Children's Heritage Fund Approved Projects January 25, 2023

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Children's Heritage Fund Approved Projects January 25, 2023.pdf

Arts Enrichment

Andrew Mynarski VC School
$930

Grade 7 and 8 Winter Workshop
The project supports student learning in the field of instrumental music. With service providers running clinics designed according to student needs, AMVC students will have the opportunity to learn, improve, develop an appreciation of music, and meet professionals including a guest conductor. Funding is Artists’ Fee/Guest Speaker.

Brock Corydon School
$2,000

Grades 4 to 6 Musical
The project supports student learning in Performing Arts. Students in Grades 4 to 6 have an opportunity to take part in the school musical, within many areas of the production, including performances, stagehands, costume and set designers. The play will be presented formally in 4 performances, attended by parents, family, friends, and neighbouring schools. Funding is Supplies not available in school, Equipment Rental/Instruction, and Costumes designed by students.

Grosvenor School
$2,000

Grosvenor School Commenorative Mosaic
Funding for this project will support work with Artist, Dimitry Melman Komar, in creating a commemorative 100th Birthday mosaic art installation at Grosvenor School. Student learning in the Arts will be the focus and will also support the collaborative and creativity between the Artist, students, staff, families, and community members. Funding is Artists’ Fee/Guest Speaker, Supplies not available in school, and others such as the installation of the art.

Niji Mahkwa School
$1,800

Niji Mahkwa Dreams Storyteller
The project supports the TRC by developing culturally appropriate curricula, building student capacity in intercultural understanding, empathy, and mutual respect though storytelling. Artist and Storyteller, Jamie Oliviero, will work with Nursery to Grade 8 students, through storytelling, promoting building capacity among students and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Students in Nursery to Grade 8 will have the opportunity to meet Artist Jamie Oliviero and engage in Indigenous ways of learning. Funding is Artists' Fees/Guest Speaker.

Arts Enrichment total: $6,730

Multicultural & Cultural

École Secondaire Kelvin High School
$2,000

Truth & Reconciliation-Stories of Resilience and Perserverance
The project supports student learning and further understanding of Truth and Reconciliation with authentic stories and connections, shared by Elders. A “Truth and Reconciliation Week” is being developed at Kelvin and students will have the opportunity to participate in various events, hear and share stories with Elders, and make cultural connections with role models. The event will end with a march to the memorial and site of the former Assiniboia Residential School. Funding is Artists’ Fees/Guest Speaker and Supplies not available in school.

Ralph Brown School
$2,000

Venture to Vegreville Alberta
Funding for the project will support Grade 7 and 8 students in the English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program at Ralph Brown School, with the opportunity to travel and experience a 4-day cultural learning event, other than in a classroom. Students at Ralph Brown School will join other Manitoba English-Ukrainian students, in partnership with MPUE (Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian Education), on the trip to Vegreville. The excursion will enhance and support student learning beyond the curriculum, offering an enriching experience to practice their language skills and develop a deeper understanding of Ukrainian Heritage. Funding is Student Admissions/Registrations, Rentals/Accommodations, and other travel expenses.

Sargent Park School
$1,500

SPS Indigenous Youth Leadership Program
The project supports student learning through the Arts, Indigenous culture, and Literacy. The aim is to strengthen students’ community involvement, empowering them to become active community members, and give students enriching opportunities. As an extension of the current career education and learning models, and using a holistic approach, the program will support and show students opportunities in a variety of career paths, including post-secondary education. Funding is Artists’ Fee/Guest Speaker, Supplies not available in school.

Shaughnessy Park School
$2,000

Grades 7/8 Extra Activities
The goal of the project is to build community among students and their peers, develop life skills, and to participate in enriched cultural activities. Throughout the school year, students will have the opportunity to participate in various activities that connect their interests, their activities, while developing their Math and Science skills. Students will also develop and implement leadership skills. Funding is Supplies not available in school.

