| Education - 2005 |
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January 14
Council
of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training - Atlantic ministers of
education and training reaffirm commitment to work with federal government
(Version
fran�aise)
January 19
Minister announces appointments to MUN Board of
Regents
January 26
Minister celebrates Family Literacy Day
February 8
Ministerial Council on Early Childhood Learning
established
February 14
Minister celebrates Teacher/Staff Appreciation
Week
February 17
Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training meet
with the Atlantic federal
caucuses
(Version fran�aise)
February 22
Maintaining services key to Atlantic
Provinces Special Education Authority review process
March 7
Minister
celebrates Education Week
March 10
NOTE TO EDITORS: News Conference, Subject: Funding
for school capital maintenance and repairs
Government announces major maintenance commitment for
schools
March 15
Government reaffirms commitment to tuition freeze
March 21
Fine arts and culture
strategy key feature in curriculum
Making school busing safe and secure
Budget 2005 strengthens education
cornerstones
Sound principles guide post-secondary
and continuing education investments
Budget 2005 builds on infrastructure
commitments
April 11
Ministerial Statement - Grade 9 Handbook
April 13
Ministerial Statement - Electronic waste in
schools
April 26
Minister declares
Provincial French Education Day
(Version fran�aise)
April 29
Governments of
Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador take part in official opening of Centre
Scolaire et Communautaire des Grands-vents
(Version fran�aise)
May 3
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, May 4. Subject:
Official launch of new Web site
May 4
Apprenticeship Web site launched
May 11
New literacy award program announced
May 25
Director of education appointed to Labrador Board
May 31
More than $2.5 million to be spent on major repairs to
school building envelopes
June 9
Minister releases Indicators 2005 - A
Report on Schools
June 13
Bishop�s Falls update
June 17
Investments in Provincial Student Loan Program
announced
Minister repeats message
that government favours a K-12 system in Bishop�s Falls
June 22
Minister congratulates winners of International
Robotics competition
June 27
Safety will improve with reduction in maximum age
of school buses: Minister
July 6
NOTE TO
EDITORS: New policies to be revealed for public post-secondary education
July 7
Commitments being kept to strengthen public
post-secondary education
July 15
High school students continue to improve
in public exams
August 12
Stephenville learner wins Council of the Federation
Literacy Award
August 24
NOTE TO EDITORS: Newfoundland and Labrador School
Boards Association news conference
August 30
Get on board, ministers urge potential school
trustees
September 2
Progress report on school building improvements
September 6
Reminder to public to pay attention to students
travelling to school
September 13
Adult learners encouraged to take advantage of
educational opportunities
September 14
NOTE TO EDITORS: News conference, September 15.
Subject: Rural broadband infrastructure (Version
fran�aise)
September 15
Agreement brings broadband access
to rural and remote schools and communities in Newfoundland
and Labrador
September 16
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to officially open
National School Run Day
September 19
Physical education programming in better shape with
new equipment
September 22
Province to host
first Healthy Schools Student Summit
Minister of Education
listening to views of school board candidates
September 28
Government to review school trustee election outcome
September 30
New direction taken in College of the North Atlantic�s
leadership
October 3
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister in Quebec City for the
Council of Ministers of Education meeting
October 6
Minister to encourage
cooperation on educational issues across Canada
Friday, October 7 to be
proclaimed Sport and Physical Education Day
October 7
NOTE TO EDITORS: Photo opportunity - Minister to join
school children in sporting activities
October 17
Alliance for the Control of Tobacco - New youth
smoking prevention mass media campaign launched
October 19
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to visit Brigus Public
Library, October 19
October 21
Applications for Early Childhood Learning Grants
now available
October 27
NOTE TO EDITORS: Minister to meet with Labrador
School Board
October 31
Canada Career Week: Seek Change � Find Direction
November 1
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador awards
scholarships to 201 students
November 3
NOTE TO EDITORS: Education minister to meet with
federal ministers
November 10
Second International Education Week in Canada
November 23
Ministerial Statement - Project to raise awareness of
skilled trades as a career choice
November 24
NOTE TO EDITORS - Minister to make announcement
concerning school funding
Minister announces
approval for Leary�s Brook extension
November 28
Phase I of Herdman Collegiate tendered
November 30
Ministerial Statement - National Dialogue on
Higher Education
December 21
Minister seeks full analysis on future role of Sir
Wilfred Grenfell College
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