Scholarship Workshop for Senior Students – Wed. Apr. 12th

Posted April 5, 2017

Grade 11, 12 and 5th year students – looking for money to help pay for college or university? Want to learn about applying for scholarships?

If so, please sign up to attend SJAM’s upcoming presentation:

“DIGGING UP SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION”
Wednesday, April 12th – 12:05 to 1:20pm
SJAM Library

Students MUST sign up in guidance by Tues. Apr. 11th to attend this presentation!

 

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Grads – Scholarship Season is Ramping Up!

Posted April 4, 2017

Graduating this June? Post-secondary studies in your future? New scholarships for WRDSB grads have just been posted to our SJAM Scholarship Info Page! Check out details for the Dennis Daub Scholarship and Kiwanis Club of K-W Bursary! More to come, including SJAM Commencement Award applications, so check back often!

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Peace Innovators Scholarship & Mentoring Program 2017

Posted April 4, 2017

The PEACE INNOVATORS Scholarship and Mentoring Program is a unique opportunity for youth across Ontario who are going into their final year of high school in September, 2017.

Through participating in this program, you will have the opportunity to tackle a problem you’re passionate about in your community! Over the course of one year, with the support of peers in the program and mentors in the community, you will develop and launch an innovative solution!

Students going into their final year of high school in Ontario are invited to participate. Applications will be accepted online from Thursday, March 23–Monday, May 15, 2017.

Program details:

  • A kick-off retreat to learn about implementing peace ideas in your school (August 26-27 2017 in Waterloo, Ontario at Conrad Grebel University College*)
  • $250 to kick-start your Innovation Plan for the 2017-2018 school year
  • Mentorship from a mentor in your community and The Ripple Effect Education (TREE)
  • Connecting with a group of amazing students working for peace
  • An additional $250 personal scholarship upon successful completion of the program
  • A final Showcase at Conrad Grebel University College* to highlight your accomplishments and share about learning opportunities

To learn more OR to apply, visit https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-peace-advancement/peaceinnovator

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Safe, Caring & Inclusive School Surveys for parents/guardians

Posted April 3, 2017

We are committed to providing safe, caring and inclusive learning environments for everyone to help our students learn and succeed. One way for us to find out how best to do this is to ask students in Grades 3-11, staff and parents/guardians how they feel about their school and interactions with teachers and other students. […]

Update: GRT Buses running as normal on Monday

Posted April 2, 2017

Grand River Transit services will be running as normal on Monday, April 3. A tentative agreement was reached between GRT workers and The Region of Waterloo. As a result, there will be no disruption to GRT services. If the tentative agreement is not ratified, the strike deadline will be extended to Wednesday, April 5. We […]

Public transport strike – information for students

Posted March 31, 2017

The Region of Waterloo is advising that labour action will cause disruption to local Grand River Transit and MobilityPLUS operators starting Monday, April 5, 2017. The strike action may cause disruption for some of our students and their families who use public transport to get to and from school.  School Bus services are not affected and […]

CORRECTION: Public transport strike – information for students

Posted March 31, 2017

The Region of Waterloo is advising that labour action will cause disruption to local Grand River Transit and MobilityPLUS operators starting Monday, April 3, 2017. The strike action may cause disruption for some of our students and their families who use public transport to get to and from school.  School Bus services are not affected and […]

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