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CCL launches Application Process for Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre
The Canadian Council on Learning has initiated the application process for the creation of the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre. The application document, to be completed by parties interested in acting as the Lead Organization, must clearly demonstrate the existence of a consortium including representation from the First Nations, the Inuit and the Metis communities, as well as other stakeholders that have a role to play in aboriginal learning. The deadline for applications for the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre is January 31, 2006.
Please note that there will be an information teleconference for parties interested in the Aboriginal Learning Knowledge Centre on December 13, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. EST. The dial-in information is included in the application documents.
CCL has retained the services of Partnering and Procurement Inc. to assist with the process. For more information about the application process, please contact Joan Ramsay.
CCL co-hosts workshop promoting school children’s health on December 8-9, 2005
CCL, the Joint Consortium on School Health (JCSH) and the Canadian Institute for Health Information / Canadian Population Health Initiative (CIHI/CPHI) are co-sponsoring Comprehensive School Health: Understanding and Monitoring a Critical Mass of Programs to Benefit Children. The conference takes place in Ottawa on December 8-9, 2005.
Policy-makers, researchers, educators and officials responsible for monitoring progress in education and health will discuss the policies and programs needed to optimize children and youth’s health, and improve their learning potential.
“I am delighted that the Canadian Population Health Initiative, the Joint Consortium on School Health and the Canadian Council on Learning have come together to organize this workshop,” says Dr. Paul Cappon, CCL’s President and CEO. “This partnership builds on the strengths and mandates of each of our organizations, and I look forward to further collaboration in the future.”
New website for 21st Century Learning Initiative (Canada) now on-line!
CCL has created a website to communicate the activities of the 21st Century Learning Initiative (Canada).
“This website will be an ongoing source of valuable information about the progress of the 21st Century Learning Initiative (Canada), including links to papers, slides and speeches,” says Douglas Hodgkinson, CCL’s Director of Strategic Initiatives and Liaison. “Visitors to this site will be able to share their thoughts and reflections on new approaches to learning.”
The site also provides an on-line forum to allow visitors to ask questions, share ideas, and post examples of activities and practices that are relevant to the Initiative. We invite you to visit the site and share your comments or suggestions.
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