Education

Why birch baskets are key to a new partnership with SRPSD and Remai Modern

Last Friday, staff from the division took part in a professional development event, meant to enhance their understanding of land-based learning. It happened at Little Red River Park and involved membe...

Sep 27, 2023

Melfort Rotary Club recognized for charity work done in Guatemala

The Melfort Rotary Club was recently acknowledged by a nationwide committee for its international efforts.The local group has been a part of the Ripple Effect program for the last number of years, whi...

Sep 26, 2023

Community celebrates opening of new school in Blaine Lake

It was a day to celebrate for staff, students, and parents in Blaine Lake on Tuesday.The province and the Prairie Spirit School Division celebrated the official opening of the new K-12 school in the c...

Sep 26, 2023

Multi-million dollar upgrades to Lloydminster's Holy Rosary officially done

Construction on Lloydminster's Holy Rosary High School is done.Work on the project started in December 2021 with the Government of Saskatchewan contributing $4.2 million and the Government of Alberta ...

Sep 22, 2023

P.A. business leaders learn about future campus of the First Nations University of Canada

Right now, it's just an empty field with grass flowing in the wind next to Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital.But in a matter of years, that field will soon house a new university campus that will offe...

Sep 21, 2023

Arborfield residents vow school fight will continue and say NESD is violating its own policy

Residents and parents of Arborfield say they are willing to go as far as they can to stop the closing of Grades 7 - 12 at the local school. According to George Schroepfer, one resident helping lead a ...

Sep 21, 2023

P.A. School unveils new teepee to promote Truth and Reconciliation

Hundreds of students at a Prince Albert elementary school celebrated the completion of a project aimed at furthering Truth and Reconciliation.A metal teepee was installed on the grounds of Riverside P...

Sep 20, 2023

National anti-SOGI protest comes to Prince Albert, met by counter-protestors

Holding signs that read "Hands off our children" and "Teach geography not pornography", well over 100 people took part in a rally and march in Prince Albert on Wednesday. The group protested against S...

Sep 20, 2023

Union president says Saskatchewan teachers want a deal, not a strike

Contract negotiations between the provincial government and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are ongoing, and the union's president says the goal is to reach a negotiated deal with the gove...

Sep 19, 2023

Debate over pronouns pits parental rights against the rights of children, experts say

Politicians and others who support policies that would require parental permission for teachers to use a student's preferred pronouns at school say they are about including parents in the lives of the...

Sep 17, 2023