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- Child Life and Community Health:
- The Child Life Course is available as a summer institute through the University of Fraser Valley from July 9th through 13th
- SCYC Newsletter Spring 2012
- Emily Rogers, a current SCYC student, was recently elected Chairperson of the University of Victoria Students Society. Emily was accepted into our program in September of 2011 and is currently taking mostly second year courses. Emily has been described as an amazing young woman and is one of those students who consistently strives to make a positive difference. Her energy and commitment is something special. Congratulations Emily! We are confident that your contributions will be invaluable.
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Ana-Elisa Armstrong de Almeida (January 25, 1968– March 1, 2012) Ana-Elisa Armstrong de Almeida, a long time member of the School of Child and Youth Care community, passed away at home with tranquil dignity after courageously battling cancer for the past 18 months. Ana-Elisa was excited to discover the CYC program after years of post-secondary education and was admitted as an undergraduate student in 2004. Her passion for the discipline and brilliance of mind carried her on to complete her Master's degree in CYC as well. Ana-Elisa shared her knowledge, experience, and perspectives with our student community as a guest speaker, teaching and research assistant and later as a sessional instructor. She loved the work she was doing at the Mary Manning Centre and in the community; her passions, abilities, skills, and playful personality will be sorely missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. The rich tribute provided by her colleagues at MMC is testimony, indeed, to the rare person that she was. (PDF Announcement) |
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Congratulations to Jin-Sun Yoon who has been awarded the HSD Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence for 2011. Jin-Sun Yoon is an extraordinary and inspirational teacher as evidenced by the number of students who stay in touch long after graduation. Her heartfelt dedication in supporting students and practitioners in developing an ethical and mindful approach to professional practice is commendable. Jin-Sun provides an optimal learning environment where inclusion and belonging are the foundation. Her cultural teachings and interdisciplinary career journey led to a perfect fit as a senior instructor at the School of Child and Youth Care in 2002 where she combines her appreciation for academic theory and her commitment to professional practice. A wide range of professional work across her lifespan and in many countries has given Jin-Sun an intergenerational and intercultural lens influencing the local and global perspectives imbedded in her teaching of social justice and diversity in working with children, youth, families and communities. Jin-Sun enthusiastically models engaged practice through her committee and leadership work at the university, her community work with grassroots organizations and her governance work on government advisory councils. Providing opportunities for students to expand on their classroom learning is crucial to Jin-Sun’s pedagogical world view as she engages them in community practice, advocacy and activism. Jin-Sun models the change she wishes to see in the world though her transformational teaching. The Faculty of Human and Social Development is delighted to have Jin-Sun Yoon recognized as the recipient of the 2011 Award for Teaching Excellence by faculty. - International Innovations in ECE: A Canadian Forum on Early Childhood Frameworks, July 13-15, 2012
- Enid Elliott, SCYC Adjunct Professor and Early Childhood Educator, is a member of the team offering and researching a nature kindergarten. Read more.
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