Peace River School Division students continue to be active in new ways.
Every year, the Division invites students from upper elementary grades to senior high to meet with the superintendent and board to talk about what is important to them in education, states a posting on the PRSD website Nov. 13.
Over the next several weeks, PRSD will share some of issues highlighted and some ways PRSD is responding the topics of discussion.
Student-interest groups is first up. The topic was brought up by the high school group. Students voiced a desire for more ways to engage with their classmates and teachers outside of regular classes and athletics.
Students suggested they want the ability to create more clubs that represent students’ diverse interests.
PRSD certainly encourages more clubs be developed for students’ special interests and encourages students to reach out to their principals for ideas how to start a special-interest group at their school.
Currently, PRSD schools offer students the opportunity to participate in travel clubs, drama clubs, leadership opportunities such as Rotary Club leadership camps and student parliament, participating in Science Olympics and more.
To highlight one school one school, Paul Rowe Junior-Senior High School in Manning has a robust list of student interest groups that include LGBTQS@+, a newspaper club, Allies Club, Dungeon and Dragons club, a travel club, intramurals and student parliament.
In a survey of PRSD school principals, most principals indicated students need only ask if they are interested in starting a club that doesn’t already exist at their school.
PRSD central operations staff can support individual schools by promoting their clubs and activities, which may in turn inspire other schools to create similar clubs and activities.