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...
A summer language program is helping new English as a second language (EAL) students boost their language skills before entering school this fall. Three-week programs are offered in July and August for grades 1 to 9 students who have not yet entered school or who arrived late in...
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...
Supporting Island families - New psychologists and other resources will be added to the province’s education system to help Island students be better learners. The Prince Edward Island government has begun a $2 million, three-year plan to reduce the wait times for student...
Strengthening mental health services - Across the province, hundreds of Island children – and their parents and caregivers – are getting help to build a strong future together. More than 25 Handle With Care programs have been held in Island communities to support the mental...
Music class will become more engaging for Island children when hundreds of new musical instruments begin arriving soon at elementary schools. The province is investing $300,000 in new instruments for English and French students across the province in kindergarten through grade 6...
Strengthening mental health services - Hundreds more Prince Edward Island students will have access to health and well-being supports in the next school year. Student well-being teams will be established in September to serve the Bluefield, Colonel Gray, and Morell-Souris...
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...
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...
Investing in infrastructure – An expanded L.M. Montgomery Elementary School will be better equipped to serve a growing student population. Construction has begun on the 16,300 square-foot project, which includes 10 new classrooms and several other working spaces for students and...