Welcome to the Northern Spirit Local #6 Website

The teachers of Peace Wapiti School Division #76

You can now find Northern Spirit Local 6 on Facebook!

Dr. Stephen Murgatroyd will be in Grande Prairie on January 28th to speak to parents about Real Learning First at 6:30 p.m. at the Stonebridge Hotel. He will also be speaking to teachers during the January 29th district PD Day at PWA.
Our local was very involved in the Stop the Cuts campaign. We sent banners to all of the schools and created postcards that were sent to MLAs! Thanks to everyone who sent their MLA an email and/or letter and to all the schools who hung banners and promoted the campaign.
Northern Spirit wins the 2009 Best Program Public Relations Award of Excellence! Read more...
The Real Learning First action plan will communicate three key messages: (1) teachers are ultimately responsible, both legally and professionally, for evaluating and reporting student progress; (2) the current emphasis on standardized testing programs does little to address the individual needs of students and diverts precious resources away from the classroom; and (3) relying on standardized testing programs to determine school and school system performance misrepresents the work of teachers and schools. Read more...