A Glimpse into the Newest High School in 50 Years (English Programming) Situated in the Bison Run Community

Welcome to Pembina Trails Collegiate (PTC)! We have achieved so much in such a short period of time since opening in 2023 and hosting our first graduation in 2025. We continue to grow and flourish, and this will continue as we open a start- of- the-art Technical Vocational Education (TVE) wing in September 2026. This will allow us to offer courses in Welding, Machining, Culinary and Pastry Arts as well as expanding our Human Ecology and Pre-Engineering courses. PTC is an innovative high school spanning 117,000 square feet, designed around a large two-storey design with an open area student commons and a library learning commons that opens onto an exterior landscaped courtyard.

Our motto is “Creating Innovative Pathways” for every student. We provide diverse programming for all students, including PTEC (Pembina Trails EarlyCollege), TVE (Technical Vocational Education), AP Capstone, and other advanced placement courses. Our teaching and learning pedagogy is built upon Michael Fullan's theory of Deep Learning. We have adopted a whole-child approach to teaching and learning through the lens of the Circle of Courage and the six global competencies (critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, citizenship, and connection to self), as outlined in the new Manitoba Education K-12 plan. These are the skills we want every student at PTC to graduate with. This model, along with our new interdisciplinary teaching methods, helps us deliver our school motto for all students. We have designed the school to reflect this

model, bringing it alive for students and staff daily. As you walk into the building, you will see words that capture our school model, along with “welcome” in multiple languages. We have changed the way we name spaces; we talk about space instead of rooms to describe how these areas are designed flexibly to support new ways of learning. A learning zone demonstrates the different levels of challenge we face when learning something new, while a studio is a place for the study of an art (such as dancing, singing, or acting). As a community of learners with diverse understandings of the world, we acknowledge and respect a variety of perspectives, building mutual understanding without perpetuating the dominance of one over another. Educational researcher Marie Battiste states, “Knowledge is not a commodity that can be possessed or controlled but is a living process to be absorbed and understood.”

We are building our identity together as we grow as a community of staff and students. During our time together, we have created an identity of being the “Trailhawks,” which reflects what is important to us. Hawks represent intelligence, vision, change, clarity, and the pursuit of goals and dreams. They are graceful yet powerful beings. The “Trail” represents students’ individual pathways that PTC staff will foster and help develop so they can thrive. The art installation created by Dee Barsy was chosen to represent this educational evolution, and we are incredibly proud to display it as soon as you walk through the doors.

We welcome you to the Pembina Trails Collegiate community.

In gratitude and partnership,

JACQUI KROEKER, LINDA EDEN & DAVID GAMBLE (YOUR ADMIN TEAM)