Family Resource Centres offer programs and resources for children and families. These include parent education and support groups, parent resources, prenatal nutrition programs, drop-in play, toy-lending libraries, and outreach for smaller Island communities. There are eight (8)...
The Maritime Provinces Higher Education Commission is agency of the Council of Atlantic Premiers that provides advice to ministers responsible for post-secondary education in the Maritimes. The Commission is charged with the duty to improve and maintain the best possible p ost...
The Pan-Canadian Joint Consortium for School Health (JCSH) supports comprehensive school health initiatives across Canada. Its members include health and education representatives responsible for school health from each province and territory (except Québec), and the federal...
Business for the Arts, Canada’s only national charitable organization with a mandate to strengthen the arts and culture sectors across Canada by building partnerships between the private and cultural sectors, announced today that its artsVest program expands coast to coast...
The Pan-Canadian Assessment Program (PCAP) was started in 2007 by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC). PCAP is a test given to Grade 8 students in Canada every three years. It measures student performance in reading, math, and science, and provides valuable...
A new online survey will ask Islanders to share their perspective on what culture means to them and their community. The survey is one of four community consultations that will help create the province’s 10-year cultural strategy. It is available at Cultural Strategy for PEI from...
Pat Mella and Harvey MacEwen will join Education, Early Learning and Culture Deputy Minister Susan Willis as members of the board of directors of the Public Schools Branch. Under the new Education Act, the board of directors of the Public Schools Branch is accountable to the...
As outlined in the Holland College Act, the purpose of the board is to oversee the Holland College facilities located on PEI, as well as to make necessary appointments and removals of all personnel involved in the operation of these facilities. Who serves on the Board? A number...
February 6-10 recognizes that early childhood educators play a vital role in early childhood development and help to shape children’s emotional, intellectual and social skills. “Early childhood educators are an invaluable part of our education system and deserve the utmost...
Island public libraries will be kicking off the TD Summer Reading Club with special events on Saturday, June 25 “Studies show that children who keep reading throughout the summer do better when they return to school in the fall,” said Education, Early Learning and Culture...