WIDER HORIZONS 
     
    
   
   
    
     ”The More We Get Together . . says one chapter heading 
     
     in the National Home and School handbook. From its beginning, 
     
     the P.E.l. Federation has believed in the value of getting together 
     
     with people in other provinces, indeed in other countries, to 
     
     exchange ideas and information, to share common concerns, to 
     
     strive for solutions to problems, and to examine new trends and 
     
     concepts in order that our children may benefit. It has been the 
     
     Federation’s belief that as parents and teachers widen their 
     
     horizons through conference with others, Island children benefit; 
     
     it is also its belief that the P.E.l. Federation has a contribution to 
     
     make that may beneficially affect children in ‘other areas, be it a 
     
     little village in Ontario, a fishing hamlet on Maritime shores, or 
     
     an urban area in British Columbia. 
     
    
   
   
    
     It is a source of pride to be able to say that this Federation 
     
     has worked cooperatively with the Canadian Federation to the 
     
     very utmost of its resources, and that the record of P.E.|.'s 
     
     contribution is a worthy one. Several of our executive members 
     
     have served on the exeCUtive of the Canadian Federation and 
     
     P.E.I. has also provided chairmen for several National committees. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ATLANTIC CONFERENCES 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Maritime provinces have so many common bonds that 
     
     it is axiomatic to say that Home and School conferences are 
     
     vital to the needs in the whole area. Area conferences have been 
     
     held approximately every two years. In October, 1960, ten 
     
     lsland delegates attended a two day conference in Amherst, N.S. 
     
     where Planning for the 60’s was the theme. The Island delegates 
     
     were drawn from local associations at Notre Dame Academy, 
     
     Summerside, West Kent, Morell, Miscouche and Montague. In 
     
     addition, Mrs. Basil MacDonald, Eric Kipping and Kenneth Parker 
     
     attended from executive. Later minutes record ”an outstanding 
     
     contribution was made to the conference by Mr. Kenneth Parker 
     
     in all the discussions, but particularly in the panel discussion on 
     
     the Canadian Conference on Children." 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Atlantic Conference held at Mount Allison University 
     
     in September 1963 used as its theme Toward Excellence in 
     
     Education. Dr. K.A. Parker addressed the delegates on that 
     
    
   
   
    
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