Tuesday 19 April 2016

Campus Calgary / Open Minds Celebrates 100 000 Students!

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Students and coordinators proudly display learning in atrium of TELUS Spark.

Campus Calgary/Open Minds is so excited to have celebrated the 100 000th student having participated in dynamic educational programming that connects Calgary students with so many members of our learning community!

Calgary's school districts, dedicated community funders, and representatives from our city's 11 unique community sites gathered together in celebration at TELUS Spark on April 7th, 2016.


Mayor Nenshi even proclaimed April 4th to 8th as "Campus Calgary/Open Minds Week".  CC/OM is a unique and exciting educational program that advance student learning by moving the classroom into enriching environments.

Were you able to join our celebration? Whether you were this time or not, we hope you can be part of the next 100 000!



Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
TELUS Spark hosts Campus Calgary / Open Minds 100 000th student celebration on Thursday, April 7th, 2016.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Calgary Board of Education trustee Pamela King and Calgary Catholic School District trustee Serafino Scarpino celebrate 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
2School and Canyon Meadows School celebrate 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Campus Calgary / Open Minds Advisor Bill Dickson as well as partners Dave Mitchell and Dave Quist with Bryan Szumlas with Calgary Catholic School District celebrate 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Advisors and part of the first 100 000, Trish and Walt Savill with Jill Tynan and Cathy Faber celebrate 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Aero Space School and Healthy Living School coordinators celebrate 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Stampede School and Tuscany School celebrate 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Aero Space School celebrates 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Science School celebrates 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Aero Space School celebrates 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
TELUS Spark and Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area celebrate 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Light of Christ School celebrates 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Calgary Catholic School District celebrates 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Healthy Living School and Tuscany School celebrate 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Students and Calgary Board of Education Trustees celebrate 100 000 students in Campus Calgary / Open Minds.
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Students and coordinators proudly display learning in atrium of TELUS Spark.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Calgary Board of Education Trustees participate in the Campus Calgary / Open Minds photo booth with artifacts from each of CC/OM’s 11 community sites.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Genesis Centre’s Graham Thomson, co-chair of Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ Advisors greets stakeholders at the 100 000th student celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Calgary Stampede’s Kurt Kadatz from the Campus Calgary / Open Minds Advisors greets stakeholders at the 100 000th student celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Students from Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ 11 community sites prepare for their presentation at the 100 000th student celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Travis Robertson and Trish Savill begin with an Acknowledgement of the Land at stakeholder presentations at 100 000th student celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Ita Kistorma and Jennifer Gray acknowledge the first 100 000 at Campus Calgary / Open Minds Celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
CEO Jennifer Martin welcomes guests to TELUS Spark and speaks on behalf of Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ community sites.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Calgary Board of Education trustee chair Joy Bowen-Eyre welcomes guests to 100 000th student celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Calgary Catholic School District trustee chair Cheryl Low welcomes guests to 100 000th student celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Rod Meir brings greetings from funder, Chevron Canada, and shares Open Minds stories and history at 100 000th student celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Teacher, Laura Fleming, speaks on behalf of teachers past and present at 100 000th student celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Parent, Marilyn Kanerva, speaks on behalf of parents, volunteers, and families at 100 000th student celebration.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Student alumni and pre-service teacher Marina Drvoklic speaks on behalf of the first 100 000 students.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Student alumni and pre-service teacher Marina Drvoklic speaks on behalf of the first 100 000 students and invites current/past students from each community site to share experiences.


Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Student alumni and pre-service teacher Marina Drvoklic speaks on behalf of the first 100 000 students and invites current/past students from each community site to share experiences.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Student alumni and pre-service teacher Marina Drvoklic speaks on behalf of the first 100 000 students and invites current/past students from each community site to share experiences.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Assistant Site Coordinator Ali White provides a surprise science demonstration for stakeholders.

Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Photo Credit: Jacques Rioux
Campus Calgary / Open Minds students from each site share experiences at 100 000th student celebration.
We cannot wait for the next 100 000!

Tuesday 12 April 2016

Playgrounds By Design....Back at John Costello!



 

School Council learns from Grade 1 Design Experts
After an amazing week at Telus Spark, 1La and 1D from John Costello presented their playgrounds to our parent-council. The students answered questions about the playgrounds that they built and shared ideas that demonstrated environmental awareness, the importance of play in community building and the consideration of ALL community members in design. Parent council and our admin team listened, took notes and photos to present at the next meeting.


Our grade one students cooperated and collaborated in order to set-up their designs and present them to our adult guests. They showed courage in explaining their reasoning for their design and confidently defended the choices that they made. Their curiosity and commitment to this entire process was evident from the day that we first introduced our inquiry. As a teacher, there is nothing more rewarding than witnessing this level of success and learning in our students!

Thank-you Telus Spark Open Minds for an amazing week of hands-on learning and for helping us create active citizens!
Lori Dick
Kate Labrecque


Monday 11 April 2016

Thank You Volunteers!

We have an incredible amount of volunteers--past and present--we're awfully grateful to thank on National Volunteer Week!  We thank the countless volunteers so generous of their time to Calgary's learners!



To parents, families, councils, and school volunteers who attend and prepare for each Campus Calgary/Open Minds week, thank you!  Our teachers and coordinators couldn't do it without you!  You allow each week to be as inspiring and the learning to be as rich as possible.



And to our experts at our 11 community sites, thank you!  Your passion and enthusiasm for citizenship is inspiring, and your impact is greater than you could know!  As engaged partners in the education of our youth, you empower each class.  Thank you for your leadership and expertise!




We're so glad you're among the 12.7 million Canadians willing to give time to make our communities vibrant, learning rich spaces!
For all you do, big, BIG thanks from everyone at Campus Calgary/Open Minds!

This post first appeared on http://yycccom.blogspot.com.

Saturday 2 April 2016

We're celebrating! 100 000 students!

Have you heard?  Campus Calgary/Open Minds has an exciting milestone this week!  Starting at the Calgary Zoo over 20 years ago in Calgary, we have now had over 100 000 students through our city's vibrant community settings!

Watch our website and social media spaces for more details, including our Twitter account, @yycCCOM to learn more!
 

With a week ahead filled with celebrations and stories, we'd love to hear from you! Do you have an Campus Calgary/Open Minds story to share with us?  Learn how you can contribute!

Interested in applying?  Click here.

This post first appeared on http://yycccom.blogspot.com.