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...
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...
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...
Supporting Island Families - 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...
The Early Learning and Childcare Investments: PEI Action Plan focuses on two main areas: expanding access for under-served populations and for children who are more vulnerable; and improving quality. New Investments 2017-2020 More spaces for infants and pre-schoolers: $3.6...
The PEI Action Plan on Early Learning and Child Care focuses on two main areas: expanding access for under-served populations and for children who are more vulnerable; and improving quality.
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...
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...
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...