Distance Learning - U of R

The University of Regina offers several online courses for people interested in part time studies. Televised and online formats are available. See www.uregina.ca/cce/offcampus for further information.

Agriventure Programs

Students who are considering a "gap year" before starting post-secondary studies may benefit from this international agricultural exchange program. Agriventure gives young people, aged 18 - 30 the opportunity to travel the world and combine this with working in agriculture or horticulture. The program includes flights, visa or work permit, insurance, an information package, an allowance work placement, an orientation seminar and a contact person in the host country. Placements are available in UK, Japan, New Zealand, Australia or Europe. If a student wants to travel around the world, they can do a two country porgramme for 14 months.

For further infomation, see www.agriventure.info

Bachelor of Education at Red Deer College

Red Deer College is now offering a Bachelor of Education degree that focuses on learning how to teach young adolescents from grades 4 to 9. For further details, see http://www.rdc.ab.ca/programs_and_courses/departments/bachelor_of_education/

Reminder - Millenium Scholarships

December 12 - This is a reminder that interested students should apply for the Millennium Excellence Awards scholarships before December 12. Download the award application from www.excellenceaward.ca

Tourism Industry Information

The Saskatchewan Tourism Education Council can help students who are looking for a tourism education program suitable for their interests. Call 1.800.331.1529 or email careerinfo@sasktourism.com for assistance. Also, check out www.discovertourism.ca for further information.

Excellence Awards

April 20 is the deadline for student submissions to the YBEX program. Students in grades 6-12 are eligible to submit business plans, reports, or waste-reduction plans. This year there is a first-in-advantage grant of $50 for the first two scools to submit entries. YBEX entry guides are available at the Community Futures Office in North Battleford or by download from www.northwestcf.com

Earth Day Scholarship

January 31, 2009 - is the application deadline for the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program. This is an opportunity for graduating high school students to earn a $5 000 entrance scholarship toward their post-secondary education, regardless of their chosen field of study. For program details, see www.earthday.ca

University of Ottawa Information Evening (Online)

December 4 - The University of Ottawa will host an information evening to familiarize potential students with their admission process, scholarships and bursaries and student services. Two of the presentations from this event will be broadcast live on the web so that people who do not live in the region can also benefit from the information presented. Event details and registration for the live webcast can be found at http://www.admission.uottawa.ca/

University of Regina - Teacher Education Profiles

Deadline March 16 - The fall 2009 Teacher Education and Application Profiles for the Faculty of Education, University of Regina are now available. The online version can be accessed at http://education.uregina.ca

Language Programs - Council of Education Ministers

The Council of Ministers of Education, Canada offers three unique programs of interest to students who want to travel the country.

Explore - Explore is a five-week intensive language-learning course. You are eligible to apply for the program if you are a Canadian citizen or have permanent resident status, have completed grade 11 (secondary 5 in Quebec) or are at the postsecondary level prior to the start of the course, and were enrolled in school full-time for at least one semester in the current academic year. See www.myexplore.ca for further details.

Accent - Accent is a part-time work experience available to postsecondary students who, as a rule, study outside their home province or territory.
With Accent, you will lead classroom activities in English with elementary, secondary, or postsecondary Canadian students, eight hours per week, between September and April.
Language assistants are paid $4,160* ($520 a month, approximately $16 per hour) over eight months. See www.myaccent.ca for more information.

Odyssey - Odyssey is a full-time work experience that will give you the opportunity to live in another province, share your culture, and make a difference in the lives of young people in your host community. You'll be paid a total of $18,500* (approximately $2,000 a month, $20 per hour) during your Odyssey for the nine months of your mandate. * Please note that this amount is taxable. See www.myodyssey.ca for further details

ECampus Alberta

This consortium of 15 colleges and technical institutes provides a number of online learning opportunities. Currently over 150 courses, several full-time programs and 24/7 technical support are available. Registration for these courses is done through member institutions. View the online course catalogue at www.ecampusalberta.ca

York University Information

What's New?

