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2024-2025 Registration is now OPEN!

Posted on: Mar 14 2024

Our 2024-2025 Registration is now open! Do you have a Preschool, Kindergarten or Grade 1 student? Here's how to register: Visit https://montrose.gppsd.ab.ca/registration. Find step-by-step instructions…

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Families with children in K-7: Confirm your child…

Posted on: May 6 2024

As we prepare for another exciting school year at Grande Prairie Public School Division, we are reaching out to ensure every student is set up for success from day one. If your child is attending one…

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Mental Health Week | May 6-8, 2024

Posted on: May 6 2024

Every year, the Canadian Mental Health Association dedicates a week in May to raise awareness of mental health issues. This year, Mental Health Week will run May 6-10, focusing on the healing power of…

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Music Awards: 2024 The Grande Prairie and District…

Posted on: May 3 2024

Over the past two weeks, GPPSD elementary, junior high and high school music students and their teachers have given award-winning performances at the 2024 Grande Prairie and District Rotary Music Festival.…

Help Fill 1,500 Backpacks for September 2024: United…

Posted on: Apr 24 2024

Did you know many students in our city live below the poverty line and need help affording the necessary tools to start a successful school year? The United Way Alberta Northwest aims to remove this…

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Theme day! "Anything but a backpack"

Posted on: Apr 22 2024

On Friday April 26th, leave your backpack at home and come up with a creative way to carry your things around school for the day! 

Speech & Language Screening for Developmentally Delayed…

Posted on: Apr 8 2024

Parents and guardians, we are offering free speech and language screenings for children born in 2020 or 2021 who may benefit from early intervention in a supportive GPPSD Program Unit Funded (PUF) Pre-Kindergarten…

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Choosing Kindness: A Commitment on Pink Shirt Day

Posted on: Feb 27 2024

February 28, 2024, marks Pink Shirt Day, an initiative that originated in 2007 when a Nova Scotia student faced bullying for wearing a pink shirt. Today, it is globally recognized for its commitment to…

Celebrating GPPSD Employee Appreciation Week: February…

Posted on: Feb 20 2024

At the heart of the Grande Prairie Public School Division's success are our outstanding employees, who are our greatest strength. In recognition of their invaluable contributions, we are celebrating each…

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Curriculum Corner: January 2024

Posted on: Jan 25 2024

Curriculum Corner publications and feature issues provide updates on GPPSD strategies for curriculum implementation to ensure our continued commitment to 'every student succeeds.' In this issue, you will…