Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2011 No Comments »
The activity portion of our CSL project was a resounding success! Our group arrived early to help arrange equipment, and were given a sharp rap by the reality stick as to the job ahead: clearing holly has almost no direct comparison to routine garden maintenance where dandelions or other weeds can be cleared with with […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 28th, 2011 No Comments »
Through a variety of means, MECH410E helped me gain a deepened understanding of the inter-connected nature of global challenges and leadership through service. The chance to teach the high school students of the 2011 Shad Valley UBC Program by facilitating a workshop was an opportunity for me to share these understandings in a meaningful and applicable way. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 19th, 2011 No Comments »
We had our Pre-reflection with the Shad Valley students on July 16. The Pre-reflection went fantastic! We presented a few PowerPoint slides and did a little bit of an introduction on what Community Service Learning (CSL) is about. The Shad’s were then split into three groups and asked the ‘What’, ‘Who’, and ‘Why’ of what […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 7th, 2011 No Comments »
Shad Valley is a four week summer enrichment program. Students spend a month living in residence at one of the host university campuses across Canada. The program is offered to students currently completing grade 10, 11 or 12, Quebec secondaire IV, V or CEGEP I, or the international equivalent. With workshops and lectures that focus […]