to provide learning supports for students who need them. None of these commitments have been acted on yet, as the new board's term begins with the November 24 inaugural session. The [Burnaby promise tracker](/bc/burnaby-2026/tracker) records each trustee's pledges and will be updated as the board makes decisions through the four-year term. ## What residents can do Families who want to register for the 2027 spring break camps can note December 7 as the opening date. The program page at burnabyschools.ca/spring-break-camps/ will carry registration details when the window opens. Families with children in schools outside the Burnaby School District should start the pre-approval process when it opens November 30, so they are ready to register on December 7. Residents who want to attend the Board of Education's inaugural session can do so on November 24 at 7:00 pm at 4054 Norfolk Street. The Burnaby Schools events page at burnabyschools.ca will post the agenda before the meeting. ## Sitemap See the full [sitemap](/bc/burnaby-2026/sitemap.md) for all pages.