What is PELC Student Council?
by Angela Hopf
The Student Council would like to invite all PELC Students to attend it's monthly meetings. The Student Council's purpose is to enhance students' time at Prince Edward Learning Centre. The Student Council, which has been running for 8 years, plans activities, field trips, and builds connections to the community.
PELC Students' Council Meeting Report
by Angela Hopf
September 2, 2010
Fall Plans
Attendance: 6 students and 4 staff
Agenda: Fundraising, Coffee Club, Christmas Door Decorating, Classroom Painting, Next Meeting.
Fundraising: We want to raise funds for our own activities. People said they liked going bowling and want to go again.
Coffee Club: Angela is now the chairperson of this committee. She is organizing people to bring in supplies and do the clean up.
Christmas Door Decoration: We want to do this contest again this year. This will be the 11th Annual contest to see who can decorate the best door. We need to invite all the agencies and businesses in the Armoury to participate. We need to start organizing this. We’II need to make a poster with the rules on it. We’II also need to find new judges since Ontario Works staff usually judge, but we’d like them to participate this year.
Classroom Painting: We raised almost $900 with Loonies for Literacy! The money is going to be used to paint the classroom. We need to choose colours. Pat is going to research this. We’II also ask Tamara.
Next Meeting: October 14, 2010. We’II be discussing the Christmas Parade, Fundraising, Coffee Club, Door Decorating, Classroom Painting, and other topics.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Josiah's Art
Josiah Spafford lives in Picton, Ontario.
He is a student at Prince Edward Learning Centre.
Josiah loves art because it helps him express himself in creative ways. Josiah shared his art with our blog readers because he wants to connect with the County’s art community.
Enjoy!
Transformation
Pencil and Marker
A new life form emerges from a dragon, a crocodile, and a shark. I kept it a little abstract to show that transformation is not yet complete.
Leo Dragon
Pencil Crayon, Pencil, and Marker
I created a new creature from a lion, a dragon, and a salamander.
Elemental Leaf
Pastels, Markers, and Pencil
This piece represents earth, fire, and water in harmony. Each springs from the other.
Celestial Mayan God
Pencil, Marker
It started as a man’s face and it grew into a celestial vision.
Art Frenzy
Pencil, Marker
This was inspired with random thoughts within my imagination. It is Abstract art.
He is a student at Prince Edward Learning Centre.
Josiah loves art because it helps him express himself in creative ways. Josiah shared his art with our blog readers because he wants to connect with the County’s art community.
Enjoy!
Transformation
Pencil and Marker
A new life form emerges from a dragon, a crocodile, and a shark. I kept it a little abstract to show that transformation is not yet complete.
Leo Dragon
Pencil Crayon, Pencil, and Marker
I created a new creature from a lion, a dragon, and a salamander.
Elemental Leaf
Pastels, Markers, and Pencil
This piece represents earth, fire, and water in harmony. Each springs from the other.
Celestial Mayan God
Pencil, Marker
It started as a man’s face and it grew into a celestial vision.
Art Frenzy
Pencil, Marker
This was inspired with random thoughts within my imagination. It is Abstract art.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Literacy - A GREAT Investment!
This is a new resource from CLO (Community Literacy of Ontario) showcasing the importance and impact of literacy.
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International Literacy Day - September 8th
TORONTO, September 8, 2010 — Today, the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC), joins with governments, business and labour, nongovernmental organizations, and individuals from around the world to celebrate International Literacy Day (ILD). ILD was established in 1965 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to underscore the value of a literate world and to promote literacy for all.
“Literacy is the foundation of social and economic progress. It is critical to learners’ success, workplace readiness, and increased productivity,” said the Honourable Diane McGifford, Chair of CMEC and Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy for Manitoba. “Efforts to improve literacy aren’t optional. They are vital to our country’s success.”
CMEC first identified literacy as a priority early in the decade and confirmed its importance in the 2008 ministerial statement, Learn Canada 2020. Since 2004, CMEC has held three highly successful fora on various aspects of literacy and furthered its advocacy work through a formal commitment to literacy issued in a 2009 report to Canadians on progress being made to raise literacy levels. In the coming months, ministers will be continuing their engagement with literacy stakeholders, working to improve data on literacy levels in Canadian society. They plan to issue their latest annual report on their efforts to raise literacy levels in early 2011.
In its role as the collective voice of Canada’s ministers of education on the international stage, CMEC is directly engaged with a variety of international bodies on activities related to literacy. It is actively involved in the UN Literacy Decade (2003-12) and is a key player in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the high-profile evaluation undertaken regularly by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
About CMEC
Founded in 1967, CMEC is the collective voice of Canada’s ministers of education. It provides leadership in education at the pan-Canadian and international levels and contributes to the fulfilment of the constitutional responsibility for education conferred on the provinces and territories. For more information, visit us at www.cmec.ca.
“Literacy is the foundation of social and economic progress. It is critical to learners’ success, workplace readiness, and increased productivity,” said the Honourable Diane McGifford, Chair of CMEC and Minister of Advanced Education and Literacy for Manitoba. “Efforts to improve literacy aren’t optional. They are vital to our country’s success.”
CMEC first identified literacy as a priority early in the decade and confirmed its importance in the 2008 ministerial statement, Learn Canada 2020. Since 2004, CMEC has held three highly successful fora on various aspects of literacy and furthered its advocacy work through a formal commitment to literacy issued in a 2009 report to Canadians on progress being made to raise literacy levels. In the coming months, ministers will be continuing their engagement with literacy stakeholders, working to improve data on literacy levels in Canadian society. They plan to issue their latest annual report on their efforts to raise literacy levels in early 2011.
In its role as the collective voice of Canada’s ministers of education on the international stage, CMEC is directly engaged with a variety of international bodies on activities related to literacy. It is actively involved in the UN Literacy Decade (2003-12) and is a key player in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the high-profile evaluation undertaken regularly by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
About CMEC
Founded in 1967, CMEC is the collective voice of Canada’s ministers of education. It provides leadership in education at the pan-Canadian and international levels and contributes to the fulfilment of the constitutional responsibility for education conferred on the provinces and territories. For more information, visit us at www.cmec.ca.
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