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Making the move: French teacher recruitment pays off
2022-10-24
There were a lot of people stepping inside Island classrooms for the first time last month – but it wasn’t only students.
“We’ve hired over 50 French teachers,” says Angie MacCaull, Human Resource Manager for the Public Schools Branch.
Earlier this year, the Province made a targeted effort to...
Education and empathy: Teaching the truth of Canada’s Indigenous peoples
2022-05-20
For many, learning is a lifelong process – even for educators.
That’s just one reason government established the Indigenous Education Advisory Committee – or IEAC – last year.
“Teachers have to learn how to teach students about Indigenous issues,” says Jack Headley, a Social Studies and...
New curriculum aims to ‘enrich the identity’ of PEI’s young Acadians and Francophones
2022-05-12
Students in PEI’s French schools and French immersion classes will be learning more about the history and stories of the Island’s Acadians when they return to school this fall.
About 300 years’ worth of stories, in fact – thanks to the introduction of a new social studies book titled L’Acadie de l...
Program helps caregivers strengthen connections with children - and each other
2022-03-18
Mental wellness and self-care are two things that often fall to the bottom of the ‘to-do’ list for many parents and childcare providers.
But a program offered by the Early Childhood Development Association of PEI is helping Island caregivers make the time they need to nurture the well-being of not...
Queen Charlotte teacher helps students celebrate Black History Month year round
2022-02-25
February might be Black History Month in Canada, but at Queen Charlotte Intermediate School it’s celebrated throughout the whole school year.
“We remind the students and staff that it’s Black History Month in February—and every day,” says Monia Kayijuka, a Grade 8 French Language Arts teacher at...
New videos and website help students strengthen their English skills
2022-02-11
While many Island students were catching up on sleep over the winter break, Jennifer Holdway was busy getting ready for a new year at school.
Holdway used her time off to create a website for her students at Stratford Elementary, where she works as an itinerant teacher—a teacher with specialized...