Tag Archives: Education

Olds High School shines light on Black History Month
Chinook's Edge students have opportunities for lessons in kindness, understanding, and character education each day. This may involve the guidance of the division's Indigenous Education Coordinator, o...
Feb 22, 2021

RDC to offer Bachelor of Education degree in French
Red Deer College is collaborating with the University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean to allow students to complete their Bachelor of Education degree in French.Enrollment is now open with classes begi...
Feb 18, 2021

RDC joins initiative to reduce language barriers for health-care training
Red Deer College is part of a new initiative aimed at helping Albertans with language barriers gain the skills they need to build careers and support the province's health-care system.The provincial g...
Feb 18, 2021

Education Minister's Youth Council seeks members for next term
Junior and senior high school students can help shape the future as part of the Education Minister's Youth Council.About 40 students from across the province will be selected for the 2021-22 council, ...
Feb 18, 2021

Alberta government announces funding for another replacement school in Drayton Valley
Drayton Valley will see another new replacement school be built in town, thanks to the Alberta government.On February 17, Minister of Education, Adriana LaGrange, Minister of Infrastructure, Prasad Pa...
Feb 18, 2021

Virtual convention underway for central Alberta teachers
The 2021 Central Alberta Teachers' Convention goes today and tomorrow in a virtual-only format.Teachers will not only have access to live events, but also pre-recorded sessions available for viewing t...
Feb 18, 2021

Red Deer's Pride groups decry school board's Diversity Week decision
Three local LGBTQ2S+ organizations are expressing their disappointment over a local school board's decision to reject a proposal for an annual Pride Week in schools.Red Deer Public Schools Trustee Dia...
Feb 16, 2021

Former Red Deer teacher resents being cited in Diversity Week proposal
A former Red Deer high school teacher is none too pleased that his name was invoked in a trustee's motion this week regarding Diversity Week.On Wednesday, Red Deer Public Schools Trustee Dianne Macaul...
Feb 12, 2021

Francophone teachers, division ratify new agreement
Francophone teachers in Red Deer and across the province officially have a new contract.Late last month, teachers employed by Conseil Scolaire Centre-Nord (CSCN), including at cole La Prairie in Red D...
Feb 12, 2021

Trustees vote down Pride Week motion in favour of Diversity Week
A Red Deer Public Schools trustee's bid for a division-wide Pride Week each June has been voted down by her colleagues.Dianne Macaulay presented her motion during the board's regular meeting on Wednes...
Feb 11, 2021