Tag Archives: Education
Living Sky begins transition to online curriculum
After several weeks of waiting, teachers, students and families will have some direction of where to go educationally this spring, as school divisions across the province are putting their teachers ba...
Mar 30, 2020 Living Sky School Division staff and teachers are back to work this week in preparing students for online study. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Horizon School Division discusses supplemental learning in the time of COVID-19
The Horizon School Division has issued an update on their plans for supplemental learning during COVID-19.Director of Education Kevin Garinger told northeastNOW they are doing their best to ensure com...
Mar 30, 2020 (Facebook/Horizon School Division)
Supplemental learning amid COVID-19 schools suspension still unclear
If you've been wondering about your child's lack of schooling during this uncertain period of class suspensions and isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some help may soon be on its way. However, t...
Mar 30, 2020 Classrooms are empty because of the COVID-19 situation. Teachers will start engaging with parents and caregivers from today on how supplemental learning and support will look. (file photo/paNOW)
SCFPA frustrated by no commitment for future of École Valois in provincial budget
The French-Canadian Society of Prince Albert (SCFPA) stated in a media release on Friday they're frustrated there was no commitment in the provincial budget regarding the future of cole Valois and oth...
Mar 29, 2020 Ecole Valois School. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
North West College to continue clinical work for nursing programs
Some post-secondary institutions in the province are looking at continuing their nursing programs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and within new safety parameters.North West College is currently work...
Mar 27, 2020 Clinical work for nursing students at North West College will pik this week, with increased safety parametres in place. (battlefordsNOW Staff/Josh Ryan)
Para athlete setting sights on Tokyo 2021
Inspirational athlete and Meadow Lake resident, Nikita Ens is putting her goal of attending Paralympic games on hold due to COVID-19 risks. The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic games have been recently po...
Mar 26, 2020 Team Canada training in Vichy, France prior to 2019 World Championships in London, England. (Submitted/Nikita Ens)
'Strong and resilient': Post-secondary education continues amid pandemic
Northlands College currently only has essential staff performing critical functions at campuses across northern Saskatchewan, with a large majority of employees working from home. "It goes without say...
Mar 26, 2020 Most Northlands College employees are working from home. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
LLRIB Director of Education apologizes for now-deleted Facebook post
"Any teacher not preparing to teach online and creating digital tools is basically resigning."That's how Lac La Ronge Indian Band Director of Education Simon Bird started a recently deleted Facebook p...
Mar 24, 2020 Simon Bird is the director of education of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. (Simon Bird/Facebook)
Province approves consolidated elementary and high school in Carrot River
In midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Town of Carrot River received some much needed, welcomed news.The Government of Saskatchewan released its 2020-21 expense report on Wednesday, March 18, where it...
Mar 20, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
On pause: NESD sending staff home next week amid COVID-19 outbreak
School boards across the province are pausing educational operations next week.It's all in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Today will be the final day for students in the classroom, though many chil...
Mar 19, 2020 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)