Twenty schools from across Manitoba, including Landmark Elementary School, will each receive a $1,000 grant to fund hands-on projects that help students develop knowledge and experience about citizenship. This announcement was made by Children and Youth Opportunities Minister Kevin Chief.
“This grant program, now in its eighth year, is helping to create tomorrow’s leaders through projects that reflect democracy in the classroom and involve students in planning and problem solving together,” said Chief. “The projects also provide hands-on learning through interactions with the larger community from the local to the international level.”
The 20 schools receiving grants include nine from rural Manitoba, one from northern Manitoba and 10 from Winnipeg including three from the inner city.
The Landmark Elementary School project, “Grow to Give”, will expand upon the student’s 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.
Since the program began in 2004, grants totalling $130,000 have been provided to public and funded independent schools across Manitoba, the minister said.
For a detailed list of approved projects, visit www.edu.gov.mb.ca/k12/citizenship/c_grant/.
