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More students are benefitting from psychological assessments
2019-01-17
A new three-year plan is speeding up access to assessments and supports that help students succeed in school. Since a new $2 million, three-year psychology strategy was announced one year ago this week, investments were made in key areas to assess more students earlier. As a result, the wait time...
Oh Kanata - Learning Canada's national anthem in Mi’kmaq
2019-01-16
Generations after residential schools eroded many indigenous languages, the Mi’kmaq version of our national anthem is ringing through Prince Edward Island schools, sung by Island children. It is a beautiful and poignant example of reconciliation efforts we can each make in small ways and Island...
Who says you can’t do it here
2019-01-11
At Confound Films’ office, atop Receiver Coffee on Charlottetown’s historic Victoria Row, there is a unique piece of furniture. It’s a coffee table made from the trunk of a 100-year-old maple tree that filmmaker Kyle Simpson remembers playing under in his grandparent’s Walthen Drive home. It's...
Island artists invited to submit work to the provincial art bank
2018-12-11
Island artists are encouraged to submit their work to the Provincial Art Bank by January 2, 2019 if they would like it to be considered for purchase next year. The Provincial Art Bank collection includes 230 works of art by 130 Island artists. The art bank acquires, loans and displays art that was...
New grants available to expand home-based early childhood programs
2018-11-21
Supporting Island families, New funding is available to assist Islanders to offer licensed early learning and child care in their homes and provide more choice for parents. Capital, quality improvement and training grants are being introduced to encourage the establishment of more Family Home...
More curriculum resources for teachers and students
2018-11-07
A new health curriculum resource will be available to Island health classrooms this fall to help teachers engage youth in important sexual health education discussions. The Premier’s Action Committee on Family Violence Prevention Youth Engagement Working Group collaborated with Kinley Dowling,...
Provincial student assessment results now available online
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/provincial-student-assessment-results-now-available-online
2018-10-23
The 2018 student assessment results are now available online and results are going home with students this week. The assessments are written each year by students in grades 3, 6, 9 and 11. The 2018 results show that while math results continue to improve, students need more help in primary writing...
Young students getting more support with early literacy
2018-10-03
Prince Edward Island’s youngest students are getting a stronger start in writing thanks to provincial government support. As part of the province’s new provincial literacy plan, government is investing $700,000 to hire new early literacy coaches, purchase classroom resources, and specially train...
Kids know more about cannabis than you think
2018-10-02
How do we explain to our kids that cannabis is harmful when it’s legal for adults to use?, That was one of many questions Charlottetown Police Services addressed at a cannabis information session that drew about 150 parents, caregivers, and educators recently at Birchwood Intermediate School....
More early-learning spaces help grow tomorrow’s leaders
2018-09-27
A time-honoured symbol of teachers and students, even the humble apple can be an all-day learning opportunity at Wee the West early childhood centre in Bloomfield. “We picked apples and talked about how they come in all shapes and sizes and colours,” Wee the West director Katie Melville says. “We...