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Home My WebLink AboutSWAG helps vulnerable students complete thier secondary education - Kitchissippi Times - 12/06/2018 - Kitchissippi Times - 12/06/201812/6/2018 SWAG helps vulnerable students complete their secondary education — Kitchissippi Times Kitchissippi Times A COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SERVING KITCHISSIPPI WARD, IN OTTAWA E AT II RED STO FooO OOOO OOO; SWAG helps vulnerable students complete their secondary education B Y E E II TO R ON ilO) ECEMBER 6, 20 1.. 8 • ( E AV E A CO M E N ) 3y ey ur tte T he C00-11fOldenCe Vat COmes with a h g1i sc. Too d p oma e udes rnany students in the Car irogton negh bour hood, as it is estimated 42 percent of Car graduation. sed at A lam i ngton aton k s Graduate (SWAG) 1 SC OS 100 IDar students dr.'10 ID out Dou ic Sc 100 program strives to arm vu students wit') sk s and training to ensure. t seconc ary education. U nded in 2.01...3 in association wit 100 ea ley corn he Ottawa Car t )00re 'ie Students nera J ete t Eton left D i tric 3oard, the United Way and the Car ington Community 1 Centre, SVVAG offers students tutoring, healthy meals, tertiary 0. d ucation app ication prep and interview training as we as artistic activities and fie d tr ijs. https://kitchissippi.com/2018/12/06/swag-program-united-way-ottawa/ 1/6 12/6/2018 SWAG helps vulnerable students complete their secondary education — Kitchissippi Times Grade 10 Notre Dame Sc loo student Ju ian Quansa i says he a pp les the knowledge he earns • n hiking excursions with SWAG in ..)io ogy c ass a Ild the program ex poses h i 1-111 to the arts, 31rogr. a m rn ing ig h SC hoo he wasn't getting in SC can he an nsU a r EX 100 e rience„ Jul n conti I1UES, a [lc SWAG a ows him to meet students from other areas in t he city w '10 have different ex DerielhCeS Z.1111d 0 -.11inions frorn his own. 4111l11111 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111, 11111111111111111111,1,11111 111111 1'1 11,1 ;,11,11i$01 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII,I1,11,111,1111111,1111,11,11!11111,1111111111,I1iIIIIIIIII,IliIIIIIIoh,.. 1111111111111111111111111111 1111IIII,1111111111IVI'IIIIII' „„ 11A01.1.1.110.1 .1(11.11111(11, „ 1,1 „11.4111111,i 111111 'ill, 11 .1,1.11.1;1111 loonullollllooloonnoolloulai1.0.1!,;„,„... 11111111111-'111111111.1.11111111111111111110011111111111IIIIIII,!,:,....., )1 , 1111.11111 1111111, SWAG Team mein 11:ers Notre IDame student JIu a li Quansah, youth worker IDana Elders, student and parent support worker Marta Cllark and Glebe Co eg iate stude nt B izu ri Rwe n t a nriii bo. Photo courtesy O SWAG https://kitchissippi.com/2018/12/06/swag-program-united-way-ottawa/ 2/6 12/6/2018 31zuri t Ile lie SWAG helps vulnerable students complete their secondary education — Kitchissippi Times Zwentambo is in of SWAG is oo her .fina year at ( e be Co egiate and wit king forward to continuing her education. "Because have been in SWAG have irnany different o btions that find interesting," Bizu HI says. "SWAG ins p1 red irrie to vvork wit youth. irea ise the joy of working with kids and seeiing them grow. SWAG h€ 1)€:d flE "h gure out w he re wa int to go" Marta C latt ers t ark is SWAG's student and parent sit ein w D y wor <irig with students in grades 1.... he ) rceation t left vu nera bort wor and 1..2. <er, e students are uns arta Id ed. hese kids can do it We are just aiding, supporting and hancingt hem to find those skills and use those s<11 I s to get to e re they want to be in their grac Ulating journey," Marta says. SWAG students are encouragec to enter the program during their sum imer break between grades eight and nine. 13rograrn youth woirl<e:r Jana ders says t:his time frame ensures the students wi stay engaged and get excited a bout t heir academic fLJi t:,u re. " t is a good star ing pol nt to assess vvhat t:heir strengt is are going into grade inine so we can build that with them, t is also a go.d time to identify any barriers or cha enges that t ley imay be facing," llama says. "They have fun in the summer athough there are a at of academic corn bonents to it to assess where they are going to be as they enter the ninth radE 1 hat trans ates as they go in 70 the after schoo rogra rn." ).))))).MffSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSWSW..4.1,,Wffe,/.M.1;.ffee,ffa.1;.ffffe,/.M.1;.ffee,ffa.1;.ffffe,/.M.1;.Wee,ffa.1;.ffffe,/.V.M.Wee,ffa.1;.ffffe,/.V.M.Wee,ffa.1;.W/ee,e(1..#1Mee, ff.. 4 brought to you by 111111111111111111111111,, 111111111111,, .,11111111111111111111111111111,,," , er„,of p ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffillom'ffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffiffi myAmmam,wwwwwwwwwwwwwwww %zr 7 gramffavrarar zmr /af,,„<ff =WgffgeZzg% vgmr =://ffewav VgW/Z:MICWWMOMWWW04 https://kitchissippi.com/2018/12/06/swag-program-united-way-ottawa/ 3/6 12/6/2018 SWAG helps vulnerable students complete their secondary education — Kitchissippi Times (http://crncke n n „ ibera Lc Mlarta attri Dutes t 1-1c1 tiding fii na ncia understandine ie sc '100 d ro Dout rate to mariy coolstr a i rits, "fa nil i y su ')ctors port and "These 'fa rni ies can face a ot of barriers; iteracy, Dar riers for some of tiern and corn rni.i nication wit a niguage the schoo .1) Marta says, "We fincl we are doing a much Detter job at providing l'..esoio..irces for, t:le,,.:;;c? kids to lave during t lose critical after-schoo lours. We have to flrlak.e sure that the kids are eng,ged durong t lose critica lours insteac of not staying connectec to anythT ng wit lin the cornmunityn -110 inquire a Corn mu nity -pout enro ing in SWAG, visit t ea th Centre's we bsite at le Car° i ngton car ington.ochcorgiyouth-teen (http://caroongtomochcorglyouth-teen). Donations can be made at the United Way we bsite at unitedwayottawakaitle-success-of-students-wi -a -graduate (http://u n itedwayottawa,catt he -success -of -students-wi II inte). 15 there 8170 I our co Sit gge- it gr r olunteer that y tur 1""? Do yo Ik s meo e 11 h ity a heft place? it„A!!::::1t us k Sen no us mit this f r (hit s://kitchissippLc c .act/). thin 2 is 010: y II 0 akkg 'This feature is brought to you in part by Catherine McKenna, MP Ottawa Centre (http://cmckennaliberalca). 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