School classes are now complete for all elementary and high school students. Thank you for a challenging, yet learning-filled year. Have a safe and restful summer and see you on September 3, the start of the 2024-25 school year!
June is Gender & Sexual Diversity Pride Month, when 2SLGBTQIAP+ communities & allies come together to celebrate acceptance, human rights & diversity. Regina Public Schools demonstrates our Shared Values including belonging & respect. Read more:
Regina Public Schools is saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Greg Enion, former Director of Education and long-time employee. Our sincerest condolences to his family and to all who knew him. He was an exceptional educator, leader and friend to many.
Regina Public Schools will be requiring all Grades 4 to 12 students to wear non-medical masks while at school & recommending that all kindergarten to Grade 3 students wear non-medical masks while at school. In both cases, this will apply when physical distancing is not possible.
Proof of vaccination status or recent evidence of a negative COVID-19 test will soon be required for all adults at all Regina Public schools and facilities. See details here:
Effective Tuesday, September 7, 2021, Regina Public Schools will be requiring mask use in all its high schools. This means that masks will need to be worn by all employees, students & visitors at all Regina Public schools and division buildings. Read more:
We've completed an important project that will contribute to the health and safety of all students and employees in all public schools. All Regina Public Schools facilities now have enhanced, new air filtration systems.
Director of Education
@GregEnion
shared a letter with school families and employees this morning. The letter outlines Regina Public Schools' return to school plan. Read the letter here:
This extra special note came in the mail today. Thank you/Merci on behalf of all Regina Public Schools employees. We hear and see our school families and appreciate your ongoing support.
Regina Public Schools, in consultation and with the support of Regina Medical Health Officers is announcing that it is moving to Level 4, temporary remote learning. Parents will receive more information on March 22. See full details and dates here:
The first day of anything new can be a challenge. We are all trying something new and that’s how the learning begins. Students, parents and caregivers, expect to hear from your teachers this week. We look forward to hearing from you!
It is pause week. We are thinking of students, families and all Regina Public employees. Please stay home, if you can, & perfect your social distancing skills. We promise to share information with you as soon as we have it.
Temporary remote learning begins effective December 14, 2020. All Pre-K to Grade 12 students in all schools will move from in-class learning to remote learning and will return to in-class learning on January 11, 2021. Details here:
Thank you to all our school families & students for their patience & understanding. To our staff, thanks for the work you do & continue to do during school days, on evenings & on weekends to promote safe learning until we can achieve normal again for all our students’ futures.
Grade 12s! We're in a partnership with Regina Exhibition Assoc. Ltd. to tentatively host grad ceremonies at Mosaic Stadium. This is pending a government guideline review & larger outdoor ceremonies being deemed safe. Read more here:
Campbell Collegiate is proud to announce that Aarsh Shah has received a $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship to study engineering at the University of Calgary in the fall. Read more:
And now for something completely different. Feb 8 to 12 is Staff Appreciation Week. The strangest of school years brings out the best in everyone! Please help us recognize all education employees' dedication to their students, to their work & to each others' health and safety.
Thank you to all our school families and to all our school and division employees for being patient and for working with us as we strive to keep our classrooms as safe as we can and everyone informed as quickly as possible. Learning takes a team!
Regina Public Schools extends its deepest condolences to all those forever changed by the tragic accident on Friday. You are in our hearts.
#HumboltBroncos
So this just happened. “Some Guy Who Works In A School”had boxes of treats delivered to public school division office with a very kind note. Thank you to all our colleagues in schools & offices. Special thanks to Some Guy who added an extra special treat to this Friday.
#kindness
Regina Public Schools extends its deepest condolences to the family of Life Speaker Noel Starblanket. His Guidance and hands-on work with our students and staff will forever be remembered.
Important Black Lives Matter demonstration happening right now at the Saskatchewan Legislature on Treaty 4 Land and Homeland of the Métis. The welcome and the unity against racism felt is palpable.
Regina Public Schools is now registered to participate in this year's Queen City Pride Parade on Saturday, June 11th! The parade will start at noon at 13th and Broad and go to the SK Legislative Building. Everyone welcome! Show your Pride!
@QueenCityPride
We're committed to ensuring that schools & workplaces are inclusive & protected environments where 2SLGBTQIA+ staff, students, families & allies feel included, protected & respected. Regina Public Schools’ Pride Day will take place Fri., June 4. Read more:
Superannuating Director of Education
@GregEnion
was honoured at a staff reception and presented with a star blanket and an Honour Song by
@jeffcappo
and
@ven2024
“Since September. In each school division. In each city. Enough to fill four new schools: Saskatoon Catholic (804 new students), Saskatoon Public (349), Regina Catholic (415) and Regina Public (563). That’s 2,131 new students….This is a problem.”

