Wishing all students, staff, and families a happy, healthy winter break! See you in the new year!

Thank you students, staff, and families for working together to make at-home learning possible this week! Looking forward to welcoming everyone back to in-person learning Monday, January 17th! For info on returning to in-person learning: avrce.ca/article/469165

Congrats to AVRCE Educ Week award recipients Steve Carrington, BDES, Jennifer Hiseler, GES/PWES, Becky Corkum, LESES, Jaime MacCumber, LESES, Andre Roberts, BRCS/MRHS/AEES, Jill Parlee-Elmore, MRHS, Pam Durling, MRHS Family, Lea-Ann Stone, AES, & Jodye Routledge, HHS. Thank you!

This is Caelin Lloyd, a grade 11 student at Bridgetown Regional Community School. Caelin was a guest speaker at this week’s Education Week Awards and did an AMAZING job sharing his experiences at BRCS and what “meeting students where they are” means to him. WOW! Thanks Caelin!

Had the pleasure to attend an Lunch & Learn & an inspiring afternoon hearing first voice from students in the AVRCE SSW program. Focus on Black Antiracism Educ and what us adults need to know. Very necessary & important conversation. Thks to the students for sharing with courage

Valuable work as our Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education team collaborated, shared, observed, discussed, & learned together with other RCEs and CSAP at #TimeToThrive_NS. Grounded in our Inclusive Education Policy, laser focus on ensuring strong practices are in place to ensure we are reaching ALL students

What a great Lieutenant Governor’s Awards Ceremony where deserving grade 11 students from Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education, Tri-County Regional Centre for Education, South Shore Regional Centre for Education, and Halifax Regional Centre for Education were presented with medals in recognition of their leadership qualities, service to school & community, and academic standing. Congrats to all!

Had a great visit at Glooscap Elementary School today. Impressed with the guided tour I received. Had to step in for Landon while he was co-leading the tour … boy, grade 5 math is tough! Thanks to Principal Guy, the staff, & students for such a warm welcome! Can’t wait for the new amphitheater!

Congratulations to the graduates of the ELCNS Instructional Leadership Academy. Three years of hard work as lead to this day. Shout out to the well-deserving Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education grads … Jodi, Raeanne, Nancy, Karen, Krista-Lynn, Jill, and Jodye. Congrats and well done!

What a BEAUTIFUL Day as I joined friends, family, and the entire AWEC Wolfpack community to celebrate the accomplishments of their 2022 graduates. Pride was absolutely in the air tonight in Annapolis Royal. Congratulations to the graduates of AWEC and across the Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education

Today I attended a professional development session for our AVRCE cafeteria workers. A dedicated group who ensure our students have access to healthy food each and every day. Thanks for your expertise and hard work - you make a difference in the lives of our Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education students.

Three years ago this month I tweeted a picture (left) of power crews who came to the Valley to help restore power after Dorian. Yesterday was a déjà vu moment - Quebec crews (right) are here to help after Fiona - parked in almost the exact same spot. Thanks for being here!

UPDATE: Power has been restored at Horton High School. All AVRCE schools & worksites, including Horton High School, will be open tomorrow, Monday, September, 26, 2022.

Exciting day at Mount Saint Vincent University as our Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education Team met with many BEd students from Acadia University School of Education, CBU, USainteAnne, StFX University. Fantastic students who will make great teachers. Our team did a great job highlighting all the great reasons to come to the Valley!

AVRCE senior leadership, HR staff, and I were pleased to welcome NSGEU provincial and NSGEU Local 73 leaders as we signed our new collective agreement. Many thanks to our AVRCE team and to our NSGEU colleagues as we continue to work together for students!

What a fantastic night in Windsor as students were recognized at the 26th annual Annapolis Valley Regional Science Fair. Great work by the students as they showcased their science talents. Congrats to all the winners and thanks to all who made this awesome event possible!

The Milk Sport Fair is currently happening at West Hants Sports Complex. Many AVRCE students in grades 3-8 participating. It is a fully-interactive sporting event and an excellent opportunity for students to get active and learn about the many sport options available in NS.

It was a pleasure to meet families, staff and school community members last night at CKRHS for our 1st Working Together for Students Community Conversation. Thank you for joining the conversation about AVRCE and sharing your feedback. Our next session is tonight at AVHS, 6:30 pm.

A pleasure having ChrisBoulter visit Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education schools today. Proud to highlight the excellent leadership and strong teaching being done by our talented and dedicated staff.

Had our first AVRCE Administrators Meeting of the 2024-25 school year yesterday. Pleased to have Minister Druhan join principals, vice-principals, & regional leaders as we prepare for the upcoming school year. Room was full of enthusiasm - can’t wait to see students on Sept 5th!