TEPPERMAN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP GIVEAWAY

In September of 1998, the Tepperman family, on behalf of our staff, launched a scholarship program aimed at supporting children's education in Southwestern Ontario. 

Every month, Tepperman’s draws two random winners from the entrants and gives away a $1,000 scholarship towards the winners' post-secondary education. That’s an investment of $24,000 per year into the program.

No purchase is necessary.

TO DATE MORE THAN $600,000 HAS BEEN INVESTED IN THE CANADIAN SCHOLARSHIP TRUST REGISTERED EDUCATION SAVINGS PLAN.

The scholarship will be invested in a Registered Education Scholarship Trust Plan, which will keep increasing in value through the years until it is put to use for higher education.

Every month you can enter your child, 15 years or younger, for their chance to win a $1,000 scholarship. This is only one of the ways the Tepperman family has chosen to give back to the communities that support us.

Ballots can be completed using the link to the form below. 

https://www.teppermans.com/scholarship

Ontario Plans to Boost Math, Writing and Reading Skills

Ontario is investing more than $71 million in 2023-24 in a new math plan, supported by the recently introduced modernized math curriculum that mandates financial literacy and coding in every grade.

The province’s plan to boost math skills will:

• Support more than 300 educators to support student learning in math
• Double the number of school math coaches in classrooms to provide direct support to teachers and students
• Introduce one math lead per board to spearhead math curriculum implementation and standardize training, and provide additional supports for math coaches in the classrooms
• Expand access to digital math tools that students and parents can access anytime
• Continue live teacher-led virtual tutoring services focused on math
• Enhance skills of new teachers through dedicated training and covering costs of additional math qualification courses to enhance math fluency and competency.

To further support students facing challenges with math, the government is deploying Math Action Teams to school boards or schools to raise standards, training and student outcomes. Teams will work with school boards to identify and recommend targeted, evidence-based responses to improve math achievement for Ontario students.

To help more young students build stronger reading skills, the province is investing $109 million in 2023-24 to boost literacy rates, which will:

• Introduce new, Canada-leading, early reading screening requirements for all students in Year 2 of Kindergarten to Grade 2, along with a standardized and fully funded screening tool and training for educators, to ensure students receive the necessary foundational skills and early interventions in reading that are critical to future success
• Fund additional specialist teachers who can work one-on-one or in small groups to help students who need additional support in reading
• Invest in almost 700 educators to support development and excellence in literacy for Ontario students
• Introduce an overhauled language curriculum in September of 2023 with an emphasis on ensuring students at an early age can master basic literacy.

“This investment is an investment in our kids’ futures. Supporting them to develop strong, life-long skills in important areas like reading, writing and math will set our kids up for success in the long run,” said Patrice Barnes, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education. “I am proud this government is providing our kids with the opportunity to achieve success today, tomorrow and in the jobs of the future.”

read full details here:

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002937/ontario-launches-plan-to-boost-math-writing-and-reading-skills

Ontario Preparing Students for Jobs of the Future

The Ontario government is implementing a new high school graduation requirement to help better prepare students across our province for the jobs of tomorrow. Starting with students entering Grade 9 in September 2024, all students will now be required to earn a Grade 9 or 10 Technological Education credit as part of their Ontario Secondary School Diploma.

Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education said "By requiring students to take at least one Technological Education credit in high school, we are opening up doors and creating new pathways to good jobs in STEM and the skilled trades. All students will benefit from a greater emphasis on hands-on learning experiences and technical skills in the classroom so they can graduate with a competitive advantage in this country."

This new learning graduation requirement will expose Ontario’s students to at least one Technological Education course that could guide them to a future career in the highly skilled workforce, including the skilled trades. With more than 100,000 unfilled skilled trades jobs right now, it is critical Ontario attracts more young people to pursue a fulfilling, good-paying career in the trades.

The Technological Education curriculum covers a broad range of sectors, including construction, transportation, manufacturing, computer technology, hospitality and communication. In Ontario, men make up more than 70 per cent of workers in trades-related occupations. The exposure to these career pathways as a mandatory graduation curriculum requirement will ensure more young women make the choice to pursue a career in the trades.

This new graduation requirement builds upon other actions taken by the government to bolster its Skilled Trades Strategy, including developing an accelerated Grade 11 to apprenticeship pathway for students to get into the skilled trades faster.

“Ontario is facing the largest labour shortage in a generation, which means when you have a career in the skilled trades, you have a career for life,” said Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. “That’s why our government is taking an all-hands-on deck approach to attract and train our next generation of skilled trades workers for better jobs and bigger paycheques for themselves and their families.”

read full details here:

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002810/ontario-preparing-students-for-jobs-of-the-future