Tag Archives: Education

WCPS Board nominates Bluffton School teacher for Edwin Parr Award
The Wolf Creek Public Schools (WCPS) Board of Trustees has nominated Bluffton School teacher Ty Wagar for the 2021 Edwin Parr Award. Wagar teaches grades 2-9 physical education, grade 7-9 math and jun...
Apr 06, 2021

Innisfail High School students collaborate on Anne Frank mural
Thirty-six Innisfail High School students from Art 10, 20 and 30 worked together to create a unique mural to join the school's original art display. Students at the school have already created artwork...
Apr 06, 2021

New Catholic schools sought for Blackfalds, Red Deer, Sylvan Lake
The Board of Trustees for Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools has approved the district's Three-Year Capital Plan for 2021-2022 to 2024-2025.With funding already approved for a new 6-9 school in Red De...
Apr 06, 2021

LETTER: ATA Local 80 President says draft curriculum "deeply flawed"
"Coulda, woulda, shoulda..."The Alberta government recently released draft copies of their new curriculum for all subjects in Grades K-6, which is the latest step in a very long process towards revisi...
Apr 01, 2021

LETTER: RDC needs degrees
When I graduated high school in 2004, I had options. I could go virtually anywhere, and take almost any program I wanted to. And I chose Red Deer College. I chose Red Deer College because I grew up in...
Apr 01, 2021

School districts still uncertain how grad will look this year
With thousands of central Alberta students starting to turn an eager eye to the end of the school year, officials with local school districts are starting to do the same as they prepare for graduation...
Apr 01, 2021

Protesters to voice concerns over province's K to 6 draft curriculum
Concerns over Alberta's newly released draft curriculum for Kindergarten to Grade 6 will see protesters gather outside Education Minister Adriana LaGrange's constituency office in Red Deer next week.T...
Mar 31, 2021

Modernizing Rocky Elementary remains top priority for Wild Rose School Division
Modernizing cole Rocky Elementary remains a top priority for Wild Rose School Division under its updated Three Year Capital Plan for 2022-2025. The K to 5 school was first built in 1948, expanded in 1...
Mar 31, 2021

Naming process continues for Corridor Replacement Schools
The process for coming up with names for the Corridor Replacement Schools continues. The Corridor naming committee recently submitted their suggestions for the replacement schools in Condor and Leslie...
Mar 31, 2021

Caroline teacher nominated for Edwin Parr Award
Wild Rose School Division has announced Jadeyn Leenstra as its nominee for the Zone 4 Edwin Parr Award.The award is handed out each year to first-year teachers who show exemplary dedication and commit...
Mar 31, 2021