Education Minister Gordon Wyant has proclaimed this week Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week in Saskatchewan.  He says it’s a chance to recognize the many teachers and staff from bus drivers to education assistants to caretakers who embody this year’s theme of Bringing Learning to Life in supporting more than 190 thousand Prekindergarten to grade 12 students across the province.

The week is organized by the Saskatchewan Association of School Councils and their Director Joy Bastness says they appreciate the skills and creativity that teachers and staff have in bringing learning to life for students, learning that is engaging and relevant to students and meaningful in their personal lives enabling them to apply and retain knowledge that goes beyond the classroom into the wider community.  She adds these real world experiences enrich student learning and they become lifelong learners equipped for life.