The “Art of Awareness” Contest is an art contest open to Calgary youth aged 12-18.
Youth are encouraged to submit an art piece that responds to the prompt “What is your take on the most pressing issues facing youth in Calgary today?. Art submissions can be in the form of video, audio, physical, or written art form. Winners will receive an honorarium and have their art displayed in various City of Calgary facilities. There will also be an event at City Hall to celebrate all of the winners.
You can find more information on the contest and the application form here: www.youthcentral.com/myc
Casino Volunteers Needed June 8 and 9
We need 10 more volunteers for the upcoming casino fundraiser. This 2 day volunteer event at Cowboys Casino (421-12 Ave SE), is expected to raise approximately $70,000 for GATE students! These funds are vital to be able to provide our students with curriculum enhancement opportunities such as: science equipment, technology, field trips, drama and music workshops, classroom literacy materials and math resources. Without these funds, each experience would be an additional cost to parents.
Training for each position is provided on-the spot and no special skills are required. It is also a nice way to meet other GATE parents and hear about student experiences in other grades/schools. Please consider volunteering so that we can continue to support enrichment opportunities for our GATE students!
Advocating for Gifted Students – IPPs and Beyond
We are proud to present an education session for GATE parents at 6:30pm on Tuesday May 9th (via Zoom) focused on advocating for your gifted child.
Guest Speakers:
Raluca Neamtu – Student Services leader at Louis Riel school
Darragh Lannigan – Student Support Learning Leader at Henry Wise Wood
Raluca will speak more towards helping parents advocate for their students in the classroom environment and the ways parents can support gifted learners. Darragh will speak about helping teens advocate for themselves and how to transition IPP concepts to a post secondary learning environment.
A Gate Parents Association General Meeting will follow immediately after at 7:30 pm.
Save the Date: May 9th at 6:30pm via Zoom – General Meeting to follow at 7:30pm
Registration details to come.