School division across the province will have another Indigenous language course to offer to high school students this September at the 10, 20 and 30 level. The Nakoda curriculum is in addition to other Indigenous language courses already available provincially in Saskatchewan, specifically Cree (nēhiyawēwin), Nakawe, Dene and Michif at the 10, 20 and 30 […]
Delivery dates are being finalized, but the Saskatchewan Health Authority says it will start administering COVID-19 vaccines in elementary and high schools across Saskatchewan in June. Once dates are confirmed, the information will be communicated directly to parents through their child’s school. There will be more than 90,000 vaccines in total for individuals 12 years […]
With in-class learning set to resume in Regina on Monday, it has been revealed that the Regina Public School division is not regularly provided with the data that prompted the decision to return to class. That is something NDP Education Critic Carla Beck pressed the government on during Question Period this morning, Beck wanted to […]
The NDP is again levelling sharp criticism at the SaskParty government over the re-opening of schools during the pandemic. Education critic Carla Beck says there have been numerous coronavirus outbreaks this month in 37 schools across the province. She says over 15 thousand people have been affected by such chaos. Education minister Dustin Duncan […]
A decision has been made by Regina Catholic Schools to extend online learning after the Easter break to April 23. The announcement was made in a letter to school families and on their website. RCSD says the plan is to resume in-person learning at all schools on Monday, April 26. Thursday is the last day […]
The Saskatchewan Teachers Federation is hoping kids can continue online learning after the Easter Break. President Patrick Maze is calling on the government to move all schools to Level 4 from April 12, which is when kids are scheduled to go back, until April 23. Maze feels this is a move that is needed at […]
Sean Chase has been hired as the Regina Catholic School Division’s new director of education Chase will succeed Domenic Scuglia who will be retiring at the end of the current school year. Chase has spent the last three years as director of education for the Holy Trinity School Division in Moose Jaw, but he has […]
On Friday, a small group representing the Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to discuss ongoing education issues. During the meeting, the teachers shared their experiences of teaching in a pandemic and voiced their opinions of what needs to be done to make schools safer. Ben Goby, a teacher at Ethel Milliken […]
A Saskatchewan company has sold four million disposable masks and 18,000 face shields to the provincial government as efforts to keep those in our schools safe continue. Benchmark Personal Protective Equipment out of Saskatoon is shipping the masks and shields directly to the province’s 27 school divisions and independent schools today. This new order of […]
The number of Saskatchewan students enrolled in homeschooling this year has more than doubled. Kevin Gabel, executive director of programs in the Ministry of Education, says in the previous year there were 2,779 students enrolled. As of this past September, enrolment was at 4,662 for an increase of 1,883 students. Over the past few years, […]
