New screentime guidelines are now available to help encourage healthy screen use behaviours in Island schools. Following the ministerial directive on restricting cell phone use in schools, additional guidance has been developed to address technology use in the public school...
Island students and schools will benefit from additional teachers and support staff in the upcoming school year. Beginning this fall, over 120 new hires will be joining the Island school systems, including 66 new instructional positions and 51 new educational assistant positions...
Island-based authors, editors, and book creators are invited to submit their works for consideration for the 2024 PEI Book Awards. The awards are presented every two years in four categories of writing including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s literature. Recognizing...
To show support for ending gender-based violence, Islanders are encouraged to wear purple during the 16 Days of Activism from November 25 to December 10. Purple ribbons are worn in honour and remembrance of the 14 women murdered in Montreal December 6, 1989, and the 10 women...
Hon. Natalie Jameson, Minister of Education and Early Years issued the following statement on World Teacher’s Day: “Today we celebrate World Teacher’s Day and recognize the dedication and hard work of educators around the globe. As I visit schools across the Island, I see...
The provincial government is once again expanding grants for Family Home Child Care Centres (FHCs) in PEI to benefit operators and Island families. Licensed FHCs can receive financial support to reduce parent fees, fund wages and professional development opportunities, and...
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers most responsible for early learning and child care gathered* today in Iqaluit to discuss and advance shared priorities in early learning and child care. The meeting was co-chaired by the Honourable Karina Gould, Canada’s Minister of...
Tanya Davis is a familiar face for many Islanders. The singer-songwriter has performed at venues around PEI, such as The Guild, Trailside Music Hall, and Baba’s Lounge. Davis is also a poet and was recently named PEI’s Poet Laureate. Davis says she’s thrilled about her new role....
Islanders gathered today at Government House to welcome and celebrate Prince Edward Island’s new Poet Laureate Tanya Davis. In her new role, Tanya Davis will act as a spokesperson for literature in Prince Edward Island and raise awareness of poetry and the spoken word. “The Poet...