Education
Registration starts today – it’s time to register your child for Kindergarten!
Registration starts today for 2019-2020 Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
Time: 8:00 am
Parents/guardians can fill out the application form at any time, and submit it beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 14, 2019.
Information on Pre-Kindergarten can be found here while Kindergarten information can be accessed here.
Kindergarten….it is an amazing step for children where they begin the next chapter of learning and growing…
Red Deer Public Schools offers fantastic Kindergarten programming to help ensure that kids have a great start to the next 13 years of school and to make sure kids come to school ready to learn.
Kindergarten also marks a big decision for parents, and some parents may experience mixed emotions, but in Red Deer Public Schools, Kindergarten is a happy and safe environment where children can thrive.
Registration for Kindergarten begins January 14th and parents are encouraged to register early online or in person at any elementary school.
Red Deer Public Schools offers full day and half day programs in English, French and Spanish.
“Our programs focus on the whole child with a strong emphasis on literacy and numeracy development,” said Susan Parkins, Early Learning Coordinator with Red Deer Public Schools. “The children learn independence skills, how to get along with one another and they get to explore their own way to learn. We have wonderful teachers. We love children, we love learning and we love diversity.”
Walking into a Kindergarten classroom, kids can be seen playing and discovering new things. They are playing with purpose – which is the way children learn best.
“The importance of Kindergarten is to bring these little learners in and teach them to be independent learners,” said Amber Cooke, Kindergarten teacher with Red Deer Public Schools. “Everything we do is hands on and that is how kids learn. They learn through doing and they learn through exploring.”
Alvaro Piña, a parent of a Kindergarten student in Red Deer Public Schools, said a Kindergarten classroom is a positive environment.
“There is lots of energy and willingness to learn. They want to observe and they’re always ready for something new,” he said.
For more information, or to register for Kindergarten, please visit http://www.rdpsd.ab.ca/Kindergarten.php.
GET YOUR 50/50 TICKETSTODAY!!!! Winner could take home up to $25,000!!!
The Foundation for Red Deer Public Schools supports programs that have a significant impact on the LIFE CHANCES of students across the Division. By purchasing a ticket to support our 50/50 cash lottery you are giving students opportunities to have better life chances.
From giving kids a Bright Start to school to reconnecting with students so they graduate and cross the Finish Line, the Foundation helps students who face challenges in school and makes things better. We motivate struggling students and inspire them to read and write through Reading College. For students who come to school without basic needs, we give them that needed Step Up.
With the support from the Foundations 50/50 Life Chances Raffle, you are providing a student with opportunities that will improve their life. They can’t always control the situations they’re in but with your help students will continue to have these chances.
Don’t miss your chance, CLICK HERE to buy your tickets today – Draw will be held on October 5! Good luck!
NOTE: This raffle is open to all community members in Alberta and over the age of 18.
Palate: A Taste of Local is an elegant tasting experience, featuring 35 food and beverage vendors from across central Alberta. This award-winning event will take place on October 19. Do you have your tickets yet? Your ticket includes everything you need for a full tasting experience, with no hidden costs. Consider treating your team, your clients, or your friends and family to a night out while supporting our local business community, RDP Alumni Relations and RDP students at this year’s kick-off to Homecoming – Palate: A Taste of Local!
Get your tickets now! Please note, this event is 18+.
This signature event, presented by the Red Deer Polytechnic Alumni Association (RDPAA), provides an elevated tasting experience, with a focus on local food producers, craft breweries and distilleries and restaurateurs. At Palate, we celebrate the amazing vendors and alumni businesses that call Central Alberta home. If you’re interested in seeing your name on this event, sponsorship opportunities are still available, with more information here.
Check out everything happening Homecoming Weekend at RDP
Palate: A Taste of Local
Thursday, October 19, 2023
Cenovus Energy Learning Common | Red Deer Polytechnic
Palate: A Taste of Local is an elegant tasting event that builds on the well-established reputation of the Fine Wine and Food Tasting Festival. We’ve combined the elegant experience you have enjoyed in the past with new elements we know you are going to love. This redesigned special event recently received national recognition, earning a silver medal in the annual Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education Prix d’Excellence!
Your ticket is all-inclusive, providing access to all of the items available from every vendor attending the Palate. There are no extra costs – the only thing you have to worry about, is how you will be able to sample everything.
Begin your evening with a champagne toast as you enter the event space. Palate vendors will offer a variety of food items, including sweet, savoury and international dishes, as well as small batch spirits, craft beer and soda, hand-crafted cocktails and mocktails, and other beverages.
Guests will immerse themselves in central Alberta’s local food and beverage culture, meeting the makers, owners and mixologists that bring these flavours to life while networking with other alumni and guests.
2023 Vendors
| Blindman Brewing
Bo’s Bar & Stage Caballo Blanco Café Millennium The Curvy Bottle Cilantro & Chive C Zone Coffee Dark Woods Brewing and Coffee Roasting Delidais Estate Winery (DNA Gardens) Field and Forge Gastro Pub Hash & Forno The Hideout |
Jumble Eats
May Cakes Memphis Blues Barbeque House Moxies Occam’s Razor One Eleven Grill Oodles of Chocolates Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse Pupuseria Cristy Red Deer Resort and Casino Red Deer Polytechnic Cook Apprentice Program |
Red Hart Brewing
Riverbend Golf & Recreation Sawback Brewing Share-a-tea Silver Devil Snake Lake Brewing Solarzano Spa Café & Wine Bar State & Main Sunterra Stems Flowers & Café Troubled Monk Wild Brewing |
Showcasing 30+ central Alberta Vendors
Are you interested in being a part of Palate?
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Showcase your business with a cash or gift-in-kind sponsorship, beginning at $500.
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RDP Alumni Association
Our signature fundraising event, Palate, empowers us to make a difference.
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Looking for Additional Information?
Are you ready? Palate: A Taste of Local is on October 19, 2023. Tickets are on sale now. Your ticket includes a champagne welcome and the opportunity to sample all of the food and beverages offered. Tickets are $75, including taxes and fees. Get yours.
We heard great feedback from guests of Palate last year, and we can’t wait to tell you what’s new for this year! Check out some of our favourite photos from last year’s event to relive the magic!
Palate: A Taste of Local is the signature event that kicks off Homecoming at Red Deer Polytechnic. Homecoming activities include many ways to connect with your alumni community, local leaders, RDP staff and faculty, and current students.
Thank you to our Palate: A Taste of Local 2023 Sponsors
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