Islanders are encouraged to put their name forward for school board elections happening in fall 2022 to help ensure Island school boards are providing high quality services to students, staff, and teachers. Islanders who are interested in contributing to the future of our...
The Playground Equipment Fund provides funding to support home and school and parent organizations fundraising for outdoor playground equipment and auxiliary gym equipment at schools within the Commission scolaire de langue française (CSLF) or Public Schools Branch (PSB). Who is eligible to apply? Any home and school or parent organization that is fundraising in support of outdoor playground equipment and auxiliary gym equipment for a CSLF or PSB school. What types of projects are eligible? Outdoor recreation equipment, playground equipment and auxiliary gym equipment for a CSLF or PSB school...
For many, learning is a lifelong process – even for educators. That’s just one reason government established the Indigenous Education Advisory Committee – or IEAC – last year. “Teachers have to learn how to teach students about Indigenous issues,” says Jack Headley, a Social...
Financial supports will double this year for high school students who are eligible to receive the Community Service Bursary. The Community Service Bursary program provides high school students with the opportunity to develop skills, gain work experience, give back to their...
Students in PEI’s French schools and French immersion classes will be learning more about the history and stories of the Island’s Acadians when they return to school this fall. About 300 years’ worth of stories, in fact – thanks to the introduction of a new social studies book...
The Province is fulfilling its commitment to reinstate an elected school board for the Public Schools Branch (PSB). Amendments to the Education Act were brought forward today in the provincial legislature. “Our children deserve a world-class education system and a key element of...
Work is well underway to break ground this summer for the new Sherwood Elementary School. Parents and community members are invited to a virtual meeting to discuss the plans for the new school, including a presentation of the proposed floor plans, site plan and 3-D exterior and...
The 2022/23 school calendar is now available. Next year’s calendar is similar to other years, with the major changes being the date of Winter Wellness Day, a return to having a School Goals Day in September, and a two week stretch without classes in February to support the Canada...
Island parents can now participate in a new school emergency text alert system to receive important messages. School emergency alerts are the most important type of messages a school administrator must send, and when a time sensitive situation or crisis hits a school, the school...
Island schools are getting set to reopen for in-class learning on Monday, January 31, with heightened health and safety measures in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission for students, staff and families. “As we plan for the reopening of in-person learning, the safety...