The Grade 6 children from Strathcona Elementary School
WINNIPEG, MB – A very special graduation involving forty inner-city school children took place at The University of Winnipeg on Friday, June 27. The Grade 6 children from Strathcona Elementary School received certificates for completing the first Eco-Kids on Campus program, which saw them study science and experiment in UWinnipeg labs.
Several UWinnipeg and Collegiate professors spent two hours every Wednesday over four months fostering a love of science in the children in the unique Eco-Kids program which is coordinated through UWinnipeg’s Innovative Learning Centre.
The 40 children will now be registered in the Opportunity Fund, allowing them to “earn and learn” tuition credits. For each school year they complete they will have tuition credits “banked” in their name that can be used to attend UWinnipeg.
The Innovative Learning Centre reaches out to elementary, secondary and postsecondary Aboriginal and inner-city students and encourages and supports them so that they stay in school.
The centre offers after-school, weekend and summer camp activities – such as the Eco-Kids and Enviro Techs programs – that keep students interested in learning and motivated to stay in school. Last week, Manitoba Hydro awarded the Innovative Learning Centre its Spirit of the Earth Award to recognize its positive impact in the community.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Diane Poulin, Communications Officer, The University of Winnipeg
P: 204.988.7135 E: d.poulin@uwinnipeg.ca
