Posts Tagged ‘Press Releases’

Staff at the English Language School Board have worked hard over the last year to develop a standardized system for the board and its schools to maintain school calendar information. The result is a new School Calendars page on the board's website, with a customized calendar for each school. There's also a calendar that shows…

By now you’ve no doubt heard about the changes to the way education is governed and organized in Prince Edward Island announced this morning by Premier MacLauchlan. The new model, dubbed the “Learning Partnership,” has some significant implications for home and school associations. First, the membership of the new Family of Schools District Advisory Councils…

Over the past month at schools across P.E.I., Home and School members have gathered for leadership training workshops, workshops focused on helping our local home and school associations become even more effective.   Home and School is a broad-based movement of parents, guardians, teachers, administrators and staff; to be an effective forum, local associations need…

Press Release:  The Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation recognized Steven Waugh, Bus #584 from Queen Elizabeth Elementary School with a 2015 School Bus Driver Award. Mr. Waugh was nominated by students, parents and staff at Queen Elizabeth Elementary. He carries out his duties with kindness, consideration and respect for all students in his…

                                The Prince Edward Island Home and School Federation recognized Danny Murnaghan, Bus #157 from Spring Park Elementary School with a 2015 School Bus Driver Award. Danny was nominated by students, parents and staff at Spring Park School. He  carries out his duties with kindness, consideration and respect for all students in his care and…

The PEI Home and School Federation is happy to announce the winners of the 2015 Home and School Federation Special Prizes, awarded today at the Provincial Heritage Fair. Each year two Home and School Federation Special Prizes are awarded to Heritage Fair projects selected from those on the topic of "family heritage," reflecting the Federation's…

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…

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…

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.…

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.…