Grow Boys is a full day leadership conference for Grade 5 boys in Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools to provide sessions to support the happy, healthy growth and development of these students. $1,500 has been allocated towards this event.
The RDCRS READS Summer Reading Program is an exciting way to encourage our students to read throughout the summer months. Sixteen of our schools have chosen to participate in this program with approximately 2,300 students involved in the summer of 2015. $5,000 has been allotted towards this program.
École Camille J. Lerouge School, École Mother Teresa School, St. Francis of Assisi Middle School, St. Patrick’s Community School and St. Thomas Aquinas Middle School students will come together for the Second Annual District Band Event to work with new clinicians and master conductors. $5,690 has been allotted towards this initiative.
The school will offer four grade specific Faith Retreats throughout the 2016-2017 school year. Students will experience first-hand accounts of God’s merciful love through both word and personal witness. $4,300 has been allotted to these retreats.
A group of Grade 4 and 5 student leaders have selected activities to support mental and physical health initiatives in the school with faith components. $700 is allocated to these activities in the school.
$3,000 has been given to the breakfast program to continue offering nutritious food daily to students at the school.
$1,500 has been given to the breakfast program to continue offering nutritious food to students at the school on a daily basis.
Students will create 12 Little Free Libraries filled with an assortment of recycled books, which will be put throughout the community of Red Deer in partnership with the “Small Acts Matter” and “Books on the Bus” programs. $3,480 has been allotted to this project.
The school will use $1,250 to expand their breakfast program by offering food daily and continue to provide lunches to students.
$1,000 has been allocated to the school for more dual language books to help English as a Second Language families.
