Thanks to all who took part in the recent family fishing workshop put on by River East Transcona Immigrant Services. Thanks also to Dr. Brian Kotak—from the Manitoba Wildlife Federation—who facilitated the workshop. Participants learned about great places to fish in Manitoba, types of fish, and fishing laws, and everyone received a pickerel rig. The MWF also provided a new fishing rod and pliers as door prizes! 🎣

Murdoch MacKay Collegiate played its final rugby game recently and they placed second! This is the first girls rugby team Murdoch has had and placing second is a huge accomplishment. They could not have done it without their amazing coach and role model Charlene Bakke. The team is made up of international students. The girls put an immense amount of effort into training this season—for many, it was their first time ever playing rugby. They have not only found a new home here in Canada with the International Education Program, but also in the rugby team. The love, support, and encouragement the team has shown to one another has been amazing. A few of the girls have even signed up to play rugby when they return to their home countries! 🏉😃❤️

Some of our adult education students. Very cool! 😃

Len Cariou is a Miles Macdonell grad!🎓

Grade 4/5 and 5 classes from Bird’s Hill School participated in the WE Walk for Water event yesterday. It raises awareness of the need for clean water in all parts of the world. It’s also a reminder of how fortunate we are to not have to walk long distances for water. Although the Grade 4/5 and 5 classes were the only ones who participated in the walk, they carried their filled water jugs from the Bird's Hill pits back to school for the rest of the classes to use for their own Walk for Water on the playground.💧 #OutdoorEducation #PractisingGratitude

Kildonan-East Collegiate celebrated the completion of a new outdoor Indigenous learning space yesterday by raising a tipi on the front lawn of the school. The 20-foot tipi is the final stage in creating the space, which includes a traditional learning circle and Indigenous medicine garden. The project was led by the First Nations Together student leadership group at KEC, and they spoke at the celebration about the purpose of the tipi and their experiences in creating the learning space. They also raised the tipi, along with students from the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Studies class. The tipi will stay up until the end of the school year and will be raised at various times going forward as a learning and gathering space.(Photos: KEC photography student Stephanie Martel) #IndigenousLeadership ❤️

Applications for Volunteen will be accepted starting tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. These programs fill up quickly, so don't delay! 😃📝

Here’s a peek at Sherwood School's community garden, and some of the students tending to it. It was made possible by grants from Whole Kids Foundation and Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots Program. Looking good, Sherwood! 🌱#outdooreducation