by websitesca | Mar 8, 2019 | Stories and Poems
How and Why I Returned to SchoolLeigh Chaisson is the winner of The Co-operators Learner Achievement Award presented each year at the PGI Golf Tournament for Literacy. Here is the essay he submitted with his application for the award. My name is Leigh Chaisson and I...
by websitesca | Mar 8, 2019 | Stories and Poems
How and Why I Returned to School I believe the most important thing I have learned since I left school with a grade nine education is how important my education should have been to me. I should have taken my education more seriously and completed school. After leaving...
by websitesca | Mar 8, 2019 | Stories and Poems
Learning to Read Later in LifeMy name is Terry Affleck and I learned to read at the age of 63 and today at 65 I am enrolled at Holland College to prepare for my GED.I started school in a “one room” classroom which was very common in small rural communities in the 50s....
by websitesca | Mar 8, 2019 | Stories and Poems
When Ivanoe came to Canada from Chile, she knew very little English. She was a teacher in her home country, and wanted to do her best for herself and her family. When she arrived, a single mother of two, she was hungry to learn this new language. She started by...
by websitesca | Mar 8, 2019 | Stories and Poems
Shared with permission from the author, originally published online by BPW Saskatoon. Did you know that in 2013, nearly half (44%) of Canadians volunteered? The total number of hours given was almost 2 billion! I can’t even begin to put a dollar figure on how much...
