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Grade 8 teacher Benita Shwaluk, instructs students, (from left) Chase Myhill, Colby Tataryn, and Brooke Stebeleski on planting tips.

Shoal Lake students put backs and brains into tree planting

Planting 100 spruce saplings tied together many school subjects for Benita Shwaluk’s Grade 8 students

By Darrell Nesbitt January 4, 2022

A Shoal Lake Grade 8 class put math, research and good old-fashioned hard work into planting a 100-tree shelterbelt at their school’s track. “Students were eager to be involved in this one-of-a-kind project blessing the community as a whole,” said their teacher, Benita Shwaluk. Shoal Lake School connected with the University of Manitoba and Science

“You just can’t anymore think of childcare as a frill or a luxury that you can just leave to not-for-profits and the voluntary sector.” – Susan Prentice, University of Manitoba.

Farmit Manitoba, Other

Rural childcare may need public management to succeed

P.E.I.’s childcare model might have worked in Manitoba – but it got scrapped

By Geralyn Wichers April 8, 2021

The Manitoba government has taken several runs at improving child care in the province, but fragmented and stymied approaches have thus far left many families in the lurch. If rural families feel particularly pinched, they’re probably right. University of Manitoba researcher Susan Prentice said in rural and northern Manitoba, there is one childcare spot for

“If the changes stay focused on organizational and structural changes the impact on student achievement will NOT happen.” – Eileen Sutherland.

News, Other

Education reform will harm rural communities, says Manitoba School Boards Association

Others more cautious about Bill 64,looking for robust consultation before reforms made into law

By Geralyn Wichers March 26, 2021

Abolishing school districts and boards will silence rural communities and may lead to the gutting of rural education, says Manitoba School Boards Association president Alan M. Campbell. “Their voices will be gone,” Campbell told the Co-operator. On March 15, the province released the text of Bill 64, the Education Modernization Act, one of several bills

Brennan School students from Elm Creek Colony gained greater insight into agriculture by participating in Agriculture in the Classroom programs last year.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Not just for city kids

Rural students at one Hutterite school enjoyed Agriculture in the Classroom activities last year

By Elma Maendel September 20, 2016

There’s little doubt Hutterites have a long agrarian history. Some time after settling in Raditschev, in northern Russia in 1770, they were taught to farm by Johann Cornies – whose role was similar to that of agriculture minister – by placing Hutterite young people on Mennonite farms. The Mennonites had arrived in southern Russia decades

Students at Austin Elementary, with the help of the local conservation district planted 347 trees along the school’s walking path.

Country Crossroads, Local news

Austin Elementary School earns conservation award

A long-term partnership with the Whitemud Watershed Conservation  District has earned the school the 2015 conservation award

By Jennifer Paige July 6, 2016

Creating natural play spaces and introducing students to real-life sustainability practices has been a top priority at Austin Elementary School. “Everything we do here is to try and motivate the students to learn. We want to give them all different skills so that they have all of the competencies in place to be successful later

This muted shade of orange can work well in a bedroom.

Country Crossroads

Colour can affect learning

Start off a new school year with a shade that can boost confidence, relaxation and productivity

By Connie Oliver September 18, 2015

Back to school is an exciting time — new markers, binders, lunch bag and that all-important “first day” outfit. A successful school year begins at home, and bedroom colours can inspire confidence, relaxation, productivity, and a positive outlook. “Knowing a colour’s character can provide more than just a beautiful space, it can help a child

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Shoal Lake students put backs and brains into tree planting

Rural childcare may need public management to succeed

Education reform will harm rural communities, says Manitoba School Boards Association

Not just for city kids

Austin Elementary School earns conservation award

Colour can affect learning

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