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  • Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire. - William Butler Yeates

    To learn is to change. Education is a process that changes the learner. - Anonymous

  • Elaine Maxwell: My will shall shape the future. Whether I fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force; I can clear any obstacle before me or I can be lost in the maze. My choice; my responsibility; win or lose, only I hold the key to my destiny.

    Elisabeth Kubler-Ross: I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices, and we have to accept the consequences of every deed, word, and thought throughout our lifetime.

  • William James: The greatest discovery of any generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.

    H. H. the Dalai Lama: To be aware of a single shortcoming in oneself is more useful than to be aware of a thousand in someone else.

  • Frank Lloyd Wright: The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.

    H.H. the Dalai Lama: The basic thing is that everyone wants happiness, no one wants suffering. And happiness mainly comes from our own attitude, rather than from external factors. If your own mental attitude is correct, even if you remain in a hostile atmosphere, you feel happy.

  • Bernice Johnson Reagon: Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are.

    Franklin D. Roosevelt: When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.

  • I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” -- Michael Jordan

    Elizabeth Stone: Making the decision to have a child - it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.

  • "Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." 
-- Jim Rohn

    "The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." -- Carl Rogers

  • All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity to develop our talent.
-- John F. Kennedy

    Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
-- Gandhi

  • Nelson Mandela: Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

    Patricia Neal: A master can tell you what he expects of you. A teacher, though awakens your own expectations.

  • A mind once stretched by a new idea never regains its original dimensions. 
- Anonymous

    "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world." 
-- Albert Einstein

September 5, 2010

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Youth Opportunities

UPDATE:

Encounters with Canada are now looking for participants for the 2010-2011 school year.  See your guidance counsellor ASAP to reserve a spot.

Posted:  March 23, 2010

Introduction:

Education does not just happen in the classroom but through your relationships and experiences.  It is important to try new things and to challenge yourself to learn and grow.  That is why it is beneficial for you to pay attention to the unique programs and volunteering opportunities that are available at the local, provincial, national and international level.  These programs and exchanges will be able to broaden your horizons, provide a new perspective and assist you in developing your leadership skills among others.

Volunteering is especially an important part of one’s life.  It is important to our society and community that everyone contributes and lends a helping hand to foster good relationships and good will.   A person can contribute by volunteering at the winter games or at a local school or on an international level.

Why should you volunteer?

  • You have something to give!
    • We all do, based on our skills or expertise.
    • You have something to learn!
  • You will gain valuable work experience regardless if it is done locally or internationally.
  • You can make a difference!
  • You are a global citizen.

Source:  Information from Canadian Crossroad International

Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Program
Youth Programs
Exchanges Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
French Opportunities