Education - Institutions
Child and Family Services of Central Manitoba - Chance 2 Learn
Address: 25 3rd Street South East, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 1N1
Phone: 204-857-8751
Website: https://cfscmfoundation.com/chance-2-learn/
Email: Email contact form on their main website under 'Contact Us'.
Services: Chance 2 Learn, provides financial assistance to former and current youth in care of Child & Family with various post-secondary education expenses.
Community Financial Counselling Services (CFCS)
Address: 516-294 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R3C 0B9
Phone: 204-989-1900
Toll free: 1-888-573-2383
Website: https://www.debthelpmanitoba.com/
Contact Form: https://www.debthelpmanitoba.com/contact/
Services offered: Community Financial Counselling Services assists Manitobans with free financial literacy training in the areas of debt, gambling, credit and budgeting. They also offer free tax clinics and debt management programming.
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Hope Arising Employment Training Center
Address: 1526 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 0N5
Phone: 204-239-5492
Website: https://www.facebook.com/hopearisingetc/
Email: contact@hopearisingetc.org
Services: Hope Arising's main goal is to work towards poverty reduction and family enhancement. They offer 10 week long employment training classes through the Jobs for Life program to help people find jobs and develop the skills, connections and resources for long term success.
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Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba (LDAM)
Address: 617 Erin Street, Winnipeg, MB, R3G 2W1
Phone: 1-204-774-1821
Website: https://www.ldamanitoba.org/
Contact Form: https://www.ldamanitoba.org/contact
Services: Learning Disabilities Association of Manitoba provides programming, support and advocacy for individuals of all ages who are impacted by learning disabilities and attention deficit disorders. They offer online resources along with in-person and virtual programming designed to assist clients with learning disabilities in achieving their academic and career goals.
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Portage Friendship Centre - Eagles Fire Youth Centre
Address: 350 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 0M3
Phone: 204-856-2192
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-8pm, Saturday, 12pm-8pm
Website: https://www.ptgfc.org/Programs.html
Email: info@ptgfc.org
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Portage Learning & Literacy Centre
Address: 110 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 0M1
Phone: 204-857-6304
Website: https://pllc.ca/
Email: info@pllc.ca
Contact Form: https://pllc.ca/contact/
Services: The Portage Learning and Literacy Centre offers services and assistance for adults and mature students looking to finish their education and receive their high school diploma, newcomer settlement services, employment and job search assistance, money management services and tax assistance, pre-employment essential skills training/work experience and adult literacy programs
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Portage Collegiate Institute (PCI)
Address: 65 3rd Street South, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 2B6
Phone: 204-857-6843
PCS Building: 204-239-5905
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/pci/
Services: Portage Collegiate Institute provides English and basic French education for students for Portage and the surrounding areas grades 9-12 and have a mature student program. Students may take courses covering a wide range of interests, learning information and skills that will serve them well in life, whether they enter the work force directly, or continue with post-secondary education. PCI offers all courses needed for grade 12 graduation and post-secondary requirements along with a wide variety of vocational and extra-curricular activities. To see all courses offered visit the school's website or phone, email or visit the PCI location for more information.
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Portage la Prairie School Division - Student Services
Address: 535 3rd Street North West, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 2C4
Phone: 204-857-8756
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/programs-and-services/studentservices
Email: Director of Student Services: Rochelle Rands: rrands@plpsd.mb.ca
Services: Student Services Department provides specialized clinical services to students throughout the Division as well as generalized supports to administrators, teachers, educational assistants and parents. Supports include: assisting school teams with programming and planning, identifying speech and language difficulties, social/emotional issues, and learning difficulties, providing workshops/consultations/speech programs, working with local agencies and community groups. Specialists include: Strategic Initiative Learning Coordinator, Psychologist, Speech Language Pathologists, Indigenous Academic Achievement Facilitator English as an Additional Language Consultant, Literacy Coaches, Numeracy Coach, Outreach Facilitators, Mental Health Facilitator, Resource Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Addiction Foundation of Manitoba Counselor.
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Red River College - Portage la Prairie Campus
Address: 32 5th Street South East, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 1J2
Phone: 204-856-1914
Website: https://www.rrc.ca/portage/
Contact Form: On RRC's website there is a Contact Us form.
