{"id":121,"date":"2018-12-21T00:40:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T00:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westview.coronationwebhosting.com\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2019-11-22T17:51:09","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T17:51:09","slug":"microsoft-academy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/microsoft-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/skills-for-employment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/skills-for-employment.jpg 512w, https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/skills-for-employment-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The \u00a0Microsoft IT Academy (ITA) program provides industry-leading technology skills to help bridge the skills gap.\u00a0With the Microsoft IT Academy (ITA) program, academic institutions and their educators, students and staff get digital curriculum and certifications for fundamental technology skills \u2014 as well as courses critical for students to be successful in today\u2019s technologically evolving world<\/p>\n<h3>Westview provides free and secure high speed WiFi for all of our students.<\/h3>\n<p>Students are encouraged to bring their own devices (laptops, tablets, smartphones) to access this service.<\/p>\n<p>As classes at Westview are often driven by the latest online resources, over 200 Surface 3s, iPads, and laptop computers are available around the school; this does not include our three fully-supported advanced purpose computer labs.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to being a\u00a0<em>Microsoft Showcase School,<\/em>\u00a0we operate an innovation and inspiration lab that hosts laser engraving , robotic, and 3D printing equipment that allows students to bring their engineering designs to life. If that weren\u2019t enough \u2013 we also have fully equipped machine shops for wood, metalwork, and automotive applications.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2015-dallas-world-championships.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"382\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2015-dallas-world-championships.png 512w, https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2015-dallas-world-championships-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>IN THE NEWS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrtimes.com\/news\/321999021.html\">Maple Ridge Westview\u00a0student takes second place in global competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/surrey604.com\/maple-ridge-school-produces-all-three-canadian-champions-in-microsoft-world-championship\/\">Maple Ridge school produces three Canadian Champions in Microsoft World Championship<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapleridgenews.com\/community\/311015041.html\">Westview kids off to worlds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mrtimes.com\/news\/318167941.html\">Maple Ridge high school trio to represent Canada at 2015 global Microsoft competition<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u00a0Microsoft IT Academy (ITA) program provides industry-leading technology skills to help bridge the skills gap.\u00a0With the Microsoft IT Academy (ITA) program, academic institutions and their educators, students and staff get digital curriculum and certifications for fundamental technology skills \u2014 as well as courses critical for students to be successful in today\u2019s technologically evolving world [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":{"0":"post-121","1":"page","2":"type-page","3":"status-publish","5":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10236,"href":"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions\/10236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/secondary.sd42.ca\/wss\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}