Living Sky launches project to help more children graduate
A doctor, an artist, a mother, and a firefighter.
Those are some of the careers the kindergarten students at McKitrick Community School have in mind for their futures, and the Living Sky School Division hopes with the help of the community each child goes on to graduate in 2030, and realize their dreams.
On Thursday, the school division launched the “It Takes a Community to Educate a Child” program at the North Battleford school. The 2017-18 pilot project aims to boost graduation rates. Educators, parents, and community stakeholders came together for the event to make a “promise” to the students to help them succeed, and eliminate barriers they may encounter on the way.
The school division will work with stakeholders – city council, local businesses, community organizations, elders, justice and health services, First Nations communities/organizations and community leaders – to partner on this project – and also plans to follow each child to graduation.