Tuesday, September 29, 2015

PD: Kids in the Know Program



Personal Safety


Title: Kids in the Know (Grade K - 6)
Description: Kids in the Know is the Divisionally approved personal safety curriculum. Kids in the Know directly supports instruction of the Personal Safety outcomes of the Health Education curriculum. Kids in the Know is an interactive safety curriculum for children and youth. The purpose of the curriculum is to reduce child/youth victimization by teaching children/youth effective personal safety strategies. Lessons on child personal safety and sexual exploitation provide children and youth with tools to help them responds to dangerous and threatening situations. The program promotes self-esteem, teaches assertiveness as well as critical thinking skills to reduce children’s/youth’s chances of becoming victimized. Kids in the Know is a sequential program of instruction which allows lessons to evolve at increasing level of complexity and comprehension (5-7 lessons per grade).
Who should attend? All new K, 1, 3 ,5, 6 classroom teachers, Counselors and Student Services personnel who have not yet attended the Kids in the Know workshop.
Funding: School-Based
Presenter: Canadian Center for Child Protection
Date: Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
Time: Session begins at 9:00 am – 11:45 am
Location: PTSD Board Office – 181 Henlow Bay
Registration: To register contact Martha Wiebe at 837-5886 ext. 2103 or e-mail mwiebe@sjsd.net



Title: Kids in the Know (Grade 7-10)
Description: Kids in the Know is the Divisionally approved personal safety curriculum. Kids in the Know directly supports instruction of the Personal Safety outcomes of the Health Education curriculum. NEW for 2015-16The session will deal with two new documents put out by the Canadian Center for Child protection. Addressing Sexual Violence and Online Risks Facing Youth in Grades 9 and 10. Also Addressing Online Risks Facing Youth Grades 7,8


Who should attend? All new Grades 7, -10 classroom teachers, Counselors and Student Services personnel who have not yet attended the Kids in the Know workshop.
Funding: School-Based
Presenter: Canadian Center for Child Protection
Date: Wednesday, October 7th 2015
Time: Session begins at 1:00 am – 3:45 am
Location: PTSD Board Office – 181 Henlow Bay

Registration: To register contact Martha Wiebe at 837-5886 ext. 2103 or e-mail mwiebe@sjsd.net

Physical Education MTS PD DAY 2015



We are quickly approaching October 23rd and this year’s Physical Education SAGE Conference (now called Manitoba Teacher’s Society Professional Development Day). This year’s theme is Physical Activity: The best BUZZ for your brain! Keynote and Marketplace at Fort Richmond Collegiate.

Here are the Session Details/Descriptions:

http://mpeta.ca/sage-conference/program-and-session-details/

Here is the registration link:

http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/mts-physical-education-professional-development-day-tickets-16744344786

Friday, September 25, 2015

Community Places Program

What is the Community Places Program?

The Community Places Program (CPP) provides funding and planning assistance to non-profit community organizations for facility construction, upgrading, expansion or acquisition projects. Eligible projects are those which provide sustainable recreation and wellness benefits to communities.

Applications to Manitoba Housing & Community Development’s Community Places Program are now available.

The Community Places Program (CPP) provides funding and planning assistance to non-profit community organizations for facility construction, upgrading, expansion or acquisition projects. Eligible projects are those which provide sustainable recreation and wellness benefits to communities.

Applications are available in September and the deadline for submitting applications for the Community Places Program is December 15. 
Here is the link for further information: http://www.gov.mb.ca/housing/cpp/

Non-profit community organizations can apply to the Program for up to 50% of the first $15,000 of project costs and up to 1/3 of project costs over that amount. The maximum grant is $50,000.