School District No. 67 (Okanagan Skaha)
PRESENTATIONS AT THE BOARD MEETING
June 14, 2010
The Clowning Connections Project Students Layne Richardson and Emily Ann Harrison, Penticton Secondary School, and Grace Manders from Summerland Secondary volunteered for training in Clown Therapy Skills and then used these skills to work with Alzheimer’s patients at the Village by the Station. Sandra Richardson, Vice Principal, Penticton Secondary, provided an overview of the project and the impact it has had with the patients involved. The students spoke about how the program has helped them gain self confidence and become more comfortable speaking in public as well as how it has built relationships with the patients. Ms. Richardson added the group has received $2,000 from the B.C. Retired Teachers’ Association to continue with the program for next year. Layne Richardson and Emily Ann Harrison Penticton Secondary School Students
Layne Richardson, Emily Ann Harrison and Grace Manders Community Recognition
The Board of Education recognized and thanked two outstanding groups for their contributions to the school district: • Joe Aschenmeier, Staples, as a major corporate sponsor for the Smiling Back Initiative; Joe Aschenmeier and Chair, Ginny Manning
• Caroline Blais, Al Tiller, and Nigel Alakiji, TELUS Community Connections, for sponsoring inner city schools by making up back‐to‐school kits for kids. Nigel Alakiji Al Tiller Caroline Blais TELUS Chair, Ginny Manning On behalf of the British Columbia School Trustees Association, Chair Manning presented Trustee Denesiuk with a Long Service Certificate for 18 years of service to the school district. Trustee Connie Denesiuk and Chair, Ginny Manning