D. Roy students learn lessons in entrepreneurship
By KRYSTLE CHOW
Published in the Ottawa West edition of The News EMC.
May 25, 2006
A group of local elementary school students have come up with an innovative way to combine learning, creative writing, and entrepreneurship.
An eighth-grade French class at D. Roy Kennedy Public School are producing a bilingual magazine to promote literacy, as part of the Learning Partnership’s Entrepreneurial Adventure program. This is the second time the school has participated in the project.
“The program is about getting kids working together to start a business venture to have an impact on their school or community,” says Shari Cooper, who teaches the intermediate Core French class which is producing the magazine.
Participants in the program come from schools in Toronto, Halifax, Calgary, and Ottawa.
Ms. Cooper says the students are thrilled (more…)
