children News Archive

June 16, 2015 — 
U of M is committed to better understanding the issues related to childcare and how it affects the student experience

April 29, 2015 — 
Strive to empower children in order to empower schools, parents and the community

April 6, 2015 — 
Manitoba should strive toward structuring services for children in 'frameworks of child autonomy, self-determination and justice'

February 27, 2015 — 
In a Grade 8 classroom in the lower level of Arthur A. Leach School, students and teacher candidates watch as a group of math students stands at the front of the room, calculating how many combinations of icing can go on nine different cupcakes in a scenario about a baker.

February 18, 2015 — 
Tanya Thompson has always had a soft spot for children. As well as being an auntie, she’s been a volunteer at the University of Manitoba daycare, the Playcare Centre, for several years. And now, the Campus Life student has taken on another volunteer position at CanU, the university based after-school program for under-resourced middle school youth. CanU aims to get these students involved and interested in attending university after high school. The Campus Life program provides students with intellectual and developmental disabilities with support and guidance in auditing university classes.

February 3, 2015 — 
Karen Smith remembers when she first became fascinated with owls. She was in the third grade and had gotten in trouble at school in her hometown of Carman, Man., for acting up. “My mom said, ‘Be a wise owl,’” says Smith, a language and literacy professor in the Faculty of Education.