Children's Heritage Fund Approved Projects March 3, 2020
March 25, 2021
Resource
Children's Heritage Fund Approved Projects March 3 2020.pdf
Children's Heritage Fund - Committee Meeting - March 3, 2020
Arts Enrichment
Andrew Mynarski VC School
$850
Grade 7/8 Winter Workshop
This project will provide students an opportunity to learn from professionals in the field of instrumental music. Students will improve their instrumental technique and their overall love and appreciation for music. Students will attend clinics according to their level and needs. Students will also have the opportunity to watch a performance of a professional ensemble. Funding is Artist's fee/Guest Speaker.
Elmwood School
$2,000
School Production
This project supports the planning and development of a school production that will be presented to family and friends in December. Students will have an authentic learning experience in planning, rehearsing, choreographing, advertising and promoting the upcoming production. All students are welcomed to audition and volunteer for jobs on set creation, ticket and promotional materials, and costume design. Funding is Fee for Service/Performances, Supplies not available in school, Equipment Rental/Instruction, Costume designing.
Totals for Arts Enrichment: $2,850
Multicultural & Cultural
Principal Sparling School
$2,000
Turtle Garden Drums
This project will provide students with enrichment in Indigenous education by providing a hands-on experience to create Turtle Garden Indigenous Drums. Turtle Garden is an outdoor garden area at the school, and the development of the drums is the next step in teaching around the sacred garden. Funding is Artist's Fee/Guest Speaker, Supplies not available in school, Film and Developing.
Shaughnessy Park School
$2,000
Introduction to Indigenous/First Nations Musical Instruments
This project will provide students an opportunity to enrich their learning through teachings by elders, cultural teachers and other knowledge keepers, the significance of rattles and drums through Indigenous songs and culture. Funding is Artist's Fee/Guest Speaker, Supplies not available in school.
William Whyte School
$2,000
Read to Me Text Revamp
This project will support the purchase of books used in daily guided reading lessons that represent Indigenous characters and perspectives. Funding is Supplies not available in school.
Totals for Multicutural & Cultural: $6,000
Outdoor Education
Cecil Rhodes School
$1,100
Outdoor Education/Camp Cedarwood
This project provides an opportunity for students to participate in an outdoor education program that will expose them to new activities and promote a healthy and active life style. Students will also develop social skills, forge new relationships and build self-confidence. Funding is Fee for Service/Performances, Supplies not available in school, Camp accommodations/rental/fees.
Children of the Earth High School
$2,000
Indigenous Youth Leadership Program
This project will provide the opportunity to build leadership capacity within our Indigenous Youth Leaders. Students will build upon their knowledge with traditional teachings by Elders, Indigenous Knowledge Keepers and special guests. Students will have an opportunity to tour Bannock Point and camp overnight. They will build community and peer relationships, they will reflect and journal. Funding is Fee for Service/Performances, Supplies not available in school, Film & Developing, Camp accommodations/rental/fees.
Dufferin School
$1,885
Dufferin School Outdoor Education Experience
This project will support a three day overnight camp. The outdoor program is developed by the Physical Education/Health Education teacher. Students will have many opportunities to learn new skills and activities, and will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students and their peers. Funding is Supplies not available in school, Film & Developing, Equipment/Rental/Instruction/Camp accommodations/rental/fees.
Earl Grey School
$1,000
Holiday Mountain Ski Trip
This project will provide opportunities for students to experience a new winter activity that encourages and develops a healthy active living lifestyle. Relationship building, team work and collaboration are all part of this outdoor activity. Funding is Student Admissions/Registrations, Equipment/Rental/Instruction.
General Wolfe School
$2,000
Grade 9 Camp
This project supports students’ outdoor experience and opportunity to engage in team-building and leadership activities in an outdoor setting. A healthy and active lifestyle will be developed and promoted, and students will use their skills to problem solve, collaborate and participate. Funding is Equipment Rental/Instruction, Camp accommodations/rental/fees.
Harrow School
$2,000
Camp Manitou
This project provides students in grades 5 & 6 the opportunity to participate in overnight camp, and also provides students in grade 4 to participate in an outdoor education day trip. Students in both activities in participate in various outdoor activities that may be new to them. The experiences will meet many of the cross-curricular Outdoor Education and ESD outcomes. Funding is Camp accommodations/rental/fees.
Laura Secord School
$2,000
Grade 6 Camp Cedarwood
Students will participate in a two day outdoor environment, where they will be exposed to new activities. During this time, students will use their problem solving skills, use a collaborative and team approach, and will have the opportunity to meet and interact with students they may not normally socialize with at school. Funding is Equipment/Rental/Instruction, Camp accommodations/rental/fees.
École La Vérendrye
$2,000
Grade 6 Farewell Camp Arnes
This project will support Outdoor Education learning outcomes and will enhance learning of outdoor skills in a natural setting with equipment that is not readily accessible to students. Students will participate, use collaborative and team building skills, forge new friendships and will be introduced to many outdoor activities. Funding is Camp accommodations/rental/fees.
Montrose School
$750
Exploring the Habitats in our urban community
This project will provide opportunities for students to be immersed in an environment that promotes an appreciation of nature and sustainability practices. Friluftsliv (free-loofts-liv) means “Free Air Life”, and is described as a way of life that is spent exploring and appreciating nature. Students will participate in activities at Fort Whyte, Omand’s Creek, Assiniboine Forest and Oak Hammock Marsh. Funding is Student Registration/Admissions, Film & Developing.
Sister MacNamara School
$2,000
Grade 5 Outdoor Education Learning Experience Camp Stephens
This project will support a three day, two night camp experience for grade five students. Students will be exposed to a natural outdoor setting, where they will contribute to their personal and social development and provide opportunity to form positive and new relationships. Students will learn new skills in order to participate in various activities throughout camp. Funding is Camp accommodation/rental/fees.
Wellington School
$2,000
Fall Camp Experience Camp Manitou
This project will provide an opportunity for students to participate in various outdoor training sessions such as arts and crafts, bannock making, orienteering hiking, sporting activities, shelter building, and collaborative team-building skills. This day trip incorporates curricular outcomes from Math, Science, Social Studies, Art and Phys. Ed. Funding is Camp accommodations/rental/fees.
Totals for Outdoor Education: $20,735
Special Student Activities/Programs
Andrew Mynarski VC School
$1,000
Resources for Physical and MentalHealth Programming
This project will assist with the purchase of equipment that will enhance existing extra-curricular programs, such as dance barre (workout), that promote healthy living both physically and mentally. The equipment intended will provide an opportunity to link the connection between mental and physical health, such as yoga mats, foam rollers, and other equipment that will be durable and long lasting as these programs expand. Funding is Supplies not available in school.
Kent Road School
$1,200
March Fun Day
This project will support a variety of activities for students throughout the month. Students will learn new skills both physically and mentally through these activities, and they will also learn about and utilize various community resources that are available to them. Funding is Student Admissions/Registrations, Artist's Fee/Guest Speaker, Supplies not available in school, Equipment Rental/Instruction.
Queenston School
$700
Pet Therapy/Empathy
This project will provide an opportunity to have the Pet Empathy program at Queenston School. The Pet Empathy program is designed to coincide with MB educational curriculum core competencies and themes. Over five sessions, students will explore topics such as empathy, kindness, stages of growth, emotional needs, personal space, conflict and selfcare. The program is an animalassisted pet therapy using Winnipeg Humane Society behaviour assessed dogs. The workshops will be facilitated by a school-based clinician. Funding is Fee for Service/Performances.
Totals for Special Student Activities/Programs: $2,900