Services: Red River College Portage has a variety of full time, part time and contract training courses and programs to receive a degree, certificate or both. If you want more information on anything available through RRC they offer free virtual or in person information sessions.
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Thrive Learning Centre - CMHA
Address: 102 1st Street North West, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 1Y9
Phone: (204) 239-6590
Website: https://central.cmha.ca/thrive/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThriveLearningCentreOnline/?ref=py_c
Email: info@cmhacentral.ca
Services: Thrive Learning Centre offers free, informative courses, addressing topics related to mental health, physical health, building your best life, finding your voice, increasing skills and connecting to community. Their courses are designed through the lens of professional experience and honoring those with lived experience of mental illness. Thrive Learning Centre believes that through one’s own personal journey, meaning and purpose are created, resulting in rich knowledge. Courses are offered online from their Portage Campus through Zoom.
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Youth for Christ - Campus Life
Address: 60 Tupper Street North, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 1W8
Phone: 204-239-6763
Website: https://www.yfcportage.com/
Email: info@yfcportage.com
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Westpark School
Address: B-2375 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 4A6
Phone: 204-857-3726
Website: https://www.westparkschool.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westparkschool
Email: office@westparkschool.com
Services: Westpark is a private school for junior kindergarten and K-12 English. It is a ministry of Prairie Alliance Church, providing a holistic educational experience focusing on our physical well being and academic excellence within a spiritual framework. The school has a baseball diamond, a greenspace, picnic tables, a play structure, a slide, soccer field, swings and tires. A new student application fee is $40, capital fee $200/family. Student fees for junior kindergarten and kindergarten are $50/student, Grades 1 - 12 $100/student. Tuition Fee Calculation Sheet provided on application form.
Long Plain First Nation - Post Secondary Education
Address: PO Box 430, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 3B7
Phone: 1-204-252-2731
Website: https://lpband.ca/post-secondary/
Email: postsec2@mymts.net
Services: Long Plain Post Secondary Education program helps Long Plain community members further their education by providing educational assistance for educational and career goals, financial assistance, etc. Those seeking Educational Assistance need to fill out an application available under Post Secondary Education on the Long Plain website. Please phone, email, visit their website or their location for more information.
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Long Plain Education and Training
Address: 110-5010 Crescent Road West. Portage la Prairie MB. R1N 0Y7
Phone: 204-857-7474
Fax: 204-239-5233
Email: receptionist@lpetps.ca
Website: lpband.ca/long-plain-employment-training
Services: Long Plain Employment & Training (LPET) serves to provide training to employment services to the members of Long Plain First Nation. LPET aims to assist unemployed or underemployed band members (primarily living on-reserve) gain the necessary skills and/or training that leads to long term employment.
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Accelerated Christian Education Lighthouse Christian Academy
Homeschooling with Accelerated Christian Education.
Address: 105 Anson Street, Southport, MB R0H 1N0
Mailing Address: PO Box 1360, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3N9
Phone: 204-428-5332
Toll Free: 1-800-976-7226
Fax: 204-428-5386
Website: http://www.acecanada.net
Email: info@acecanada.net
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Portage Family Abuse Prevention Centre
Address: PO Box 1541, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3P1
Phone: ​204-239-5233
Fax: 204-239-6710
Toll Free: 1-877-977-0007
Website: http://www.abuseprevention.ca/services/
Email: director@prairieharbourinc.ca
Services: Offer free 24/7, 365-day residential safety and support for women and children domestic and/or family violence; non-residential support services, and follow-up services. Offer Healthy Youth Dating Relationships Workshops to groups. Offering field placements for both college and university programs; providing a learning experience. This is an official student placement site for Red River College, University of Brandon and University of Manitoba.
Eligibility: College or university student looking for student placement work.
Cost: N/A
How to Access: Contact the Executive Director for more information about the programs or services at Box 1541, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3P1
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Portage Friendship Centre - Eagles Fire Youth Centre
Address: 350 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 0M3
Phone: 204-856-2192
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-8pm, Saturday, 12pm-8pm
Website: https://www.ptgfc.org/Programs.html
Email: info@ptgfc.org
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Visions of Independence
Address: 20 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 0L9
Phone: 204-239-6698
Fax: 204-239-6808
Website: www.visionsofindependence.org
Email: iboyse@visionsofindependence.org
Services: Provides residential, day programs, supported independent living supports to individuals with an intellectual disability. Focus is on developing life skills and pre-employment skills within the community. Offers respite services on a case by case basis to some of our supported individuals.
