The Pembina Hills Board of Trustees had the opportunity to visit the Vista Virtual School (VVS) campus in Calgary on Wednesday, April 12. Trustees heard from VVS administration on some of the recent celebrations and challenges at the school such as centralizing to one campus in Calgary and taking on their own distribution system.  VVS […]

Public Schools have an important role in helping to solve Education problems. The Public School system faces numerous challenges, from supporting students dealing with mental health issues, families facing increasing affordability pressures, transportation costs, funding issues and more. Even with these issues, Alberta’s Public School System has been recognized around the world for achieving excellent […]

Shirley has worked as an Educational Assistant at the Neerlandia Public Christian School for over 26 years, supporting students from kindergarten to junior high.  She takes on many responsibilities and is very efficient at any task she takes on. She is described as an energizer bunny who loves to keep busy! She confidently, and caringly, […]

We have a lot of talent in our schools. Sports is no exception! We are proud of all of our sports teams — their team spirit, hard work and determination! Congratulations to all of our school teams on an excellent basketball season! Check out some of the highlights: Junior High Regional Tournament at Westlock Rotary […]

Regional Office ~  Public Education Advocacy The Board discussed Public Education advocacy plans for the upcoming provincial election. Parents, the public and staff will soon begin to see content on the division and school websites, newsletters etc. promoting Public Education, including sample education-themed questions that the public can use to ask their local party candidate. […]

Parents and guardians of Kindergarten to Grade 6 students will have noticed progress reports looking a little different this school year. The shift in reporting requirements for Alberta Education provided an opportunity to standardize the progress report template teachers use across the division. K-6 teachers met earlier in the fall to determine what knowledge, skills […]