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Province announces COVID-19 related closures
2020-03-15
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, announces additional provincial measures to protect the health and safety of Islanders as the COVID-19 situation continues. Effective March 17, 2020, all public licensed child care centres will be closed until further notice and all public schools...
Islanders encouraged to take part in Residential Tenancy Act consultations
2020-02-20
Public and community input is being sought on a new Residential Tenancy Act which will provide more protections for Island landlords and tenants. The proposed modernized legislation is now available online and clearly outlines rules that affect landlords and tenants in key areas such as emergency...
Introducing UPEI’s Open Education Resource Development program
2020-02-11
UPEI’s Robertson Library, in partnership with the province of Prince Edward Island, and the UPEI Student Union (UPEISU), has created a program to support the creation, adaptation, or peer review of open education resources (OER) at UPEI to lower the cost of learning materials for students. “The...
Students getting more literacy support through classroom libraries
2020-02-05
New classroom libraries are giving Island students more opportunity to develop their literacy and critical thinking skills. Research shows that the more contact children have with books and the more time they spend reading, the better readers they will become. Once the Grade 7 libraries are all set...
Island communities celebrate learning on Family Literacy Day
2020-01-22
Communities across the Island will come together on January 27 to celebrate Family Literacy Day and the benefits of reading and learning together. The PEI Literacy Alliance, schools and libraries are making special efforts to bring awareness to the importance of engaging in literacy activities as...
New school food program coming in January
2019-12-19
Several Island schools will be offering healthy lunches to students this winter as the new provincial school lunch program begins to roll out. The lunches will be made from healthy local food whenever possible and offered at an affordable price. Schools will develop a process to provide lunches to...
L.M. Montgomery students celebrate official opening of their new school addition
2019-12-12
Students, teachers and the community gathered today to celebrate the official opening of the new addition at L.M. Montgomery Elementary, which provides improved learning spaces and supports student population growth. The addition includes 10 new classrooms, student breakout rooms, a teacher...
Work is underway to strengthen education governance and reinstate elected boards
2019-12-04
The provincial government is taking steps to build an education governance model that gives Islanders a stronger voice in their education system and more input into decision making. The Department of Education and Lifelong Learning has been mandated to reinstate school boards that have elected...
New PISA results show PEI education system is working well
2019-12-03
New assessment results show how well education systems around the world are preparing students for higher education and the workforce by assessing the achievement of 15 year-olds in reading, math and science. Released today, the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results...
Communities Island-wide celebrate National Child Day
2019-11-19
Communities across Prince Edward Island will come together on November 20 to recognize National Child Day and celebrate children. This date marks a special celebration of the rights of all children, including the rights to good health, good education, protection from harm, to be proud of their...