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Portage la Prairie Schools/School Division
**for correspondence with staff members of the Portage School Division via email, the standard format is first name.lastname@plpsd.net
Portage la Prairie School Division - Student Services
Address: 535 3rd Street North West, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 2C4
Phone: 204-857-8756
Website: https://www.plpsd.mb.ca/programs-services/student-services
Email: Director of Student Services: Rochelle Rands: rrands@plpsd.mb.ca
Services: Student Services Department provides specialized clinical services to students throughout the Division as well as generalized supports to administrators, teachers, educational assistants and parents. Supports include: assisting school teams with programming and planning, identifying speech and language difficulties, social/emotional issues, and learning difficulties, providing workshops/consultations/speech programs, working with local agencies and community groups. Specialists include: Strategic Initiative Learning Coordinator, Psychologist, Speech Language Pathologists, Indigenous Academic Achievement Facilitator, English as an Additional Language Consultant, Literacy Coaches, Numeracy Coach, Outreach Facilitators, Mental Health Facilitator, Resource Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Addiction Foundation of Manitoba Counselor.
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École Arthur Meighen School Elementary School
Address: 201 River Road, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3W2
School Division Office: 535 - 3rd Street North West, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N 2C4
Phone: 204-857-3405
Fax: 204-239-5943
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/eams
Services: Grades 5 - 8, English. The school has basketball hoops, picnic tables, a play structure and a slide.
Eligibility: Grades 5 - 8.
Cost: N/A
How to Access: Phone, email or visit the École Arthur Meighen School or the Portage la Prairie School Division Office website or location for more information.
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École Crescentview School Elementary School
Address: 715 Crescent Road East, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 0Y2
School Division Office: 535 - 3rd Street North West, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 2C4
Phone: 204-857-3475
Fax: 204-239-5930
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/cvs
Services: Kindergarten - Grade 4, English, Immersion. The school has baseball diamonds, basketball hoops, benches, a greenspace, a play structure, sand and a slide.
Eligibility: Kindergarten - Grade 4
Cost: N/A
How to Access: Phone, email or visit the École Crescentview School or the Portage la Prairie School Division Office website or location for more information.
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Fort la Reine School Elementary
Address: 36 - 13th Street North West, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 2T5
School Division Office: 535 - 3rd Street North West, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 2C4
Phone: 204-857-7687
Fax: 204-239-5740
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/flr
Services: Kindergarten - Grade 6, English. Main features are a well-equipped gymnasium and music room, a modern computer lab, and computerized library resource centre. The school has basketball hoops, baseball diamonds, a greenspace, a play structure, sand, a slide and soccer field.
Eligibility: Kindergarten - Grade 6
Cost: N/A
How to Access: Phone, email or visit the Fort la Reine School or the Portage la Prairie School Division Office website or location for more information.
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Hutterian Schools in the Portage la Prairie School Division
Schools: Brantwood Colony School, Brennan School, Good Hope Colony School, Ingleside School, Norquay Colony School, Northern Breeze Colony School, Sunnyside Colony School, Westroc Colony School, Woodland Colony School
Address: The Prince Charles Building of Portage Collegiate Institute - 65 - 3rd Street South West, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 2B6
Phone: Portage Collegiate Institute Main office: 204-857-6843 ext. 1081
Fax: 204-857-6080
Prince Charles Fax: 1-204-239-5905
Website: plpsd.mb.ca/school-directory/hutterian-schools
Services: Brantwood Colony School (Brantwood Colony), K-12, English
Brennan School (Elm River Colony - Newton Siding), K-12, English.
Good Hope Colony School (Good Hope Colony), K-12, English
Ingleside School (Grande Colony - Oakville), K-12, English
Norquay Colony School (C/O Portage la Prairie SD), K-12, English
Northern Breeze Colony School (C/O Portage la Prairie SD), K-12, English
Sunnyside Colony School (Sunnyside Colony), K-12, English
Westroc Colony School (C/O Portage la Prairie SD), K-12, English
Woodland Colony School (Woodland Colony - Poplar Point), K-12, English
Eligibility: Most Schools within the Hutterian School Department are K-12.
