{"id":4559,"date":"2021-04-30T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T17:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/?page_id=4559"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:53:35","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4559\" class=\"elementor elementor-4559\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5572a27e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5572a27e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67b3be26\" data-id=\"67b3be26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ae4f3a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ae4f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/aes-outside.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Assiniboia Elementary School\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6IjQ1MjkiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2Nob29scy5wcmFpcmllc291dGguY2FcL3NpdGVzXC9hc3Npbmlib2lhZWxlbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzVcLzIwMjFcLzA0XC9hZXMtb3V0c2lkZS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/aes-outside-1024x256.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4529\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/aes-outside-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/aes-outside-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/aes-outside-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/04\/aes-outside.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-650ba5eb\" data-id=\"650ba5eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24c39298 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24c39298\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Assiniboia Elementary School<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519fbf56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"519fbf56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>AES is proud to be the only true middle school in all of Prairie South.\u00a0 Our 5-8 school has 174 students, 10 teaching staff, 7 support staff, and 2 custodians. We offer many extra-curricular programs for our students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-636f3c41 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"636f3c41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64b89f38\" data-id=\"64b89f38\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb09701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb09701\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extra-Curricular Programs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a4604c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6a4604c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b7a11e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b7a11e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Assiniboia Elementary offers many extra-curricular programs, and we pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive and safe environment for all. We are the JETS!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3aedfea0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3aedfea0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/extra-curricular\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See all Extra-Curricular<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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href=\"mailto:ruthven.brian@prairiesouth.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Email Brian Ruthven\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post post-8680 staff-contacts type-staff-contacts status-publish hentry staff_contact_category-administrative-staff staff_contact_category-all-staff\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/schools.prairiesouth.ca\/sites\/assiniboiaelem\/wp-content\/themes\/pssd-schools\/images\/no-image-available.png\" alt=\"Deidre Durell\"><\/div>\t\t<h5 class=\"staff-contact-name\">\n\t\tDeidre Durell\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"staff-contact-position\">\n\t\tAdministrative Assistant\t\t<\/h6>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"staff-contact-phone-number\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:1-306-642-5981\" >\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-phone\"><\/i>1-306-642-5981\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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