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Notes from Brainstorming Workshops
Over the past month the PEI Home and School Federation has held a series of "brainstorming workshops" across the province, providing an opportunity for parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff to come together to talk about the broader issues in education where home and school can work to affect change. Notes from these four workshops…
Read MoreMeeting with the Finnish Parents League
The education system in Finland has been raised several times in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island in recent sittings, culminating, on November 18, 2014, with the a motion put forward by Hon. Steven Myers, Leader of the Opposition: WHEREAS the Province of Prince Edward Island is failing to foster a culture of learning…
Read MoreJaime Cole, 2015 Extra Mile Award Winner at Kinkora Regional High School
The PEI Home and School Federation is pleased to present three Extra Mile Awards during Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week. This award is given to a Island school teacher or staff person who demonstrates going “above and beyond the call of duty” making significant contribution to the lives of Island students in a positive and caring way.…
Read MorePreparations well underway for next month’s AGM
March is a busy month for home and school associations, as it’s the month where resolutions that will be voted on at our annual general meeting are discussed and voted on at local meetings across the province. This year there are nine resolutions, on topics including character development programs, transportation and weather issues, communication and…
Read MoreTowards Excellence: Final Report on the Structure and Governance of the PEI Educational System
In June of 1993, Albert Fogarty presented the Final Report on the Structure and Governance of the PEI Educational System to then-Premier Catherine Callbeck. Fogarty had been appointed by the Premier in February of that year to engage in a wide-ranging review of the structure of Prince Edward Island's education system, with Terms of Reference…
Read MoreProvincial Lunch Program Resolution Updated
The resolution from Montague Consolidated School Home and School Association and Montague Regional High School Parent Council calling for the establishment of a Provincial Lunch Program has been updated following from a meeting with the PEI Healthy Eating Alliance and some additional research spurred by the meeting. The resolution has been broadened to include all…
Read MoreBloomfield Elementary Brainstorming Workshop Notes
A “brainstorming workshop” was held on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Bloomfield Elementary School, one of a series of three such workshops scheduled for this winter to allow home and school members to reflect on larger issues in education where we can work to bring about change (notes from earlier sessions at Montague Consolidated, Spring…
Read MoreA Philosophy of Public Education for Prince Edward Island Schools
In November of 1989 the "Philosophy Committee" struck by then-Minister of Education Paul Connolly presented its final report. The Minister established the commitee in the fall of 1988 "to undertake a revision of the statement of philosophy and goals for the province's public school system." The 12-member committee included representations from the Department of Education,…
Read MoreAnnual General Meeting: April 11, 2015
The P.E.I. Home and School Federation’s 62nd Annual General Meeting & Convention is scheduled for Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the Rodd Charlottetown Hotel, 8:45 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. Plans are in place for a meeting with networking, sharing best practices, and new learning initiatives workshops in the afternoon for Home and School delegates. Any parent,…
Read MoreBarbie MacQuarrie, 2015 Extra Mile Award Winner at Spring Park Elementary
The PEI Home and School Federation is pleased to present three Extra Mile Awards during Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week. This award is given to a Island school teacher or staff person who demonstrates going “above and beyond the call of duty” making significant contribution to the lives of Island students in a positive and caring way.…
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