Multicultural & Cultural total: $7,500

Outdoor Education

Carpathia School
$2,000

Plant Unit School-wide Field Trip
Funding for this project will support student learning of plants in their natural outdoor setting. Students will participate in a school-wide, cross-curricular them on plants. Science and Literacy will be connected and will guide a final writing of projects. Students will experience an outdoor field trip to Fort Whyte to celebrate and consolidate their learning with hands-on opportunities in a natural setting. Funding is Student Admissions/Registrations.

Children of the Earth High School
$2,000

Grade Nine Indigenous Cultural Camp
The project supports land-based education and will have a positive impact on student learning. Students will experience and have opportunities to build positive relationships with peers and Elders and will return to school as community leaders. Students will be active in many outdoor activities infusing Indigenous cultural practices. Funding is Camp Accommodations/Rental Fees.

Collège Churchill High School
$2,000

Land-Based Learning and Canoe Trip
The project highlights both cultural learning and outdoor education. Funding supports a trip outside the city limits and activities within the community. Students will be provided with learning and teaching from community Elders and Knowledge Keepers within their local community and on the banks of the Red River. Student learning will include Science, Social Studies and ESD with Indigenous perspectives and practices. Student will also have the opportunity to learn skills in canoe making and take part in a canoe trip in the Lake of the Woods. Funding is Artists’ Fees/Guest Speaker, Fee for Service/Performances, Equipment Rentals, and other supplies not available in school.

Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute
$1,000

Asessippi Ski Trip
Funding for this project will support a 2-day overnight excursion to Asessippi Ski Hill. Students will have an opportunity to experience outdoor activities away form their classroom and community. Students will collaborate, learn, and build relationships among peers and instructors, and will develop new skills related to the outdoor activities. Funding is Student Admissions/Registrations, Equipment Rental/Instruction/ Cam Accommodations/Rental Fees.

Earl Grey
$1,000

Junior High Ski Trip
Funding for this project will support a day of activities at a local ski hill. Students will have an opportunity to experience outdoor activities away form their classroom and community. Students will receive instruction from certified instructors, collaborate, build self esteem and relationships among their peers, and learn a new activity skill. Funding is Student Admissions/Registrations, Equipment Rental/Instruction.

École Garden Grove School
$2,000

Wilderland for Education for Sustainability and Outdoor Education
The project will expose students to land knowledge, infusing Indigenous perspectives and teachings. Student learning will integrate Education for Sustainable Development, History and Science. Led by experts from the Wilder Adventure Company, the programming will afford students the opportunity to be out and, on the land, and develop an appreciation and a connection to it. Students will learn activities associated with outdoor living, such as setting a camp, navigating trails, learn the value and significance of fire, and will come to learn the importance of protecting the land. Funding is Student Admissions/Registrations, Supplies not available in school.

Harrow School
$2,000

Camp Manitou-Outdoor Education
This project provides students an opportunity to experience outdoor education in a setting different from their classroom and community. Students will develop team building skills while learning skills associated with many outdoor summer activities. This outdoor adventure will meet many of the cross-curricular Outdoor Education and ESD outcomes. Funding is Camp Accommodation/Rental Fees.

John M. King School
$2,000

Camping - Camp Stephens
Funding for this project will provide students an opportunity to spend time with their classmates and experience overnight camping. Students will experience new outdoor activities, learn and develop new skills, collaborate, and building positive relationships among their peers. Funding is Camp Accommodations.

King Edward School
$2,000

Camp Manitou Times Two!
Funding for this project will support a two day (one in March and one in June) outdoor camp experience for students. Camp encourages kids to be physically active, to connect and appreciate the land and nature, and will support development in new activities, and students will grow through cooperation, teamwork, and leadership. Funding is Camp Accommodations/Rentals.

École Laura Secord School
$2,000

Grade 6 Camp - Camp Cedarwood
The project supports students’ experience in outdoor and overnight camp. Students will engage in new activities, collaborate and building position relationships in a safe and welcoming environment. All activities are based around specific curricular outcomes, not only in Physical Education, but in Social Studies, Science, and the Arts. Funding supports Equipment/Rental/Instruction, Camp Accommodation/Rental Fees.

