ConnectWord · Ages 5-17 · In use
pédago
Québec word for a school day with no classes, when teachers do training and planning. Kids just know it as a day off.
No school Friday, it's a pédago!
For parents and educators
Harmless. Mostly useful for parents new to Québec schools.
Where it came from
Short for journée pédagogique. In English Canada the same thing is often called a PD day.
Also heard as
journée pédago, journée pédagogique, PD day