Tag Archives: Education
Red Deer-South MLA says RDC will be a great polytechnic
Today is a great day for RDC, for Red Deer, and for Central Alberta.There used to be only two polytechnics in Alberta, the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, (or NAIT), and the Southern Alberta...
May 04, 2021
Red Deer College to become polytechnic
Red Deer College will become a polytechnic institution. Advanced Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides made the announcement during a virtual event Tuesday morning. The province says RDC becoming a ...
May 04, 2021
Red Deer high school teacher awarded for Excellence in Catholic Education
Carl Fakeley, teacher at St. Joseph High School was awarded for his Excellence in Catholic Education at the 2021 Spice and Blueprints virtual conference through the Council of Catholic School Superint...
May 03, 2021
Grade 1 students raise over $800 for humane society
As part of their social justice project, Grade 1 students at St. Martin de Porres School raised approximately $815 for the Central Alberta Humane Society. This charity was near and dear to students' h...
Apr 30, 2021
Empowering students to LEAD the way
The Leaders in Equality Award of Distinction (LEAD) Program is supporting 90 post-secondary students with their studies.The first intake of the LEAD scholarship program is complete, and 90 students ha...
Apr 30, 2021
“Future-focused announcement” coming Tuesday for RDC
The future of Red Deer College will be shared with the community next week.A virtual event has been scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 4 at which time officials will make a "future-focused announcemen...
Apr 30, 2021
RDC future remains unclear as Alberta announces 10-year post-secondary strategy
The City of Red Deer says it will be reviewing what the provincial government's newly announced 10-year strategy for post-secondary education might mean for Red Deer College. Advanced Education Minist...
Apr 29, 2021
Chinook's Edge opts out of curriculum pilot
Chinook's Edge School Division is the latest to announce it will not be piloting the province new draft K to 6 curriculum. Board Chair Holly Bilton said in a statement Thursday that trustees are conce...
Apr 29, 2021
Red Deer Catholic latest to opt out of piloting new curriculum
Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools (RDCRS) has joined the growing list of districts across the province that won't be piloting Alberta's new draft K-6 curriculum.Trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to ...
Apr 28, 2021
Local teacher in the running for $20,000 technology grant
A Red Deer teacher is the only Canadian in the running for a huge prize of $20,000 and the title of 2020/21 NHL/NHLPA Most Valuable Teacher, presented by SAP (Systems, Applications, and Products in Da...
Apr 28, 2021