Cost: N/A
How to Access: Contact the office in the Prince Charles Building of Portage Collegiate Institute or follow the Hutterian School Department link to find the teacher/principal(s) of each school.
Hours: Prince Charles Building: 8:00 am-4:30 pm. from Monday to Friday
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La Verendrye School
Address: 500 - 7th Avenue North West, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 0A5
Phone: 204-857-3478
Fax: 204-239-5927
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/lvs
Services: Kindergarten - Grade 8, English. The school has baseball diamonds, a play structure, sand and a slide.
Eligibility: Kindergarten - Grade 8
How to Access: Phone, email or visit the La Verendrye School or the Portage la Prairie School Division Office website or location for more information.
Hours: Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 am-4:00 pm
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North Memorial School
Address: 410 - 6th Avenue North East, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 0B4
Phone: 204-857-4564
Fax: 204-239-5964
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/nms
https://www.facebook.com/NorthMemorialSchool
Services: Kindergarten - Grade 6, English. North Memorial's Walking School Bus runs each day walking children to or from school for those requiring assistance. The program runs all year round and follows the Portage School Division bus schedule and is supervised by school staff and senior students. The school has benches, monkey bars, a play structure, a slide and soccer field. A nursery school service may be available to families attending North Memorial.
Eligibility: Kindergarten - Grade 6. Walking School Bus assists students getting to and from school.
Cost: Walking School Bus is free.
How to Access: Phone or visit the school for more information and on how to get children involved.
Hours: N/A
Additional Information: The Breakfast Program provides breakfast to 35-50 children each morning who would otherwise not have the opportunity to have breakfast, the most important meal of the day. Monday-Friday, 8:15 am-8:45 am.
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Oakville School
Address: 88 th 331, Oakville, MB ROH 0Y0
Mailing address: PO Box 130, Oakville, MB R0H 0Y0
Phone: 1-204-267-2733
Fax: 1-204-267-2603
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/oakville/
Services: Kindergarten - Grade 8, English. The school has baseball diamonds, basketball hoops, benches, a greenspace, monkey bars, a play structure, sand, a slide, soccer field and swings.
Eligibility: Grades K - 8.
Cost: N/A
How to Access: Phone, email or visit the Oakville School or the Portage la Prairie School Division Office website or location for more information.
Hours: N/A
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Portage Collegiate Institute (PCI)
Address: 65 3rd Street South, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 2B6
Phone: 204-857-6843
PCS Building: 204-239-5905
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/pci/
Services: Portage Collegiate Institute provides English and basic French education for students for Portage and the surrounding areas grades 9-12 and have a mature student program. Students may take courses covering a wide range of interests, learning information and skills that will serve them well in life, whether they enter the work force directly, or continue with post-secondary education. PCI offers all courses needed for grade 12 graduation and post-secondary requirements along with a wide variety of vocational and extra-curricular activities. To see all courses offered visit the school's website or phone, email or visit the PCI location for more information.
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Westpark School
Address: B-2375 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie, MB, R1N 4A6
Phone: 204-857-3726
Website: https://www.westparkschool.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westparkschool
Email: office@westparkschool.com
Services: Westpark is a private school for junior kindergarten and K-12 English. It is a ministry of Prairie Alliance Church, providing a holistic educational experience focusing on our physical well being and academic excellence within a spiritual framework. The school has a baseball diamond, a greenspace, picnic tables, a play structure, a slide, soccer field, swings and tires.
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Yellowquill School
Address: 3000 Crescent Road West, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3C4
Mailing Address: PO Box 1000, Portage la Prairie, MB R1N 3C4
Phone: 204-857-8714
Fax: 204-239-5906
Website: http://www.plpsd.mb.ca/yqs
Services: Kindergarten - Grade 8, English. The school has balance beam, baseball diamonds, basketball hoops, a play structure, running track, sand, a slide, soccer field and tires.
Eligibility: Kindergarten - Grade 8
Cost: N/A
How to Access: Phone or visit the Yellowquill School or the Portage la Prairie School Division Office website or location for more information.
Hours: N/A
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