• new faculty - Faculty of Arts and Professional Studies - - students intending to begin studies in September 2009 will apply directly to this faculty. See www.yorku.ca/newfaculty
• new program - Digita Media. See www.yorku.ca/futurestudents/program
• Bridging the Gap - a program for students who wish to take a year off between high school and university to gain work experience, do community esrvice or go on an international exchange and who wish to defer their offer of acceptance and entrance scholarship for one year.
• renewable entrance scholarships - see www.yorku.ca/futurestudents/financialsupport

Luther College at the University of Regina

Luther College gives students access to the facilities and educational opportunites of a large university, plus the benefits of a small and caring environment.

Facilities include a student residence.

To experience a day in the life a university student, book at Check Us Out campus visit at Luther College at the University of Regina at www.luthercollege.edu

House of Commons Page Program (2009 - 2010)

Closing Date: December 1, 2008

Application forms are available for students to apply to work at the House of Commons for one year beginning in late-August 2009. The will work a minimum of 15 hours/week and their work schedule is co-ordinated with their university schedule.

A salary of $11 461 will be paid in 26 equal payments to Pages throughout their working year. In addition, a sum of $1200 will be paid at the completion of the contract.

Each candidate must be a Canadian citizen, be graduating from high school and beginning full time studies in the fall of 2009, have an academic average of 80%, have a superior knowledge of both official languages, and apply to a university in the National Capital Region.

See www.parl.gc.ca/hocpage for further information.

Career Expo at Agribition

November 26 - 27 - A career exhibition will take place at Canadian Western Agribition, to be held at IPSCO Place in Regina. This event is aimed at Grades 9-12.

For further information, visit http://www.agribition.com/

SAIT - Student for a Day

This program is for Grade 12 students who are interested in SAIT programs. To register,

• go to www.sait.ca
• click on "programs and courses"
• select from "Full-Time Programs"
• click on and read about the program that interest you
• see which department offers each program (scroll to the bottom of the page under "related links")
• phone the department to register

Millenium Excellence Awards

December 12 - This is the deadline for applications for this award to be postmarked.

Potential candidates should demonstrate a capacity for creative leadership and be able to commit themselves to the pursuit of social innovation and academic excellence. Over 1000 millennium excellence entrance awards are distributed proportionally each year across Canada. These awards are valued at $4000 (local), $16000 (provincal) and $20 000 (national).

For applications and further information, see www.millenniumscholarships.ca

S.A.R.M. Anniversary Student Scholarship

When: Deadline February 6, 2009

Who:
-must be in grade 12 for the 2008-2009 school year
-must be planning on studying at a post-secondary school in the fall of 2009 (can be outside of Saskatchewan only if your chosen program is not offered in Saskatchewan)
-must have completed the last 2 years of high school in Saskatchewan
-must have a farming background and live in a rural area
-must have parents/guardians who own/rent land and pay taxes to an R.M.

What:
-complete and application form and an essay on either "The Importance of Safety and Health on Our Farm" or "Safety and Health Hazards on Our Farm"

Where:
Pick up an application form at your R.M. office or from
http://www.cchsa-ccssma.usask.ca/ahsn/scholarships.php

Entrepreneurship Keynote at SCWEA

The final keynote speaker at the SCWEA conference was Dallas Gislason of Enterprise Saskatchewan. He provided a fresh perspective on entrepeneurship, particularly with regard to identifying potential in our youth and encouraging young people to become "enterprisable" and to convert creativity (thinking) into innovation (doing). This process involves awareness, education, access to finance, policy, incubation, mentorship, skills, and networking - - all of which are available in the province today, according to this young man.

Gislason pointed out that as educators, we are often involved in the tangible side of developing entrepreneurship, but there is also an intangible side involving creativity, intrapreneurship, diversity, and other socioeconomic indicators (arts, music, cultural activies) that we can tap into.

Recommended resources included Screw It, Let's Do It: Lessons in Life (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Screw-Lets-Do-Lessons-Quick/dp/0753510995)


To explore more about Enterprise Saskatchewan, see

http://www.ei.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=8e8407eb-13dc-4a8d-b925-3b1e33e783c5

Reminder: TD Canada Trust Scholarships

Deadline October 31 - This is a reminder that applications for the TD Canada Trust Scholarship for Community Leadership must be postmarked no later than October 31.

The key criterion for these scholarships is outstanding community leadership, in balance with the student's academic performance. The amount of each scholarship is $70 000.

Application forms are available from your guidance counsellor or from http://www.tdcanadatrust.com/scholarship/