Semper Praesens (Latin for ‘Always Present’)
- For Perfect Attendance throughout the academic year.
- Student receives $65 gift certificate (for $100-year total!) at one of the following stores:
- Chapters Indigo Bookstore
- Staples
- Toys”R”Us
- Cadillac Fairview Shopping Mall
- Cineplex
- Semper Praesens personalized ‘gold’ medallion
- Semper Praesens commemorative ‘gold’ embroidered badge
- Parent(s)/Guardian(s) receive a Recognition Award of Merit Certificate
Semper Praesens – Semestris (Latin for ‘Always Present – Semester’)
- For Perfect Attendance throughout the first half or semester of the academic year.
- Student receives $35 gift certificate at one of the following stores:
- Chapters Indigo Bookstore
- Staples
- Toys”R”Us
- Cadillac Fairview Shopping Mall
- Cineplex
- Parent(s)/Guardian(s) receive a Recognition Award of Merit Certificate
Praesens Amplius (Latin for ‘Present To A Greater Degree’)
- For significant improvement in attendance throughout the academic year from the previous academic year, defined by a Registrant reducing the number of tardies and absences in the previous academic year by 80% rounded to the nearest half day.
- Student receives $50 gift certificate at one of the following stores:
- Chapters Indigo Bookstore
- Staples
- Toys”R”Us
- Cadillac Fairview Shopping Mall
- Cineplex
- Praesens Amplius personalized ‘silver’ medallion
- Praesens Amplius commemorative ‘silver’ embroidered badge
- Parent(s)/Guardian(s) receive a Recognition Award of Merit Certificate
Praesens Amplius – Semestris (Latin for ‘Present To A Greater Degree – Semester’)
- For significant improvement in attendance throughout the second half or final term from the first half or previous term of the same academic year, defined by a Registrant reducing the number of tardies and absences in the previous academic term by 80% rounded to the nearest half day.
- Student receives $25 gift certificate at one of the following stores:
- Chapters Indigo Bookstore
- Staples
- Toys”R”Us
- Cadillac Fairview Shopping Mall
- Cineplex
- Parent(s)/Guardian(s) receive a Recognition Award of Merit Certificate
NEW!!! Significanter Praesens (Latin for ‘Significantly Present’)
- For significant attendance throughout the academic year, defined by a Registrant not missing more than 1% attendance in tardies and absences, rounded to the nearest half day. Tardies count for half an absence.
- Significanter Praesens personalized ‘bronze’ medallion
- Significanter Praesens commemorative ‘bronze’ embroidered badge
- Parent(s)/Guardian(s) receive a Recognition Award of Merit Certificate
NEW!!! Significanter Praesens – Semestris (Latin for ‘Significantly Present – Semester’)
- For significant attendance throughout the an academic term, defined by a Registrant not missing more than 1% attendance in tardies and absences, rounded to the nearest half day. Tardies count for half an absence.
- Parent(s)/Guardian(s) receive a Recognition Award of Merit Certificate
General Regulations : 2018-2019 Academic School Year
- Registration for the 2018 – 2019 academic school year will be available to Grades 2 through 6 students attending a school within the City of Calgary, Alberta and registered with the Provincial government excluding Home Education.
- Participating students must attend schools with established and absolute means of recording student attendance, with a record made available to the Parent(s) or Guardian(s).
- School administration and staff must have the means to dismiss a student that poses a health or safety risk to themselves or others in attendance.
- Parent(s) or Guardian(s) are required to register and submit the verification of attendance within the provided deadlines.
- ‘Excused absences’, ‘sick leaves’, etc. do not constitute attendance as determined by the educational institute.
- Awards are not cumulative; only one Award and it’s value can be achieved per academic year.
- Awards and General Regulations are subject to change, and will be interpreted by the Perfect Attendance Foundation.