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The second recipient is also a participant in the KidsFirst Program. She is a newcomer to Canada and faces the challenge of retraining in order to help create a positive future for her family. In her words:
2015/16 Bursary Recipients The inaugural Marion Gracey Bursary was awarded to two individuals, one who was planning to attend the University of Regina and the other, Saskatchewan Polytechnic. Follow-up indicates that both recipients completed their academic year successfully. One completed her third year of a Business program at the University of Regina. She indicated her marks were very good and she received a very complimentary letter from one of her professors. She is planning to complete her degree this coming year and is tentatively planning to enter a Master's program. Her younger brother, whose guardianship she has assumed, had a good year at kindergarten and is excited to begin Grade 1. The second recipient completed the first year of a two-year Youth Care Worker program at Saskatchewan Polytechnic. During the year, she did a practicum placement at Miller High School. As a result of the placement, she has decided that she doesn’t want to work with high school students but would prefer to work with middle years children. She will be returning to Saskatchewan Polytechnic to complete the program in September. She indicates she was successful in balancing her school life with her family responsibilities. About the Marion Gracey Educational Bursary The Marion Gracey Educational Bursary is supported and awarded through a partnership between the Muttart Foundation and the Regina Early Learning Centre. With the financial support of the Muttart Foundation, the Regina Early Learning Centre will award one or more Educational Bursaries annually to eligible parents. The total amount of Bursaries awarded per year will be in the region of $5,000. This amount may be awarded in a single Bursary or divided between two or more Bursaries. The Educational Bursary is named in honor of Ms. Marion Gracey who served as a Director of the Muttart Foundation from 1993 to 2013. Ms. Gracey was elected as a member of Foundation in 2006 and served as its President from 2008 to 2012. Ms. Gracey spent much of her professional career in the nonprofit sector in the city of Regina working with a number of charitable organizations that serve women, youth, families and children. She was a strong advocate for the rights of Aboriginal Peoples and a skilled community developer. In the final chapter of her professional life she worked for the Government of British Columbia in the Ministry of Children and Family Services. Ms. Gracey passed away in the fall of 2013. For more information on the Marion Gracey Educational Bursary, eligibility requirements and how to prepare an application, please contact Mary Ann McGrath at the Regina Learning Centre main office. |
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"We also saw the teachers encouraging the children to take initiatives and to collaborate with each other. The children were not cosseted, but given genuine freedom to choose. Through dialogue with their teachers these choices are then transformed into purposeful activities." |
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