Wayne and Veronica Guindon love hosting family and friends in their home. When their kids grew up and moved out, they thought it would be a great opportunity to welcome guests on a more long-term basis, which is why they decided to become a host family for international students...
February might be Black History Month in Canada, but at Queen Charlotte Intermediate School it’s celebrated throughout the whole school year. “We remind the students and staff that it’s Black History Month in February—and every day,” says Monia Kayijuka, a Grade 8 French Language...
Island entrepreneur Daniel Ikechukwu Ohaegbu is working hard to build the Island’s multicultural community while researching some of the barriers that make it difficult for newcomers. Ikechukwu Ohaegbu immigrated from Nigeria five years ago to study psychology at UPEI. After...
Strengthening mental health services - Island students will soon get more help to understand and improve their own mental health. More than 30 Island educators received master training this week in mental health literacy and how to deliver a new provincial mental health...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Family of Schools District Advisory Councils (DAC's) are mandated to help shape an education system that is focused on and meets the needs of learners by advising the Minister of Education and Lifelong Learning on education matters. District Advisory Councils Role Advise the...
This document outlines a renewed model of professional learning for educators in Prince Edward Island.