At 5:00 pm on Tuesday, February 25, Rev. Maren McLean Persaud stood alone in the Grace gym, arranging pylons for pancake races, placing fresh pancakes in the pancake flip station, and adding brightly coloured tablecloths of green, red, yellow and blue on tables to invigorate the space. The pancake party would begin at 5:30 p.m. Invitations had gone out to Grace members, Connaught School, Grace Manor seniors, Calgarians - even the media. But would they come? Creating Opportunities for Inter-generational Connection Maren felt they would. The pancake party was her fourth community gathering,...
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A Readiness to Learn: How Connaught Empowers All Students to Shine
Connaught School has a special place in the heart of Grace – Engagement and Service Committee programs help supply the school with food for lunches, snacks and the pantry – a place kids who don’t have enough food can stock up. The school partners with some 25 plus community partners to help ensure kids have what they need to learn. Meeting Basic Needs Being ready to learn means having “basic needs – food, winter clothes like boots and socks – met,” says Connaught School Principal Nicole Bezugley. “You’re not available to learn when you’re worried about food.” To help students feel at...