Effective Monday, November 9, 2020, all Regina Public Schools students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 will be required to wear a non-medical mask in school and on school buses. Read more here: & here:
Your public school division has been very quiet today! We're waiting to get more information, to apply it & to share with parents, students, & employees. We appreciate your patience, this is a new experience for all of us! Be kind to each other, wash your hands, stay well!
One of our teachers wrote this on their social media. It is shared with their permission. It resonates in this time of action and reflection. No hashtags necessary. It is time to listen.
Every Regina Public school has now hoisted the Treaty 4 Flag and recognized that all schools are on Treaty 4 territory and that we are all Treaty people.
"I hope that kids know and people know that you can be and do anything if you're gay or if you're trans or no matter what your diversity is, you can. You can be the principal of the school one day,"
@KrystalMcPher
@HeidiAtter
February 8 to 12 is Staff Appreciation Week at Regina Public Schools. What a school year it has been! We look forward to recognizing all employees' dedication to their students, to their work and to public education in Regina.
All Regina Public Schools classes are now complete. We are so proud of our students for getting through an unimaginably complicated year of learning. You did it! Thank you, also to our employees; you kept the learning going despite all odds. You're awesome. Have a restful break.
What can we say? Schools are now closed. Thank you to all our school-based staff who worked so tirelessly to try to make this indefinite transition a little more bearable for students & families. Please keep checking our website for updates. Stay well & be kind to each other!
School staffs are soon heading home to their loved ones in preparation for the holidays. Thank you for all you do on behalf of students and all school families. Have a restful, safe and rejuvenating holiday season!
Jan 4 is the first National Ribbon Skirt Day, declared by parliament after being inspired by Isabella Kulak, (Cote First Nation in Sk.). The skirts represent strength, pride & identity for those who wear them & are an important part of Indigenous culture.
Wishing all of our school families a healthy and safe New Year! Please remember, all students recommence remote learning on January 4, 2021. We look forward to seeing students back in classrooms on January 11th. See you then!
The falling snow heralds the end of the break in this most complicated of years. Remote learning begins April 12 for all students. Teachers & school staffs have prepared lesson plans, on & offline activities, & continued learning opportunities. Let's fill tomorrow with discovery!
We are now providing remote learning for the 2020-21 school year. eSchool – Regina Public Schools Online Learning is for students who require an alternative way of learning outside of a school classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full details here.
Every June is Pride Month. Regina Public Schools Pride Day is on June 10th and we are honoured to be participating in the
@QueenCityPride
parade this year. Watch for our school bus! Also, look out for tweets and messaging from our schools about how they will be participating.
Please watch our website and social media channels on Monday morning, August 23rd, for details about how we are planning to minimize risk for students’ and employees’ return to school on September 1st.
To everyone sending links, tagging us & expressing your thoughts: THANK YOU.
Your tweets are read & considered. Your earnestness, respectful discourse & diversity of opinion demonstrates what makes public education great. More info about the safe return to school coming soon.
All schools will be open for in-class learning on Monday, January 11, 2021. We look forward to seeing students. Please look forward and all around for students, too. Slow to 30 km/h in all
#yqr
school zones!
@reginapolice
@SGItweets
@RCSD_No81
Director of Education
@GregEnion
has posted a new letter for all school families. Included is a letter from the Saskatchewan Education Response Planning Team. We invite you to have a read. More information is coming soon!
Regina Public Schools is working with
@ReginaOpenDoor
to ensure school families who speak languages in addition to English can read important documents. More content will be added as languages are translated.
September 30, 2021 will be Orange Shirt Day at Regina Public Schools. Students will be in school on that day. Read more about the federally proclaimed National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which is on the same day: .
WATCH: “No more cuts," thousands of teachers and students rallied in Regina for increased education funding and decreased cuts. Our
@Troy__Charles
has more from the steps of the legislative building.
READ:
"Over the past few days, our everyday routines of school, work & learning have been first disrupted & now cancelled. As parents, we too have had many of the feelings of uncertainty & concern." Read the letter to parents & students from Director
@GregEnion
Welcome back to all Regina Public Schools staff. We can already feel your energy, your enthusiasm and your commitment to our students' learning and to each other! Take time for yourselves, when you can and stay safe. You've got this!
Congratulations to SSHF inductee Ted Jaleta on receiving the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal today for his contributions to Sport! This honour is richly deserved.
Today is Pink Day. It started after two Nova Scotia boys chose to stand up to bullying against a peer rather than stand by & watch it happen. Pink Day fosters an environment of anti-bullying, inclusion, belonging & respect every day of the year everywhere, not just in schools.
