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Manitoba Grants for Innovation in Citizenship Education

Successful Proposals 2011/2012

 

School School Division Project Title Description
Centre scolaire Léo-Rémillard DSFM The Modern Life of Francophone Adolescents Students will be responsible for writing, directing, and producing a short film. The goal of the film is to portray the identity of the modern 21st-Century Francophone teenager. They will film on location at several DSFM high schools using their students as actors. Once the movie is completed, students from all participating schools will be invited to an official screening of the film.
Elmwood High School Winnipeg Taking Care of Our Waterways Students will learn about the environmental issues facing Manitoba lakes and rivers through research and hands on learning. The students will participate in a cleanup project on one of the tributaries of Lake Winnipeg. Students will then develop and present plans to prevent further damage to rivers and lakes in Manitoba. Finally, the students will work with the River East Neighbourhood Network to engage in a community contribution to benefit the local habitat along the Red River.
Happy Thought School Lord Selkirk Student Council & Outdoor Classroom Students will be involved in creating a student council made up of one student representative from each classroom. The student council will be actively involved in the creation of an outdoor classroom. Each class within the school will be responsible for some aspect of the outdoor classroom’s creation. The student council will be responsible for presenting the ideas to different groups such as, community members and parent council members.
The Infinity Program Interlake Cookies for a Cause Students have created a business which sells baked goods to the community in order to raise money for charitable organizations. The students are responsible for all aspects of the business including; baking, filling orders, deliveries, accounting, etc. The students research charitable organizations before donating their earnings to the organizations they believe to be in need of support.
Isaac Brock School Winnipeg To Live as One: The Importance of Senior-Child Relationships Students will be involved with a local senior assisted home and be assigned an “elder buddy” to interact with throughout the school year. First, students will write a letter to their “elder buddy” in an attempt to get to know them. The students will then create a piece of art for their “elder buddy” and deliver it to them in person. Through several visits and one more letter, the students will gain knowledge or a new skill from their “elder buddy”. The students will then be paired with a younger student within their school and will share their newly acquired knowledge or skill with the younger student.
Kelvin High School Winnipeg Right to an Education Week A student led committee within the school is planning a weeklong event called Right to an Education Week. The purpose of this week is to raise awareness regarding the local and global realities of obtaining an education and to take action through fundraising activities. The students will raise awareness through the use of workshops, videos, and guest speakers.
Kildonan-East Collegiate River East-Transcona Kildonan-East Collegiate Ambassador Program Students have created an ambassador program to help new Canadian students feel welcome within the Kildonan-East Collegiate community. The program will also be open to all students who are new to the school, as well as those students who are looking to make friends. The program will run during lunch hours and the ambassadors are responsible for planning all activities and events.
Kircaldy Heights School Brandon Community Citizenship Students will gain a better understanding of their community and some of the charitable organizations within it. Students will listen to guest speakers from charitable organizations within their community before choosing one organization they wish to support. Students will then be placed in groups based on which organization they chose. Each group will be responsible for creating a proposal outlining how they wish to help their chosen organization. The teacher and the students will choose two proposals to support throughout the school year; one benefiting their school and one benefiting their community.
Landmark Elementary School Hanover Grow to Give Students will expand upon their recycling/composting initiative from the previous year by building a greenhouse at their school. Each class will learn how to grow and take care of plants. Local seniors and students from Landmark Collegiate will be invited to teach the students about plants and proper gardening techniques. During the Summer, students will care for their plants by transplanting them in their home gardens. The plants will be harvested in the Fall and sold within the community. All proceeds will be given to support one local and one global charity.
Mary Duncan School Kelsey Moccasins From Mary With the help of an Elder, students will learn how to design and create moccasin slippers. During this process, the students will learn about many of the issues facing Indigenous Peoples both locally and globally. Upon completion of this project, their moccasins will be made available to the community through an auction. The students will research charitable organizations that help Indigenous Peoples and choose one to donate the proceeds from their auction to.
