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Supporting Island Families - As one of 87 Islanders trained to deliver the Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), Laura Quinn Graham says she is getting good feedback from parents who have taken the training. Triple P is a world-renowned program that helps parents of newborns to...
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...
Students from across Prince Edward Island presented projects about their community, history, and culture last week at the Provincial Heritage Fair. More than 180 students in grades 5 through 9 – from 22 schools – participated in this year’s fair, May 4 at the Confederation Centre...
The welcome banners are hung and the staff are energized as Birchwood Intermediate School prepares to throw open its doors to more than 400 new students this September. The new arrivals are coming mostly from Stratford, alleviating overcrowding pressures at Stonepark Intermediate...
Strengthening Mental Health Services - Island students will receive new supports through the 2017-18 provincial budget to help them overcome challenges that can impact their performance in school. Student well-being was identified as a priority by principals, District Advisory...
The Prince Edward Island Government responded this morning to the Public Schools Branch school review recommendations. Premier Wade MacLauchlan and Education, Early Learning and Culture Minister Doug Currie made the announcement following Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting in response to...
Islanders can take part in shaping Prince Edward Island’s first cultural strategy through community consultations that will begin in April. When complete this fall, the strategy will recommend cultural policy direction and guide the development of action plans, programs, and...
For too many families, the lack of affordable, high-quality child care means making a difficult choice. Some parents have to sacrifice retirement savings to pay for child care, while others may leave their career because child care is unavailable or unaffordable. Recognizing the...
Next year’s school calendar includes the same number of school days but four more weeks that have five full days of uninterrupted learning. The 2017-2018 school calendar, which identifies instructional and professional learning days, is now available to the public on the...
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...