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Sherwood School celebrates 70-year anniversary
2023-05-26
The crowd was all smiles outside Sherwood Elementary School as teachers, staff, students, parents, and community members gathered to celebrate the school’s 70-year anniversary.
The school hosted a barbecue and welcomed everyone to attend, share stories and connect with old friends.
Shelley Wolfe...
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...
Students look at housing issue
2019-06-18
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 that.
For their...
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...
School psychologists help ‘flip on the light’ for students
2017-11-28
Strengthening mental health services -
For Robin Ettles and Christina Gallant MacLean, being a school psychologist in Prince Edward Island checks all the right professional and personal boxes.
A psychological assessment and care can be the key to school success for some students. Ettles says a...
Birchwood prepares to welcome new arrivals
2017-04-27
The welcome banners are hung and the staff are energized as Birchwood Intermediate School prepares to throw open its doors to more than 400 new students this September.
The new arrivals are coming mostly from Stratford, alleviating overcrowding pressures at Stonepark Intermediate. That’s no...