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CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — Students from Three Oaks Senior High School in Summerside won a provincial competition to represent Prince Edward Island at the 2013 North America Envirothon in Montana next summer, says Minister of Agriculture and Forestry George Webster. “Environmental education programs provide an excellent opportunity for students to study science and learn how to…

  Canada’s elementary-school students are among the world’s stronger readers, thanks in part to the influence of Canadian parents who enjoy and encourage reading themselves, according to a new international survey. Canadian students ranked in the top dozen out of 45 countries, but can’t quite be called world-beaters: They still trail such recognized education leaders…

The PEI Home and School Federation seeks a leader for our efforts to engage parents in the life of Prince Edward Island schools. A part-time contract position, the Parent Engagement Coordinator will spearhead the Federation's efforts to support our local home and school associations in projects that involve parents in their children's education. The right…

Positive relationships  (Student/Teacher)  can also help a student develop socially Improving students’ relationships with teachers has important, positive and long-lasting implications for students’ academic and social development. Solely improving students’ relationships with their teachers will not produce gains in achievement (see "High quality academic instruction"). However, those students who have close, positive and supportive relationships…

  British Columbia recently started an "ERASE Bullying" strategy which will see all school districts taking part in an initiative to intervene and defuse potential violent actions:  http://www.erasebullying.ca/     VANCOUVER – More than 130 students, anti-bullying experts, and key stakeholders came together at Premier Christy Clark's ERASE Bullying Summit to identify key priorities and actions…

  2012-2013 Budget Highlights "Government believes that the future of the province is fundamentally tied to literacy and learning."  

We read to children for all the same reasons we talk with children: to reassure, to entertain, to bond; to inform or explain, to arouse curiosity, to inspire. But in reading aloud, we also condition the child's brain to associate reading with pleasure, create background knowledge, build vocabulary, and provide a reading role model.  …

  NEWS RELEASE November 14, 2012 CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI — The results of a public survey on mental health and addictions will be used to improve access to timely, coordinated government and community-based services, says Health and Wellness Minister Doug Currie. The survey is being launched today as part of a comprehensive mental health and addictions…

  Throne Speech outlines the direction to be taken by our government to strengthen the economy, health and education:   Throne Speech outlines priorities in economic development, health and education Throne Speech, November 13, 2012, is available at:  www.gov.pe.ca/thronespeech or http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/eco_sftfall12en.pdf Education page references:  Page 2:  " We will continue to build an education system that focuses on students first." Pages…

Home & School & You – November 2012 Written by Pam Montgomery, President The past month has seen the PEI Home and School Federation and all of its locals working hard to advocate and support the best possible education and the total well being of our Island students.  The federation, along with its partners in…