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Getting their summer read on – students take home novels from the second annual Rotary Book Day
2023-06-28
It’s the time of year when students seem to have an extra bounce in their step. The sun is shining, classes are finishing up and summer vacation is so close, you can practically taste it!
But last week, students in grades 7-9 at Athena and Miscouche Consolidated Schools and Summerside Intermediate...
Learning outside the classroom – French students visit Skmaqn–Port-la-Joye–Fort Amherst national historic site
2023-06-09
Skmaqn-Port-la-Joye-Fort Amherst is often quiet in the spring, with the extensive trail system used mostly by keen tourists and dog walkers. But recently, the national historic site in Rocky Point was bustling with young visitors.
Island French and French Immersion students in Grades 7-10 visited...
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...
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...
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...