Strong Start

Welcome to Strongstart!

StrongStart at Auguston runs Monday to Friday on school days from 8:45 AM to 11:45 AM and takes place in the multi-purpose room (Rm 130).  Our Strong Start Facilitator is Louise Menzies.

• Drop in Monday to Friday from 8:45 to 11:45am
• Come to the outside door of Room 130 to enter.
• If anyone is not well, please stay home.

Families enter thru the multi-purpose room door (by the Kindergarten classes) from the lower parking lot (please do not come to the school office, but enter via the multi-purpose room door UNLESS strong start is in the gym). 

Strong Start is a parent and child program designed for children 0 to 5 years old.  When you come for the first time please bring your child's birth certificate or passport in order to register them for the program.  Welcome!

StrongStart is closed on Pro-D days and during the Winter and Spring Breaks. StrongStart is also closed over the summer.

Nature Thursdays

Last Nature Thursday for 2024 - November 28

Thursdays are outside, 9 AM to 11 AM on the school grounds (until Nov. 28, then it’ll be Monday to Friday in the classroom - and then outside again in the spring). 

See: Strong Start Centres & Nature Thursday

What is Strong Start?

StrongStart is a free, drop-in early learning program for children (ages 0-5 years) accompanied by a parent or caregiver. It is a ministry of education program, run with the school districts throughout BC and there’s around 400 StrongStart centres in schools in BC. In Abbotsford, we have 13 centres.

StrongStart offers preschool aged children, quality early learning experiences and offer play opportunities, while demonstrating to parents and caregivers how they can enhance their child’s development.

The emphasis of the program is on learning through play, language and positive social interactions.

Visit the BC Ministry's Strong Start Website.