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Immigrant students getting help adjusting to Island schools
2017-10-12
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A practical English language program is helping immigrant students adjust to life at their new Prince Edward Island schools.
More than 300 new immigrant students registered for Island schools between May and September 2017, the largest increase to date. This fall’s...
Share your stories during Women’s History Month
2017-10-02
Women who have contributed to the social, political, and historical fabric of Prince Edward Island will be celebrated throughout October.
Women’s History Month showcases the achievements of women and girls throughout Canada’s history and those who continue to shape our country. The provincial...
Literacy Alliance will continue with new funding from province
2017-09-26
Supporting Island families
The PEI Literacy Alliance will continue to support Island families with a commitment of new funding from the provincial government.
Following the loss of the alliance's federal core funding, the province has stepped in to provide necessary funding for the next two years...
Youth summit returns next month
2017-09-14
YDAY, the province’s full-day youth summit, returns next month to put ideas for shaping Prince Edward Island’s future into action.
More than 170 people attended YDAY in 2016 to identify issues impacting Island youth. At YDAY 2017 – happening October 27 at Holland College in Charlottetown –...
Schools are ready to welcome new French Immersion students
2017-09-05
More than 400 Island students will have the opportunity to participate in French Immersion programs at West Kent Elementary and Birchwood Intermediate schools, beginning this year.
Over the summer, classrooms have been prepared, materials ordered and teachers hired to welcome 165 new Early French...
New school bus safety features aim to reduce drive-bys
2017-08-31
Safety features on this fall’s newest school buses will help reduce the number of cars that unlawfully drive by when buses are stopping to pick up children.
The new buses have a stop arm at both the front and back of the bus. A second stop arm at the rear has been proven to reduce drive-by...
Canada, Prince Edward Island partner on early learning and child care
2017-08-29
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The Government of Canada is making significant investments in early learning and child care systems to improve the lives of Canadian children and their families.
Today (August 29), the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development...
#LearnDay to shape future of learning
2017-08-25
Prince Edward Island’s first #LearnDay is taking place this September, providing an opportunity for Islanders to share ideas on the future of learning.
"Learning is for all of us, and it takes place across all ages and all walks of life, so we want to know what Islanders want to do for their own...
Summer tutoring expands to year-round program
2017-08-22
Supporting Island Families -
The Summer Tutoring Program for Kids was one reason Shaylyne Carver had such a fun summer.
Shaylyne was one of 700 students who participated in the summer literacy program, which wraps up this Friday, August 25. Starting this fall it will be known as “Ready, Set,...
Educators help shape Canada's curriculum for future
2017-07-20
Some of the best minds in education were in Charlottetown this week brainstorming ways to make the Canadian education curriculum relevant for the class of 2030 and beyond.
One of the educators attending the C21 and Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) meetings was Denise Andre, Ottawa’...