Education

Thunderchild F.N., Toronto schools prepare for exchange program

Thunderchild First Nation is ready to welcome 21 students from Toronto.They will arrive on Sunday and spend a full week living at the school, learning about the practices of Indigenous culture, as wel...

Apr 25, 2019 Piyesiw Awasis School on the Thunderchild First Nation will welcome 21 students from Toronto on Sunday. (Facebook/Thunderchild First Nation - Interim TLE Coordinator)

Thunderchild F.N., Toronto schools prepare for exchange program

Thunderchild First Nation is ready to welcome 21 students from Toronto.They will arrive on Sunday and spend a full week living at the school, learning about the practices of Indigenous culture, as wel...

Apr 25, 2019 Piyesiw Awasis School on the Thunderchild First Nation will welcome 21 students from Toronto on Sunday. (Facebook/Thunderchild First Nation - Interim TLE Coordinator)

PAGC and U of S announce education agreement

The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is looking to build a working relationship with the University of Saskatchewan.Wednesday morning, PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte and University of Saskatchewan...

Apr 24, 2019 PAGC Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte, left and U of S President Peter Stoicheff talk about the MOU signed Wednesday (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

École Valois may be close to finalizing new home

Neighbourhood safety concerns and a need for more space are the main reasons why officials behind Prince Albert's only francophone school are in search of a new home.The school's parent council presid...

Apr 24, 2019 By this fall, the building which currently houses Ecole Valois may be vacant. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Church to host talk on sex trafficking

A Prince Albert Church is hoping to encourage the public to discuss a serious issue.First Baptist church will be hosting a public discussion on the topic of cybersex trafficking, specifically the chil...

Apr 23, 2019 First Baptist Church in P.A. will host a talk on cybersex trafficking (Facebook/First Baptist Church)

Carlton students bring home medals from competition

Students from Carlton Comprehensive High School had a successful trip to the provincial Skills Canada Competition in Saskatoon and Regina last week.The competition saw students from all over the provi...

Apr 19, 2019 Kelly Lamb, left, Nicholas Doucette, Jesse Hamm and Cole Bear (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Attendance low at public meetings for new 10-year education plan

The provincial government spends billions of dollars every year funding kindergarten to Grade 12 education in Saskatchewan, but only seven residents of the tri-communities attended public engagement s...

Apr 18, 2019 Gordon Denny Community School was the location of one of the public engagement sessions. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Northerners bring back medals from provincial skills competition

Northern Saskatchewan was well represented at the Skills Canada Provincial Competition held April 12 in Saskatoon.le--la-Crosse's Rossignol High School robotics team earned silver medals, while Grade ...

Apr 17, 2019 Île-à-la-Crosse’s Rossignol High School robotics team with their silver medals. (submitted photo/Dave Dalton)

NESD survey reveals students’ anxiety, depression, sense of belonging

About a quarter of the 2,700 students in the North East School Division deals with anxiety and 30 per cent of students are bullied - those are two of many statistics revealed in the recent OurSCHOOL s...

Apr 17, 2019 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff).

Sask. Government announces additional language courses

The Saskatchewan Government announced Tuesday new Indigenous language courses will expand learning opportunities for high school students in Saskatchewan. Courses in Dene, Nakawe and Michif at the 10,...

Apr 16, 2019