Showing posts with label immigrant-youth. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Mentors required for after-school program
The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba (IRCOM) is looking for positive role models to act as mentors to youth participating in our after-school programming.
The successful youth mentors will work with newcomer youth (12 – 18 years old) and provide them with educational and social support. The role will be assisting youth with homework two times per week as part of IRCOM's after-school homework club. Mentors will also be required to plan and participate in a social activity with their mentee(s) once or twice a month.
To apply for this volunteer position you must:
• Be over 18 years old.
• Speak English or French
• Possess a minimum of a High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Be committed to developing and sustaining a positive relationship with a youth mentee for a minimum of 6 months and willing to sign a contract to this effect.
• Able to actively provide a newcomer youth with support related to school, career choices and advice on how to live successfully.
• Additional languages are considered an asset
Mentors will be given a $100 honorarium every month for their participation in the program.
If you are interested in this opportunity please send a copy of your resume and a brief cover letter to Erin Anderson, IRCOM’s Volunteer Coordinator, at erina@ircom.ca.
If you have any questions or would like more information please call Erin at 943-8765, extensions 23.
Thanks!
Erin Anderson
Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba
204.943.8765 ext. 23
erina@ircom.ca
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Immigrant Children Success
Conservation and Water Stewardship minister Gord Mackintosh (right) with Biodiversity Award winner Charmaine Agsalud of Sisler High School and her father Albert Agsalud
June 26, 2012
Charmiane Agsalud Wins Biodiversity Conservation Award at Schools Science Symposium: Mackintosh
Charmaine Agsalud, a Grade 10 student at Sisler High School, is the recipient of the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium’s annual Biodiversity Conservation Award, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today.
“This is a great opportunity for a Manitoba high-school student to attend the world-class Polar Bear International Teen Leadership Camp and enjoy the experience of a lifetime,” said Mackintosh. “Students from around the world attend this camp to develop knowledge and understanding about the problems facing polar bears because of a changing climate and the importance of the Arctic and subarctic to the overall health of the planet.”
The Manitoba government and Polar Bears International sponsor the award, which includes sending a science student in Grade 10 or 11 to attend the teen leadership camp in Churchill.
“I am so excited my hard work as president of the environment club, my essay and my work in the science fair has been acknowledged by being selected as the recipient of this award,” said Agsalud. “I am very grateful for this amazing opportunity.”
The teen leadership camp includes a seven-day workshop on the impacts of the warming Arctic with a focus on polar bears, taught by a group of international instructors.
“The end goal of the camp is to motivate action on climate change,” said Kathryn Foat, vice-president of conservation education and stewardship strategies for Polar Bears International. “We are very grateful for the support from Frontiers North Adventures, Calm Air, Four Points by Sheraton Winnipeg and Canada Goose to create such an inspiring and educational experience at very little cost to the participant.”
Past participants of the program include students from Manitoba, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and international students from Denmark, Australia, Germany and the United States.
“We are fortunate to have great partners at Polar Bears International and at the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium to make this opportunity available to a deserving Manitoba student,” said Mackintosh. “We can greatly enhance the advanced, environmental learning experience by providing students with access to the home of polar bears.”
The teen leadership camp will take place in Churchill this fall.
MANITOBA HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENT AWARDED TRIP TO POLAR BEAR INTERNATIONAL'S TEEN LEADERSHIP CAMP IN CHURCHILL
– – –Charmiane Agsalud Wins Biodiversity Conservation Award at Schools Science Symposium: Mackintosh
“This is a great opportunity for a Manitoba high-school student to attend the world-class Polar Bear International Teen Leadership Camp and enjoy the experience of a lifetime,” said Mackintosh. “Students from around the world attend this camp to develop knowledge and understanding about the problems facing polar bears because of a changing climate and the importance of the Arctic and subarctic to the overall health of the planet.”
The Manitoba government and Polar Bears International sponsor the award, which includes sending a science student in Grade 10 or 11 to attend the teen leadership camp in Churchill.
“I am so excited my hard work as president of the environment club, my essay and my work in the science fair has been acknowledged by being selected as the recipient of this award,” said Agsalud. “I am very grateful for this amazing opportunity.”
The teen leadership camp includes a seven-day workshop on the impacts of the warming Arctic with a focus on polar bears, taught by a group of international instructors.
“The end goal of the camp is to motivate action on climate change,” said Kathryn Foat, vice-president of conservation education and stewardship strategies for Polar Bears International. “We are very grateful for the support from Frontiers North Adventures, Calm Air, Four Points by Sheraton Winnipeg and Canada Goose to create such an inspiring and educational experience at very little cost to the participant.”
Past participants of the program include students from Manitoba, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec and international students from Denmark, Australia, Germany and the United States.
“We are fortunate to have great partners at Polar Bears International and at the Manitoba Schools Science Symposium to make this opportunity available to a deserving Manitoba student,” said Mackintosh. “We can greatly enhance the advanced, environmental learning experience by providing students with access to the home of polar bears.”
The teen leadership camp will take place in Churchill this fall.
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