Tag Archives: Education

St. Mary School celebrates learning through annual Project Fair
North Battleford's St. Mary School recently hosted their annual Project Fair to give students a chance to creatively showcase what they've been learning this year. An annual event now in its fifth yea...
Apr 06, 2021

Parts of Alberta's draft school curriculum plagiarized, academic finds
EDMONTON - Parts of Alberta's proposed curriculum for kindergarten and elementary schoolchildren were copied from other sources without credit, said an expert in plagiarism as the Opposition NDP vowed...
Apr 06, 2021

Regina extends online learning as COVID-19 hot spots make tough choices on schools
REGINA - Students across the country will face different learning environments following Easter break as communities that are hot spots for COVID-19 variants make tough decisions about whether to keep...
Apr 01, 2021

STF wants two-week online buffer; SRPSD has no plans to do so
The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) is calling on the government to have students move to online learning for a two-week period following the upcoming Easter Break. However, a local director o...
Mar 31, 2021

Opposition shuts WE hearing as Liberals again refuse to let staffer testify
OTTAWA - Opposition members shut down a parliamentary committee hearing Wednesday after the Liberal government once again refused to let a political aide appear to answer questions about the now-dead ...
Mar 31, 2021

Alberta school curriculum out of tune with song by premier's grandfather: musicians
EDMONTON - Alberta jazz musicians and teachers are dropping their chops at the inclusion of a tune by Premier Jason Kenney's grandfather in the province's proposed Grade 6 school curriculum. "When I G...
Mar 30, 2021

Alberta school curriculum out of tune with song by premier's grandfather: musicians
EDMONTON - Alberta jazz musicians and teachers are dropping their chops at the inclusion of a tune by Premier Jason Kenney's grandfather in the province's proposed Grade 6 school curriculum. "When I G...
Mar 30, 2021

Teachers, students sleep in Sask. schools because of spring storm
Many students and teachers around Saskatchewan had unusual sleeps Monday night, after a snowstorm forced them to sleep in school due to treacherous road conditions.Herbert School principal Chad Strike...
Mar 30, 2021

Notre Dame students, staff busy during Lent
Students and staff at Notre Dame School did their best to continue the traditions of Lent in 2021.The 40 day period preceding Easter still featured students enacting prayer, act of kindness and writte...
Mar 30, 2021

Health advocate offers advice on reducing work-from-home stress during pandemic
Raise a virtual hand if you're 'Zoomed' out, burned out and your work-life balance looks more like a jumbo jigsaw with all the pieces astray from working from home during the pandemic.A local health a...
Mar 29, 2021