calgary education

Amoriza Gunnink is M.Ed and working on PhD and founder of the Kinderhouse preschools in Calgary. As we head back to school, much anxiety and concern remains among parents and educators over COVID-19 and its […]

Calgary parents share a feeling of cautious optimism as they took their kids back to school Tuesday during an uncertain time. Megan Dawe, a parent of two Hawkwood Elementary School children emphasized the need for […]

Calgary parents, already nervous about their kids’ return to school Sept. 1, are frustrated the province has now backed off physical distancing rules in classrooms. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health, signed […]

Calgary-Elbow students are still pushing for clarity on Alberta’s education budget after speaking with their MLA, Doug Schweitzer. Led by 11-year old Nora Vukadinovic, eight other students from Elboya School, William Reid School, Altadore School […]

Alberta students head back to school Sept. 1 – but will the first line of defence, a daily health self-assessment, do what it’s supposed to? The province first rolled out its school re-entry plan July […]

Thousands of Calgary school kids could be without vital school supplies this fall, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. Education Matters, a non-profit public education trust that supports the Calgary Board of Education, has launched […]

The province has said school boards have the flexibility to push back school re-entry dates should they deem it necessary. In doing so, they turned down a request from the Alberta Teachers’ Association to mandate […]

Calgary schools will welcome kids back to classes in short order, but some parents are left with a few questions on that return. Earlier this month, the province released updated guidelines for re-entry into schools, […]