Student Opportunities
The Langley School District supports many unique opportunities for students in the areas of the Arts, Leadership and Science and Technology. The purpose of the Student Opportunities page is to provide a space to share these opportunities that exist for students, both inside and outside the district. If you are aware of other student opportunities that you feel should be shared with Langley students, please feel free to reach out to George Kozlovic at gkozlovic@sd35.bc.ca with more details.
Arts and Humanities
- Information to come soon.
Leadership
minEnterprize 2027
This event is scheduled for Feb. 13 and is Western Canada's largest and oldest business case competition for secondary stduents, hosted by the UBC Sauder School of Business. For information, click here, or to register, click here. Have a question? Email administration@minienterprize.org.
KIND Competition
The Wilson School of Design at KPU has launched the KIND Competition. KIND encourages students to see design as a powerful tool for creating positive change. Participants are invited to explore how design can be kind to people and the environment by developing creative, thoughtful, and responsible solutions to real-world challenges. The competition is also a great opportunity for students to experience design thinking firsthand and learn more about design as a potential field of study and future career. For more, click here.
Vimy Inspires Tomorrow
Vimy Inspires Tomorrow is a history-based leadership program for youth aged 13-17. It is designed to sharpen the leadership skills that they can use to develop a transformative community project. Youth who complete the program are eligible for a project grant of $2,500 to assist them in bringing a community project to life. Learn more by clicking here.
Science and Technology
B.C. STEM Opportunities
Are you a student interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and looking for opportunities and scholarships to enhance your learning in these areas? Then be sure to check out the new BC STEM Opportunities website. This is a website created by Langley students which is your one stop shop for all activities and opportunities that are STEM related - from upcoming STEM contests or events, to STEM related grants and scholarship opportunities. The website is updated on an ongoing basis so be sure to check back regularly for new opportunities. You can access the website here.
2026 UBC Gairdner Symposium
The Gairdner High School Symposium is a half-day event held each fall that gives secondary students and teachers the opportunity to interact with Gairdner award-winning scientists and BC Children's Hospital researchers.
This event is scheduled for Monday, October 19, 2026. Grade 10-12 students can participate in-person or virtually in real-time.
The registration form will be posted for 14 days from Monday, September 14, 2026 at 9:30 am to Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 11:59 pm. Students can submit the registration form any time during this week. For more information, see symposium webpage, registration guidelines or contact Jessica Shum jshum@cmmt.ubc.ca.