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PRIZES GALORE
  • Exhibitor Bingo: Click on the Exhibitors page in Sched and do a little shopping! Download a copy of this BINGO CARD and find all the answers in the about section of many exhibitors. Email (or share) your completed Bingo card to vpexhibits@getca.com. Prizes include a $500 gift card to the Fairmont Hotels, and ten $100 gift cards to Chapters, Amazon, and other great places.
  • Check out the Morgex Insurance profile on the Sponsors page for your chance to win 1 of 5 Home Office Prizes worth $5,000 each!
  • Morgex is also offering a draw of ten $500 gift certificates for teachers who complete the post-event survey. Keep your eyes peeled for the link in the session windows!

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  • Wear #RedForEdAB on Friday: Swing by our #RedForEd Zoom Room anytime with your colleagues to have your picture taken!

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Thursday, February 25 • 9:00am - 10:00am
LIVE SESSION: Encouraging Youth Civic Engagement Through YPI

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Post-Convention Survey
The Youth and Philanthropy Initiative (YPI) is a school program that provides opportunities for students to engage in authentic learning about their communities, and grants hundreds of thousands of dollars to community-based social service charities each year, 100% decided by participating students. Join us to hear from YPI teachers in Edmonton about how they are adapting YPI during the pandemic; and about how YPI is evolving and adapting in response to challenges in the 2020/21 school year.
Speakers
avatar for Kate Gatto

Kate Gatto

National Program Director, Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada
Kate Gatto is the National Program Director at the Youth and Philanthropy Initiative Canada. With over ten years of experience in the non-profit sector managing education programs locally, nationally, and globally, Kate is dedicated to empowering youth to be civically engaged leaders... Read More →

Thursday February 25, 2021 9:00am - 10:00am MST
Live Session
  Social Studies (TQS 3)   Language Arts (TQS 3)