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Charlottetown 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 MoreNotes 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…
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