PEI Teachers' Federation

May 2, 2008 Issue #12

PEITF CENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIPS
AND PEITF STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Please be advised that application forms for the PEITF Centennial Scholarships (3 available, deadline May 20) and the PEITF Student Scholarships (2 available, deadline September 30) are available to be downloaded on-line at the following locations:

http://www.peitf.com/centennial_scholarship.pdf (English Centennnial Scholarship form)
http://www.peitf.com/Centennial_Scholarship_French.pdf (French Centennial Scholarship form)
http://www.peitf.com/Student_Scholarship_Application.pdf (English Student Scholarship form)
http://www.peitf.com/bourses_de_peitf_etudiant.pdf (French Student Scholarship form)

SUMMER FRENCH PROGRAMS
UNIVERSITÉ DU QUEBEC IN CHICOUTIMI

Information is available at Federation House respecting summer French language programs for the École de langue française et de culture québécoise at the Université du Québec in Chicoutimi. Programs are in place for teachers where you will experience complete French Immersion. As well, a program, French and Music combines French with a stimulating and enriching musical experience in a five week immersion time period.

For information, visit the web-site at http://elf.uqac.ca/, e-mail elf@uqac.ca or phone 888-545-5036.

THE HUNTSMAN MARINE SCIENCE CENTRE - COURSES

The beautiful Bay of Fundy is home to the highest tides in the world, and a huge diversity of marine life from microscopic phytoplankton to huge mammals such as whales.

The Bay is also the home of The Huntsman Marine Science Centre, a not-for-profit facility dedicated to education, research and applied science. This summer, the Huntsman is running several courses aimed at adults and educators:

Sunday, July 27 to Friday, August 1: the Art Side of Marine Biology ($750).
Monday, August 11 to Friday, August 15: Beachcombers’ Biology ($420).
Monday, August 11to Saturday, August 16: Ocean Communities ($650).
Monday, August 18 to Saturday, August 23: Marine Vertebrates ($750).

For more information, contact the Education Manager at (506) 529-1260

Email academic@huntsmanmarine.ca

2008 GENOCIDE EDUCATION INSTITUTE:
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP THROUGH GENOCIDE EDUCATION

AUGUST 11-15, 2008 - TORONTO, ONTARIO

Featuring Barbara Coloroso, internationally recognized speaker and author in the areas of parenting, teaching, school discipline, nov-violent conflict resolution, and reconciliatory justice. Ms. Coloroso is the author of three international bestsellers, including the book, "The Bully, the Bullied, and the the Bystander." Ms. Coloroso also recently authored the book, "Extraordinary Evil: A Brief History of Genocide".

Accommodations included for teachers outside of Ontario.

Presented By:
Canadian Centre for Genocide Education
B'nai Brith Canada
Humura Association

Canadians Against Slavery and Torture in Sudan

Join the Canadian Centre for Genocide Education, B'nai Brith Canada, Humura Association, and Canadians Against Slavery and Torture in Sudan for the 2008 Genocide Education Institute in Toronto, Ontario. During the five-day Institute, teachers learn not only with each other, but with some of Canada's most renowned scholars of genocide and with long-time educators of genocide. And, teachers will also have the opportunity to meet survivors of genocide. The Institute is designed to encourage teachers to teach the lessons of genocide and to help prepare them to effectively and appropriately communicate these lessons in the classroom. In addition to learning about genocide generally (what is genocide, what causes genocide, and can genocide be prevented), teachers will examine four case-studies: Armenia, Holocaust, Rwanda, and Darfur. Morning sessions focus on developing the theoretical and historical background; afternoon sessions focus on classroom implementation. Teachers receive many resources for their work ahead, including several books to begin a library of their own.

Cost: $350.00 (Early Bird Registration: May 31 - $295.00)
Registration Deadline: June 30
Register: genocideeducation.ca
More Information: inquiries@genocideeducation.ca

***Teachers who have completed the Genocide Education Institute will be eligible for the Rwanda Travel-Seminar in August, 2009, to mark the 15th anniversary of the Rwandan Genocide.***

CALL FOR $10,000 GRANT APPLICATIONS OPEN AS MUSIC TEACHERS IN CANADA SING THE PRAISES OF MUSICAN

Today MusiCan celebrates a recent survey* that proves with a fistful of money and a lot of heart, significant growth in music education is possible. The survey reported that recipient school students have been given the ability to explore different genres of music, seen the creation of new musical ensembles and many recipient schools have indicated an increased number of public performances since being awarded a grant. MusiCan, the charitable arm of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), plans to continue its mission to elevate music education in Canadian schools, and is now accepting applications for 2008-2009 Band Aid grants.

Schools will find more information on application criteria, including downloadable Application Forms for Band Aid grants at www.musican.ca. Applications will be accepted from May 1 - August 1, 2008. The Band Aid musical instrument grants provide Canadian public schools - elementary, secondary and separate – $10,000 towards the purchase of new musical instruments. Past grant recipients continue to report positive effects of the increased inventory size and quality of musical instruments available at their schools, and an increased time spent on instruction instead of instrument repair.

OUVERTURE DES DEMANDES DE SUBVENTIONS BAND AID DE 10 000 $ ALORS QUE LES PROFESSEURS DE MUSIQUE DU CANADA CHANTENT LES LOUANGES DE MUSICAN

MusiCan célèbre aujourd’hui les résultats d’un récent sondage* qui prouve - qu’avec des sommes modestes et beaucoup de coeur - on peut réaliser des progrès décisifs dans l’enseignement de la musique. Les résultats du sondage indiquent que les élèves des écoles ayant reçu des subventions ont pu se familiariser avec différents styles musicaux et former de nouveaux ensembles musicaux. De nombreuses écoles récipiendaires de subventions ont par ailleurs été témoins de l’augmentation du nombre de concerts publics présentés depuis qu’elles ont reçu la subvention. MusiCan, l’organe de bienfaisance de l’Académie canadienne des arts et des sciences de l’enregistrement (CARAS), entend poursuivre sa mission qui consiste à renforcer l’enseignement de la musique dans les écoles canadiennes et il accepte dès aujourd’hui les demandes de subventions Band Aid pour l’année 2008-2009.

Les écoles trouveront de plus amples renseignements sur les critères à remplir pour présenter une demande, y compris les formulaires de demande téléchargeables qu’elles doivent remplir pour recevoir des subventions Band Aid sur le site : www.musican.ca. Les demandes de subventions peuvent être présentées du 1er mai au 1er août 2008.

Les subventions Band Aid de 10 000 $ pour achat d’instruments de musique permettent aux écoles publiques canadiennes – élémentaires, secondaires et séparées – d’acheter de nouveaux instruments de musique. Les écoles qui ont dans le passé reçu des subventions continuent de faire état d’effets positifs sur le répertoire joué dans leur école et la qualité des instruments de musique qu’on y trouve. Elles font également état de l’augmentation du temps consacré à l’enseignement de la musique par rapport au temps consacré à la réparation des instruments.