Division News

Board Highlights – November 27, 2019:  Celebrating Success, New High School, Warburg Hutterite Grad, Student Excursion, 2018-19 Audited Financial Statements, 2019-20 Budget, Custodian Ratification, Locally Developed Courses, Land Acknowledgement Statement, West End School Programming Review, Policy Development, Community Engagement/Advocacy, Electoral Boundary Review, Board Planning Session, ASCA Online Engagement, Remembrance Day, ATA Induction, School Visits

Black Gold School Division has graciously accepted 30 computers recently donated by AltaGas, a North American energy infrastructure company, with a location in the City of Leduc.  The donation will help to encourage creative and innovative learning, through the use of technology in education, helping to prepare students for the world beyond the classroom. The… Read more »

Black Gold School Division recently received a generous donation to six of its school’s breakfast programs.  The donation, which was rolled out in November, was provided by Cargill, a food and agricultural company, with a location in the Calmar area.  The company had conducted a “Cereals Drive” of breakfast cereals and collected more than 200 boxes,… Read more »

Black Gold Families, You have, no doubt, been wondering how Black Gold School Division will be reacting to the Government’s October budget announcement. Earlier this year, central administration began to prepare for what we were told to expect would be a “budget of austerity”. Those steps included reducing: custodial hours; facilities and technology staff; professional… Read more »

Many schools in Black Gold School Division are focusing on improving the social emotional wellness of their students.  Learning self awareness and self management is often the first goal in working to improve social emotional wellness. When students learn about their emotions and about regulation, they start to understand their feelings and why they get upset. They also learn… Read more »