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A program offered through the Abbotsford school district is helping to prepare kids for kindergarten. Ready Set Learn (RSL), an early-learning initiative of the Ministry of Education, is offered at all 30 elementary schools in the district, as well as at Abbotsford Virtual School. This year’s program is open to children born in 2009 or 2010, and they attend with their parents for the one-hour session. Every child receives a bag of learning supplies, and parents are given resources and ideas about how to support their children in using the materials. “Ready Set Learn is all about providing family support for a young child’s early learning and development,” said Dave Stephen, communications Continued on A5
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