The Legacy of Happy Harbor Comics Lives on and Continues to Support Our Kinders!

After nearly 20 years, our long-term supporter and donor Jay Bardyla made a decision to pursue alternative creative opportunities and was ready to close the doors to his dream home-away-from-home – Happy Harbor Comics (HHC). Thanks to its loyal fan base, the word spread and Vince Joyall, owner of Wonderland Games in Grande Prairie, purchased the store to keep its legacy alive!

Greenfield students host annual cereal drive

‌When Greenfield School students heard there were children in other schools who arrived to the classroom hungry, they decided they had to do something about it. The student government members and Grade 6 Teacher Kimberly Brenton had a Food for Thought meeting and decided they would host an annual cereal box drive. Each year, the school celebrates pajama day and students are asked to donate a box of cereal.  In 2018, Greenfield hosted their first annual drive and collected 176 boxes of cereal. This year, they more than doubled their total by donating 389 boxes to support the breakfast and nutrition programs at the schools receiving full-day Kindergarten funding from the Edmonton Public Schools Foundation.

Apricity to Amplify the Cause!

Apricity, a collective of community change makers, have chosen the Edmonton Public Schools Foundation as their 2019 Charity Partner!  We are so proud to work with Apricity’s dynamic members to amplify our cause and spread awareness of the benefits Full-Day Kindergarten provides for Edmonton’s littlest learners.

On January 18, Apricity members visited Lauderdale School to meet the kinder students who have been given the precious gift of time!

Read more about Apricity and their incredible volunteer board.

McLeod Elementary Students – Entrepreneurs and Philanthropists

Grade 4 students at McLeod Elementary have been working hard close to the holidays to raise money and awareness for the Edmonton Public Schools Foundation. Tying into the “Waste and Our World” unit in science, the students used old crayons and supplies from Value Village and the Reuse Centre to make candles, which they sold around the school to teachers and parents.  To advertise, the students created posters and blurbs in the morning announcements.

Tipaskan School welcomes Clark Builders and the Dr. Anne Anderson Project team!

Today we welcomed the construction and design team tasked with building the Dr. Anne Anderson high school into Tipaskan School kindergarten classroom!  They had the chance to hear from Tipaskan principal Cheryl Storie and Foundation Director Graham Metzger about the impact that full-day Kindergarten has had on the kids, families and greater community.