Director of Education,
@GregEnion
shared the following statement relating to the discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of the Kamloops, B.C. Indian Residential School. Our deepest condolences to the B.C. Nation of Tk’emlúps te Secwe’pemc.
Saskatchewan School Divisions are marking Pink Shirt Day on February 15th. Wear your pink or pride shirts! Together we can make a difference in stopping homophobia, transphobia and all forms of bullying.
As a public service announcement, it is Monday. Welcome to the last week of April. We are working as best we can to help students learn from home and we are looking forward to virtual interactions with students and families. Do your best. We are in this together!
Last day of remote learning for students. Have a restful holiday. Please remember to be kind & to observe all the public health rules that can help make 2021 a better year for everyone. Remote learning begins again from Jan 4 to 8, 2021. In-class learning set to resume on Jan 11.
Thanks to parents, students & staff for their continued patience as we plan for the return to school. We have a draft plan & are working to finalize it. We have some preliminary details we can share, but more complete information will be coming in August.
That's it! Congratulations to all our students, parents & community partners for making 2018-19 a memorable school year. Thanks to our teachers and school staff who have one day more before the break. Have a safe & restful summer, see you back at school on Tuesday, September 3rd.
It was a lovely evening for the Shared Values Recognition reception held outdoors this year at
@campbelltartans
. Congratulations to all the honourees. Read more about them here.
October 5th is World Teachers' Day 2021 highlighting the theme: "Teachers at the Heart of Education Recovery" to recognize teachers for their tireless efforts to keep teaching even during hardships.
Thank you to teachers for everything they do!
More:
Teachers! You made it through the first Monday of October in 2020. That, in and of itself, is reason to celebrate. Thank you for what you do every day!
@RPSTA
#WorldTeachersDay
Today is Provincial Election day. If you are voting in a school, please wear a mask. Our staff wear them to keep themselves & students safe. We would appreciate if voters would also wear masks when they are in schools, too. Thanks! Please vote today, if you haven't already!
Artist Kevin L. Pee-ace completes 48-foot mural. "Enlightenment" not only includes various types of teaching & learning; it also represents different races, ages, genders, sexual orientations, abilities & stages of life. More about the artist & the work:
To everyone sending links, tagging us & expressing your thoughts: THANK YOU.
Your tweets are read & considered. Your earnestness, respectful discourse & diversity of opinion demonstrates what makes public education great. More info about the safe return to school coming soon.
Honouring Orange Shirt Day on Sept 30, 2020 recognizes our commitment to reconciliation, anti-racism, Treaty education & anti-bullying. Regina Public Schools' Elders talked about the significance of Orange Shirt Day several years ago. Their words resonate.
A number of staff, students and their families in Regina Public Schools celebrate Ramadan every year during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. This year, Ramadan started on April 2nd and will conclude on May 1st or 2nd with a three-day Eid celebration, a Muslim holiday.
Nov 11 is
#RemembranceDay2020
Schools will be closed to mark this day. All our families & friends are encouraged to observe a moment of silence on that day to honour the sacrifice of those who served & those who fought & fell & the courage of those who still serve.
#lestweforget
May 17 is the Intl Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia. This day affirms the right of all members of 2SLGBTQIAP+ communities to live freely as themselves at school, at work, in broader society & at home. Together Always: United in Diversity
Having to socially isolate can be stressful, especially for students and families. But through windows can be seen, when we take the time to look, how awesome our world can truly be.
Did you know that COVID-19 can remain of some surfaces for several days? Please stay safe. Keep off all playground equipment until further notice. Let’s all stay healthy! Read more:
This weekend, you may have read that Canada’s Terry Fox monument was defaced.
While every news organization is focusing on the culprits, we want to do something different.
We want to tell you about Terry – and why he’s a hero.
A thread 🧵
Spring Break is just ahead.
Teachers won't be contacting students or expecting assignments from April 10 to until April 20th.
Offices continue to be closed to the public, but will have limited staffing to answer email and telephone messages. Together, we will get better!
Transgender Awareness Week is observed nationally and internationally every year from Nov 13 - 19, leading up to the Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov 20— a day to memorialize victims of transphobic violence. Learn more:
A pandemic is a very stressful event for students, parents & school staff. It’s normal to feel stress and anxiety. This is absolutely the time to lean on each other. Even if we can’t be close physically, we need to stay close emotionally.
#MentalHealthWeek
#GetReal
#TogetherApart
March 21st is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to focus on respect, equality and diversity.
It’s a day observed all around the world to focus attention on the problems of racism and the need to promote racial harmony.