Introduction to Pembina Trails School Division
Pembina Trails School Division belongs to Manitoba Bureau of Education. It is located in Southwestern Winnipeg, the capital of Manitoba, which neighbors with Minnesota, just a 96-kilometers distance. The School Division has the highest-qualified primary school, junior high school and high school, However, the School Division is so peaceful, easily accessible and adjacent to University of Manitoba and The University of Winnipeg that it is a real college district.
There are 33 schools in the Pembina Trails School Division providing service for students in Grade Kindergarten to Grade 12. All 33 schools can accept international students. These public schools are given by triple support: federal, province and city, so the schools have advanced teaching facilities and high-qualified teachers and then allocation of teachers, training and offering and polishing of courses are supervised and inspected by the three parts.
Pembina Trails School Division has four high schools, all of which offer courses, including English, French, Mathematics, Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Electricity and Canadian Geology), Social Science, Business, Computer, Canadian History, Leadership, Life/work Building and Practice. Students may select courses according to the requirements that schools give and their own abilities and interests. In addition, if student who has special talent and learning excellence, he/she may take Advanced Placement (AP) Courses, admitted by Canadian and American universities. Among these high schools, Vincent Massey Collegiate was elected as a proud UNESCO school in 2002 Pembina Trails School Division takes great pride in its IT facilities and they are proud to own the fastest and most powerful fiber optic network of all the schools in Canada. Schools in this division offer automatic libraries and computer labs. Students and their parents may check course content, session scheduling and assignments by the e-mails that school gives. Extracurricular activities, including sports team, orchestra, drama, dance and social club, give students a chance to get accustomed to school life. Thus, schools encourage students to take part in activities on the basis of interests.