The Honourable Krista Lynn Howell, Minister of Education, today announced the recipients of this year’s Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools Special Initiatives Grants.
To help establish safe and inclusive learning environments for all students, the Provincial Government is providing $12,500 for these grants, shared among 26 public schools this year. The Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools Special Initiatives Grants aims to support specific initiatives in schools that are student focused. Schools are recognized for their efforts in achieving safe, caring and inclusive learning environments, promoting positive school climates, and sustaining safe and inclusive communities that celebrates equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility.
A list of award recipients for 2023 is available in the backgrounder below.
The Department of Education is committed to building an educational community in Newfoundland and Labrador that fosters safe, caring, inclusive and healthy learning environments for all students and staff in the K-12 public education system.
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“Our schools strive to provide safe, inclusive and caring environments for students and promote positive learning spaces for them. Congratulations to this year’s recipients. I look forward to hearing about the progress of the initiatives that you are about to embark on in your schools.”
Honourable Krista Lynn Howell
Minister of Education
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BACKGROUNDER
Safe, Caring and Inclusive Schools
Special Initiatives Grants
Recipients 2023-24
| School | Community | Project Title |
| École des Grands-Vents | St. John’s | Salle de bien-être socio-émotionnel, inclusive et sécuritaire |
| A.P Low Primary
|
Labrador City | Social and Emotional Learning: Calming Kits |
| St. Lewis Academy
|
St. Lewis | Drumming Towards Inclusion |
| Jakeman All Grade
|
Trout River | Shining Students |
| Gros Morne Academy
|
Rocky Harbour | Live Different |
| Elwood High School
|
Deer Lake | Calm Room |
| Main River Academy
|
Pollard’s Point | Comfort In Learning |
| Indian River High School
|
Springdale | School Positivity through Affirmations |
| Sprucewood Academy
|
Grand Falls-Windsor | La Diversité: Bringing Diversity in French to Sprucewood Academy |
| Exploits Valley High
|
Grand Falls-Windsor | Student Help Line |
| Lewisporte Intermediate
|
Lewisporte | Wellness Room |
| Conrad Fitzgerald Academy
|
English Harbour West | Stitched Together |
| Gander Elementary
|
Gander | Wellness Room Expansion |
| Holy Cross School
|
Eastport | Wellness Wednesdays |
| Acreman Elementary
|
Green’s Harbour/Dildo | Play and Learn Project |
| Persalvic Elementary
|
Victoria | Celebration Corner |
| Cabot Academy
|
Western Bay | Growing Our Minds at Cabot |
| All Hallows Elementary
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North River | All Hallows Healthy Minds |
| Holy Cross Elementary
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Holyrood | Creating Mindfulness through Safe and Inclusive Co-Curricular Learning |
| Queen Elizabeth Regional High
|
Foxtrap | Comfort Corner |
| Paradise Intermediate
|
Paradise | Intergenerational Learning at PI |
| Octagon Pond Elementary
|
Paradise | Sarge’s Squad (Student Leadership) |
| St. Augustine’s Elementary
|
Wabana, Bell Island | Empowerment Walkway |
| St. Teresa’s School
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St. John’s | Collaboration Quilt |
| Macdonald Drive Junior High
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St. John’s | Coming Together |
| St. Kevin’s High School
|
Goulds | Diversity in the LRC |