Mental Health & Well-Being
Last year, George Lee School's Advo-Kids (kids advocating for kids) sent letters to the Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth. After learning about mental health, the students were determined to raise awareness and advocate for better government response.
The 2018 Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Annual Report highlights the Advo-Kids' work. Read it on on page 18 of the report.
MAY 2, 2019 - All Regina Public and Catholic parents/caretakers are invited to attend a parent engagement and family/school partnership workshop titled, "Do parents know how much they really matter?" on Wednesday, May 15th from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School. The guest speaker will be educator Tony Dalton from Australia.
For further details and registration information, please CLICK HERE.
Sheldon-Williams Collegiate student Nour Albaradan was honoured with the Multicultural Youth Leadership Award for significant contributions from people 29 years and under.
Read the full article in SaskCulture's Impact here.
APRIL 17, 2019 - The Saskatchewan Health Authority has put together some information about the importance of vaccinations.
To view the information sheet, please CLICK HERE.
APRIL 1, 2019 - On March 19th, Regina Public Schools hosted the second annual Indigenous Student Forum at Division Office. In attendance were trustees from the Regina Public School Board, members of the Elders’ Advisory Council and eight students from each of our high schools. This year, the Indigenous Advocates from Albert, Kitchener, Seven Stones and Thomson Community Schools were also invited to each bring two Grade 8 students to the event.
Ben Ironstand, a teacher at Thom Collegiate, was the keynote speaker and he talked to the audience about resilience and the ability to overcome barriers by connecting with culture and language. Ben’s keynote message served as a starting point to the discussion about four pre-selected focus questions.
APRIL 1, 2019 - Regina Public Schools was proud to welcome Christian Parrish Takes the Gun, known professionally as Supaman, for three days of performances from March 18th to 20th to students and the Regina community! While in the city, Supaman performed for students from Albert, Connaught, Kitchener, Jack MacKenzie, Seven Stones, Wascana Plains, Balfour and Scott, and he shared his message of overcoming hardship and loss and about becoming a positive role model.