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2016 School Crossing Guard of the Year
For the first time, the Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation presented a School Crossing Guard of the Year Award. The inaugural award recipient, Shelby McInnis, works at Souris Regional School. A special celebration was held on Monday, May 30th during Parachute Safe Kids Week which is being celebrated acrosss Canada, May 30 – June…
Read More2016 Provincial Heritage Fair Home and School Award Winners
The Provincial Heritage Fair was held Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the Confederation Centre of the Arts 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.” My Great Grandmother Jeanette Birch Kiana MacCormack, a Grade…
Read MoreSuccess Story Speed Dating
A round table discussion was held at the PEI Home and School Federation's Annual Meeting, April 9, 2016. See a summary of the workshop at: Success Story Speed Dating
Read MoreWorkshopping Different Models For Education
"Workshopping Different Models of Education" Facilitated by Gerry Hopkirk, April 9, 2016 In his article Taking back our schools: moving beyond shame, blame and more of the same, Gerry Hopkirk declared that “activities in our schools are not always based on what we know about how children learn.” At the 63rd Annual PEI Home and…
Read MoreBe part of the superpower. Diverse group set to come together at AGM on April 9.
The Annual General Meeting of the PEI Home and School Federation, happening this Saturday, April 9, 2016 in Charlottetown, will see a diverse group of people with interest in public education gathering to discuss, question, share and deliberate. The group will include parents, guardians, teachers, administrators, and staff from the Island’s schools joined by…
Read More2016 PEI Science Fair Home and School Award Winners
The PEI Science Fair was held April 5, 2016 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.” Got Steps? Maddie Thompson and Sarah Peters from East Wiltshire Intermediate School presented the Got Steps?, a project that…
Read MorePresentation to Canadian Federation of University Women
PEI Home and School Federation President Peter Rukavina answered the question "What is Home & School?" for the March meeting of the Canadian Federation of University Women in Charlottetown. The following are the slide Peter used to illustrate his points:
Read MoreSecondary Literacy Assessment
The Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture passed along news of this opportunity for parents and guardians to learn more about the upcoming pilot of the Secondary Literacy Assessment: The Secondary Literacy Assessment (SLA) is a cross-curricular literacy assessment that measures reading and writing outcomes completed by the end of Grade 9 and is…
Read MoreAnnual Meeting April 9: Proposed provincial policy resolutions give parents, educators an opportunity to make an impact
Local discussion of proposed provincial policy resolutions is one of the most important activities that home and school associations go through each year: these resolutions, on issues of broad provincial importance, are the way that the parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff of home and school can speak with a collective voice and have a…
Read MoreKim Crozier, 2016 Extra Mile Award Winner at Queen Elizabeth Elementary
The PEI Home and School Federation recognized Queen Elizabeth Elementary School teacher Kim Crozier with its Extra Mile Award this morning in a ceremony held at the school. Ms. Crozier was congratulated on her honour by English Language School Board Trustee Ricky Hood, by PEI Teachers Federation President Bethany MacLeod and by Queen Elizabeth Elementary Home and School Co-chairs Bev…
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