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"It appears this change is faster and more dynamic than ever."
So says Dean Van Doleweerd, associate head of programs for Lakefield College School, a private day and boarding school in Lakefield, Ont., where students learn about the environment and sustainability while immersed in the great outdoors.
The school, located on 315 acres featuring its own waterfront and a working farm, offers several innovative course experiences, including a double-credit course called Page to Stage in which students study literature as it leads to performance and bring writing to life on stage.
"We explore new tools and technologies and help students use them and assess them for their unique circumstances," says Van Doleweerd.
Another Canadian school, Havergal College in Toronto, offers a Global Learning and Leading Diploma that focuses on global knowledge, skills, and mindsets, "as students are challenged with tackling big questions of our time through a broad lens, with support provided by their faculty mentor," says Lindsay Norberg, deputy principal.
The Global Learning and Leading Diploma "makes us continually evaluate the essential skills that students will need to lead purposeful lives and gives us an understanding of their strengths and values," Norberg says.
The Bishop Strachan School in Toronto offers an Introduction to Investing course for girls in junior kindergarten
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Wharton and SP2 Receive $5 million for the Wieler Family Professorship on Social Impact and Philanthropy.It is the first-ever professorship in philanthropy for a faculty member with appointments in...more
'New Realities, New Opportunities': AVPN South Asia Summit 2024 Announces Major Cross-Sector Initiatives.AVPN is the largest network of social investors in Asia.The Summit focuses on addressing South...more
'Impact investing is not just for returns, diversification but also risk reduction,' says LeapFrog CEO.Impact investing is emerging as a lower-risk alternative to traditional private equity,...more
Malaysia-based Bintang Capital Partners officially launched its second fund, BCP Asia Fund II, with a target corpus of $100-150 million early this year.The firm was also looking to broaden its LP...more
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Social Enterprise Shortlisted for First Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards
First Enterprise Business Agency (FEBA), a Nottingham-based business support organization, is a contender for two categories at the first Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards to be held this coming February.