Lord Selkirk School
$1,000

Grade 6 Camp Stephens Excursion 
The project will provide students an opportunity to develop social and personal skills in a cooperative, safe, and fun camping adventure. Students will participate in and develop skills in new outdoor activities, build leadership skills, and create long lasting and positive relationships among their peers. Funding is Camp Accommodations/Rental Fees.

Mulvey School
$2,000

Mulvey School Grades 5 & 6 Winter Camp Cedarwood
The project provides and opportunity for students to experience outdoor, overnight camp. Student learning will be across the curricula, with a focus on land-based learning with Indigenous perspectives. Social skills will be developed, building positive relationships, leadership, communication, and collaboration. Funding is Camp Accommodations/Rental Fees, Supplies not available in school.

Prairie Rose School
$1,300

Camp with Meaning - Camp Assiniboine
This project supports a one-day excursion to Camp Assiniboine, where students will participate in various outdoor and indoor activities. Along with participation in activities, students will develop and strengthen their social skills in collaboration, communication and leadership. Funding is Equipment Rental/Instruction, other supplies not available in school, Camp Accommodations/Rental Fees.

Robertson School
$2,000

Outdoor Education - Camp Stephens
Funding for this project supports students in Grades 5 and 6, an experience at outdoor overnight camp. Students will participate in various outdoor activities that include water activities, drama and music, and students will forge and build positive relationships and develop and strengthen social skills. Funding is Supplies not available in school, Film & Developing, Camp Accommodations/Rental Fees.

Strathcona School
$2,000

Out of the City and Back to Nature
The project will provide, for many students, a ride to camp which can be their first trip out of the city, and possibly their first ride in a watercraft. Through a three-day camp experience, meaningful activities in nature will challenge students in ways different from the classroom setting and the community. Cross-curricula learning in Science, Music, The Performing Arts and Technology, will teach students new skills and lessons they can take back to the classroom. Funding is Supplies not available in school, Camp Accommodations/Rental Fees.

Tyndall Park School
$2,000

Camp Manitou
Funding will support students’ travel to Camp Manitou for a day trip. The field day will foster student engagement and provide enriching learning experiences. Students will develop new skills, both in activities and social settings. Funding is Student Admissions/Registrations.

École Waterford Springs School
$2,000

Outdoor Education: Connectingwith the Land 
Funding will support a full day of outdoor learning and activities at Fort Whyte. During the Winter months and the Summer months, students will participate in various activities held at Fort Whyte. The days spent at Fort Whyte will emphasize the importance of the environment, the connection we all have to the land, sustainability, and students will approach these activities through an Indigenous lens. This event will not only connect students to the outdoors but support the development of activity and social skills. Funding is Student Admissions/Registrations.

William Whyte School
$2,000

Land As Teacher: Connecting Learning to Place
The project supports students’ participation at an overnight camp with their peers. Camp experiences bonds friendships together, provides a time to develop leadership, communication, and collaboration skills. Students will also gain knowledge and develop skills in outdoor activities such as canoeing, kayaking, and other activities they may not have any experience with. Funding is Camp Accommodations/Rental Fees.

Wolseley School
$2,000

Camp Stephens
Funding supports the overnight camp experience for students. Camp promotes and encourages participation, communication, collaboration, and students will develop leadership skills and knowledge of the outdoors through cross-curricula learning, which they can bring back to the classroom. Funding is Camp Accommodations/Rental Fees.

Outdoor Education total: $34,300

Special Student Activities/Programs

Champlain School
$650

Take Flight - Royal Aviation Museum 
Funding for this project will allow the students to have the opportunity to extend their learning of flight beyond the classroom that will provide them with an authentic learning experience to help enrich their informational writing. The project will also help students expand their knowledge about aviation and the museum. Funding for this project is Fee for Student Admissions/Registrations.

Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute
$1,000

DMCI Career Fair
Funding for this project will help showcase a number of postsecondary institutions, several employment for youth agencies and other work specific exhibitors. The project will allow students to foster potential opportunities and other factors related to specific careers they are interested in. Funding is Supplies not available in school.

David Livingstone School
$600

Yoga for Kids
Funding for this project will help improve the fitness levels of students as they strengthen their bodies and improve their coordination. The “Yoga for Kids” program uses a multi-sensory approach to teaching children and yoga also helps with body awareness, self-regulation, attention, stress management, motor planning and cooperative learning skills. The program is highly recommended by Occupational therapists who work with students to increase physical fitness, enhance the physical and wellbeing of participants, and create an interest in yoga. Funding for this project is Fee for Service/Performances.

Grant Park High School
$550

Animal Assisted Education/Pet Therapy 
Funding for this project will help to foster positive student mental health and wellness. The project will allow opportunities for students to interact with a therapy dog/animals and help reduce anxiety, build capacity and build empathy. In conjunction to the school therapist facilitation group, a behaviour assessed therapy dog will be attending once every other cycle for 8 sessions. Benefits of AAE (Animal Assisted Education) include increased positive behaviours, decrease in stress and anxiety, and increase in self confidence. Funding for this project is Fee for Service/Performances.

Isaac Brock School
$2,000

Strengthening Student Success Through Indigenous Practices
Funding for this project will support a Mental Health & Wellness After School Program. Students will have an opportunity to join the program, where students can explore and open their minds to new and different experiences, change their mindset and learn about their mental health. The program will offer activities such as yoga, meditation, cooking, knitting, cycling, boxing, medicine picking, smudging, etc. Students will also be given a journal to document their experiences to determine how students are feeling and what path they would like to take in their journey. Funding is Fee for Service/Performances, Supplies not available in school.

Lord Selkirk School
$1,000

Mad Science After School Program
Funding for this project will allow the students to have the opportunity for hands-on engagement and will offer students to observe and conduct chemical reactions, build structures, use science tools in order to solve everyday problems. The Mad Science Program supports classroom delivery of the Manitoba Science curriculum in which will provide an opportunity to strengthen student’s basic understanding of scientific concepts. Funding for this project is Fee for Student Admissions/Registrations.

Machray School
$1,020

Drums Alive!
Funding for this project will provide students with the opportunity and experience to be physically active, while also incorporating rhythm, cultures and different music styles. The project will allow students to experience physical movement, music, culture and dance. Funding for this project is Fee for Service/Performances.

École Victoria Albert
$1,200

The Gift The Keeps on Giving
Funding for this project will support a 2-week enriching learning experience for students. Storyteller, Jamie Oliveiro, will connect themes (such as gifts to others, gifts to and from Mother Earth, and gifts to the community) to traditional Indigenous stories, and will create a unified, meaningful way to look at our world, our community and our place in it. The project will allow students to create a horizontal story vine that will help foster student engagement in literacy and generosity through storytelling. Funding for this project is Fee for Artist’s Fee/Guest Speaker.

Weston School
$2,000

Building our Community 
Funding for this project will provide students with an opportunity to participate in a physical recreational activity in which students will take part in lessons that promote water safety and being a part of a community. All Grades 1-6 students will attend a school community building day at the Lilac Resort Swim Park. The project will allow students to practice water safety and participate in organized games, while building and strengthening relationships with other school community members. Funding for this project is Fee for Student Admissions/Registrations.

Special Student Activities/Programs total: $10,020

Playground/Field Improvements & Play Structures

Meadows West School 
$20,000

Greenspace Enhancement Project
Funding for this project will support teaching and learning in a welcoming outdoor classroom setting. The greenspace will tie-into curricular outcomes in Science and ESD and will enhance student learning by allowing students to respond and interact with their immediate surroundings, authentically and in real time. Funding is Playground/Field Improvements & Play Structures.

Playground/Field Improvements & Play Structures total: $20,000