Neelin High School Brandon Appreciating Your Region: What’s Going on in Your Backyard? Students will gain a better understanding of local Aboriginal cultures through research, hands on learning, and a visit to the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation. Students will begin by studying Aboriginal history, government, and the origins of reserves. They will then visit the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation to learn about Aboriginal culture firsthand from local students and community members. Students will gather GPS/GIS data, take photographs, and record information in order to work with high school students from the Sioux Valley Dakota Nation to create maps of the community. These maps will be made available to early and middle years teachers within the school division.
Norquay School Winnipeg Gateway Industries in Point Douglas: Past-Present-Future Students will engage in a research assignment to learn about possible land uses for the property currently occupied by Gateway Industries. The students will learn about the business, its impact on the community, and the fire which destroyed the building. The students, with the help of politicians, city planners, and community members, will then research ideas to determine what should be done with the land if it became available. Once the students come up with a plan, they will have the opportunity to present their ideas to the Point Douglas Interagency Group.
Plum Coulee School Garden Valley Global Citizenship Project Students will participate in three different social justice projects during the school year.1) Students will learn about the Mennonite Central Committee by touring its warehouse. Students will then fundraise and collect materials in order to make blankets and school kits to donate to the Mennonite Central Committee. 2) Students will continue participating in a project from the previous school year where they connected through photos, emails, and fundraising with a Japanese school that was devastated by the earthquake last March. 3) Students will donate supplies to an orphanage in Mexico to help children meet their basic needs.
Polson School River East-Transcona Brush Out Poverty Students will create paintings which they will send to children at an orphanage in Uganda. The children in Uganda will then create their own paintings, which will be sent to the students at Polson School. The students will learn about Uganda’s history and culture in order to create pieces of artwork which will be available to members of the community through a raffle. All proceeds from the sale of raffle tickets will be donated to the Ugandan orphanage.
Rapid City Elementary School Rolling River Making Community Connections Students will work with the Seniors Drop-In Centre and the Lions Club to make connections with senior citizens. The students will meet with both organizations in order to gather information regarding the interests of the senior citizens within their community. Using this information, they will plan activities for both the students and senior citizens to participate in. At the end of the school year, everyone involved will be invited to a year end activity.
Roblin Elementary School Mountain View Brush Out Poverty Students will create paintings which they will send to children at an orphanage in Africa. The children in Africa will then create their own paintings, which will be sent to the students at Roblin Elementary. These paintings will be on display within Roblin Elementary in order to raise awareness within their community. Students will be responsible for taking pictures of all the paintings they send and receive. The students will use these pictures to make calendars, which will be sold to raise funds for the orphanage.
Sisler High School Winnipeg Needs for N.E.E.D.S. A student led committee within the school is planning a series of fundraising initiatives (school dances and selling customized t-shirts). The purpose of these initiatives is to raise money to provide new Canadians with school supplies while they attend school at the N.E.E.D.S. Centre (Newcomers Employment and Education Development Services Inc.).
Sister MacNamara School Winnipeg If You’re Not From the Inner City Students will work together to write a book which will teach others about life in the inner city of Winnipeg. The students will be responsible for taking pictures and creating artwork to include in their book. The book will be published and the students will share it with the community at a book launch at the Millennium Library. The students will also travel to different schools in order to share their story with students who are unfamiliar with the inner city.
St. Avila School Pembina Trails Global Connections Students will gain a better understanding of Chinese art and culture through their continued involvement with the Children’s Palace in Shenzhen, China. Last year students travelled to China for nine days and were hosted by Chinese families. This year they will be hosting students from China who are travelling to Winnipeg. Students at St. Avilla will be participating in Mandarin lessons as part of a project to expand upon their current knowledge of Chinese culture, to increase school involvement with their local Chinese community, and to make their international guests feel welcome.
Stony Mountain School Interlake A Study of Aboriginal Culture & Beliefs: Métis, Inuit, First Nations Students will gain a greater understanding of Aboriginal culture and beliefs through a weeklong celebration. The celebration will include guest speakers, elders, dancers, drummers, fiddlers, local authors, and artists. Students will have several opportunities to share their newly acquired knowledge with their peers and will create a visual caribou hide to commemorate the highlights of their journey. The caribou hide will be on display within the school, as well as on the school website, to help educate others.