Elementary Schools

• Quebec not doing enough for special-needs students in elementary schools: ombudsman

  The 60-page report on students with special needs and learning difficulties accessing educational services in the province contains 11 recommendations.

  Canada

  Jun 13
  
• COVID-19: Campaign to vaccinate students in Montreal schools picks up

  Health-care workers are returning to elementary schools to vaccinate children as vaccination rates among youths lag the rest of the population aged 12 and up.

  Canada

  Feb 3
  
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• COVID-19: Alberta will delay return to in-person K to 12 school until Jan. 10

  Alberta is extending the student winter break provincewide, and children in kindergarten to Grade 12 won't return to class until Jan. 10.

  Education

  Dec 30, 2021
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• N.S. to close Halifax-area school over growing COVID-19 case count

  At-home learning will begin on Tuesday and a negative COVID-19 test will be required for students to return on Oct. 18.

  Education

  Oct 8, 2021
• TVDSB to extend free menstrual products program to all elementary schools

  Wednesday's announcement is the latest extension of a Thames Valley District School Board program that began as a student-led initiative in 2017.

  Education

  Jun 17, 2021
• Lester B. Pearson School Board offering virtual open house tours

  The Lester B. Pearson School Board has produced multiple promotional videos of its schools for open-house visits to temporarily replace the in-person visit.

  Canada

  Jan 8, 2021
• Saskatoon students spreading holiday cheer to care homes with letters, Christmas cards

  Fifteen different elementary schools around Saskatoon have teamed up with care homes throughout the city to send letters and Christmas cards to seniors to enjoy over the holidays.

  Canada

  Dec 16, 2020
• Coronavirus: Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board favours every-other-day model for students

  In an informal survey of parents, 40 per cent were in favour of an every-other-day model for students this fall.

  Education

  Jul 10, 2020
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• ‘Far too many unknowns’: Quebec English School Boards Association pushes back on reopening of schools

  The association told the government that individual school boards will decide if and when each of their schools will reopen, once they are sure that all safety conditions can be met.

  Health

  May 1, 2020
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• Decision coming on school closure extension in Nova Scotia amid coronavirus pandemic

  At the end of March, the decision was made to keep kids out of school until May 1. As that date draws nearer, questions remain over what happens next.

  Education

  Apr 27, 2020