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PR220413 Proposed Grade Reconfiguration in Hinton

Posted on: Apr 13, 2022

Please see the latest press release on the proposed grade reconfiguration for Hinton elementary schools....

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GNS: Career Explorations

Posted on: Apr 11, 2022

GYPSD schools host in-school presentations throughout the school year to support students in their possible career pathways. On March 22, 2022, Grand Trunk High School was privileged to host a visit…

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GNS: Students Spring ART Project

Posted on: Apr 7, 2022

Spring is in the air and Mary Bergeron students have created bright and colourful murals bringing even more cheerfulness to the school. Mrs. Dennison is a dedicated advocate of art at Mary Bergeron…

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GNS: Leading and Supporting

Posted on: Apr 4, 2022

GYPSD's second priority is Teaching and Leadership Excellence and as evidence of that commitment, GYPSD's leaders recently presented at the Public School Boards' Association of Alberta (PSBAA) Professional…

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GNS: MBE Students are Moving and Rolling

Posted on: Mar 21, 2022

Grade 4 students at Mary Bergeron Elementary in Edson learned about wheels and levers in science by examining and building devices with moving parts. Through the curriculum, students learn about the…

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GNS: ELITE Program's Community Project

Posted on: Mar 17, 2022

The Grande Cache Community High School Elite Program has partnered with the non-profit Smoky River Nordic Ski Club on an amazing project for the community of Grande Cache.  The GCCHS Elite program is…

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GNS: Trauma Training for Division Staff

Posted on: Mar 14, 2022

GYPSD staff and community partners had the opportunity to take the Traumatic Event Systems Model training (TES) training with Bonnie Randall from the North American Centre for Threat Assessment and…

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GNS: 2022 Edwin Parr Nominees and Finalist

Posted on: Mar 10, 2022

Congratulations to teacher Aimee Allers of Grande Cache Community High School - this year's finalist as GYPSD'S nominee for the Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA), Edwin Parr First Year Teacher…

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GNS: PD Focus on Land-Based Learning

Posted on: Mar 7, 2022

Staff at Crescent Valley Elementary School explored Land-Based Learning through an Indigenous culture lens with Jason BigCharles, an Outdoor Education teacher and Cree Culture specialist. Jason shared…

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GNS: Evansview Staff Dive into New Curriculum

Posted on: Mar 3, 2022

Evansview teachers started comparing and contrasting the current Language Arts curriculum with the upcoming new Language Arts Curriculum during a recent staff meeting. Both curriculums were cut into…

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