This week, the students who stayed back in Saskatoon were out doing some work in the city. Some worked at community schools, while others worked at Habitat for Humanity, both on houses and at the Re-Store Habitat, which is a store open to the public which offers affordable building supplies, appliances, as well as furnishings. They learned quite a bit about Habitat's mission, and how it works, and the students who went to schools learned a lot about how those work, and how even children go through challenges everyday.
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| Toby, Isaac, and Caitlin were at W.P. Bate Community School this week - one of 4 schools assigned to RJC students. |
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| Toby working one-on-one with a student. |
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| Alexa, Maddi, Renee, and Roch (not pictured) were at Caroline Robbin School. They are all wearing pink on Anti-Bullying Day. |
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| Danielle up close with a student at St. John School. |
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| Isaac outside the Family Room at W.P. Bate. |
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| Dusty, Kyle, Gabby, and Abby at the Habitat for Humanity work site. The Habitat group worked at 3 different sites this week! |
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| Rachel and Leah working at the Habitat site. |
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| At Vincent Massey Community School, the students can be involved in a strings program with the cooperation of "Sistema Saskatoon." |
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| Hope and Brittany at the craft table at Vincent Massey. They made hats everyday for the Pre-K kids. |
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Lyndsey, Danielle, Cody were at St. John School.
Thank you Ed Brockman, principal at St John School for making your school available to RJC kids. Ed is a former teacher at RJC. Can you find the family resemblance with one of the RJC kids? |
Today we are at Camp Kinasao to reflect on the week's events, and share
many of our experiences that we had throughout the week. Some people
talked of how Habitat works for the betterment of people who are less
fortunate, and how the Re-Store helps raise money for the building of those
houses. '
The students that worked at schools
throughout the week also talked of their week, including stories from
and about the students, that were both uplifting, positive, and a little
bit heartbreaking. Children and staff welcomed the students
wholeheartedly, and students in particular were very sad that they had
to go.
All in all, it was a short, three-day
experience, but we learned valuable life lessons and had amazing
experiences along the way. Even though the week was a bit short, and we
wish it were longer, the grade 11's and 10's are looking forward to ALSO
next year!
- Cody, Roch, & Leah
