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The Commission scolaire de langue française (CSLF), PEI's French-language school board, recently hired Natascha Joncas as its Superintendent. Joncas took over on October 15, 2019. Born and raised in Lourdes du Blanc-Sablon in Québec, Madame Joncas brings to the CSLF a vast...
Hundreds of Island children who started school this year are receiving their first library cards from librarians who are visiting classrooms. The library cards are presented each year to kindergarten students during October which is Canadian Library month. The program encourages...
Glen Stewart Primary and Stratford Elementary students will have more and better spaces to learn when they return to school this week. A new $5 million addition at Stratford Elementary was completed over the summer. It includes 13 regular classrooms, a music classroom, an...
When students and educators head back to school next week they will have many new resources to enhance their learning, teaching and school environments. Some of the new resources being introduced this year include: 74 new teacher and educational assistant positions 10 new...
Islanders are asked to drive with extra care next week when school buses are back on the road and students are walking to school. “More than 15,000 Island students take the bus each school day and their safety is our collective responsibility. We can all keep our children safe by...
The provincial government is investing in 10 additional schools this year to improve learning environments and ensure that schools are kept in good repair. The additional projects include: new oil tanks at Parkside Elementary and Amherst Cove Consolidated partial roof...
It’s important for the Island’s education system to instill civic mindedness in students, preparing them to become good citizens and think of social justice and equality. As a final assignment for a Grade 12 Global Issues class at Colonel Gray High, teacher Andrew Rowe did just...
Frances Ann Squire, a teacher at Birchwood Intermediate School has received a Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. The awards are given each year to honour teachers for their leadership, exemplary teaching practices, and their commitment to help the next generation...
Schools are making special efforts this month to welcome 1,350 pre-schoolers who will be entering kindergarten next year and their parents. The Welcome to Kindergarten program is being offered by 43 schools to give families a chance to tour their new school, meet teachers and...
More than 180 students from 28 Island schools showcased their learning at the Provincial Heritage Fair today at Confederation Centre of the Arts. The annual provincial heritage fair is an exhibition of projects created by grades 5 to 9 students who use various media to tell...