Posts by admin
Election Questions for Candidates
As part of the Annual General Meeting of PEIHSF, delegates collaboratively developed questions for a “Leaders Debate on Education.” The questions were then collated and boiled down to 11 questions that were asked to the candidates. This document contains all of the questions that were developed; we also have a printable version that you can…
Read MoreWe don’t give up on kids
The following appear as an opinion piece in The Guardian on April 15, 2015. The right education must be offered to every student Parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff from schools across Prince Edward Island gathered in Charlottetown last week for the 62nd annual general meeting of the P.E.I. Home and School Federation. The meeting…
Read MoreLeaders Debate on Education (Transcript)
A transcript of the 2015 Leaders Debate on Education has been prepared from the audio recorded at the event. Download the transcript (233 KB PDF file).
Read MoreLeaders Debate on Education (Video)
There is also audio available of the debate, along with a list of the questions asked.
Read MoreLeaders Debate on Education (Audio and Questions)
As part our our Annual General Meeting, we held a Leaders Debate on Education on April 11, 2015 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. with the leaders of the Green, Liberal, NDP and PC parties on hand to respond to questions from our member parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff. More information about the debate…
Read MoreCharlottetown Schools: Grants of up to $2,500 Available from City for Sustainability Projects
The following notice comes from the City of Charlottetown, and we've confirmed that home and school associations, and student groups, are eligible to apply for projects. Note the tight deadline of April 22, 2015. We are now accepting applications for the City’s Community Sustainability Micro-Grant Program. This program provides grants of up to $1,000 for…
Read MorePEI Science Fair Home and School Award Winners
The PEI Science Fair was held April 8, 2015 and we are happy to announce the winners of the PEI Home and School Federation Special Prizes, awarded to projects that "focus on the total well-being of children, including health, safety and learning." Jack Compton from Stonepark Intermediate School was awarded a prize for his project…
Read MoreLeaders Debate on Education, April 11, 2015
A Provincial General Election has been called for May 4, 2015 and home and school members – parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff – have an important role to place in engaging candidates in discussions about public education. The PEI Home and School Federation will hold a Leaders Debate on Education on Saturday, April 11,…
Read MoreWorkshops result in resolutions that will be considered at P.E.I. Home and School Federation’s Annual Meeting (Guardian Column)
This winter the P.E.I. Home and School Federation held brainstorming workshops in Montague, Charlottetown, Summerside and Bloomfield. The workshops brought together parents, guardians, teachers, and administrators with an eye to identifying issues in public education, over the medium to long term, where the federation could take action – through resolutions, advocacy, or special projects –…
Read MoreThe 2015 PISA Tests
This spring, randomly selected 15 year old students in Prince Edward Island schools will be writing PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tests. PISA testing is administered independently in Canada by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) and it is CMEC that selects which students at which schools will be writing the test.…
Read More