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education &educational resourcesChabluk, MarykaWinnipeg, We Have Canadian PrideChildren’s Song & Dance Program$2,000Manitoba Parents for Ukrainian EducationEducational Programming for Field Trips & Camps$1,000Pokrova Ukrainian Arts NetworkOttawa, 120 Years of Ukrainian Playin Canada Curriculum Development$2,000Springfield Heights SchoolWinnipeg, English-Ukrainian BilingualResource Art Book$1,000L. to R.: Dr. Denis Hlynka, James Bezan MP,Dr. Orest Cap at University of ManitobaSummer Institute26 |Ukrainian Canadian CivilLiberties Foundation Halifax,Internment Remembrance Project$2,000Ukrainian Museum of CanadaOntario BranchTechnological Literacy &Intergenerational Learning for Seniors$2,500Svitlychka Ukrainian CoopNursery SchoolToronto, Kotiache Vesillia Zabava$500UCC National$75,000St Michael the ArchangelUkrainian Catholic ParishMontreal, 100th Anniversary Celebration$3,000I am writing to describe my experiences inthe University of Manitoba Summer Instituteon Ukrainian Canadian Internment andthe Holodomor, funded by the ShevchenkoFoundation. I found the course to beenlightening and educational. Theinstructors, Drs. Hlynka and Cap shared adiverse and in-depth account of both events,from both pedagogical and informationalperspectives. Instructors were clear andelaborate, drawing on vast personalexperiences as well as a well-researchedknowledge base. As a teacher in theUkrainian-Bilingual program, I certainlyappreciated the content of the course itself,not to mention the approach as a classroomteacher in attempting to share these andother horrendous events throughout worldhistory. The presenters organized by theinstructors were passionate and articulatein their individual fields, only adding to theInstitute’s appeal. I feel that the strongestaspect of the Institute was the appeal tostudents outside the greater Ukrainiancommunity, be they MEd students, PBDEstudents or PhD scholars. Increasing theawareness and knowledge of the greaterpublic only strengthens the ability of ourcommunity to share our past experiencesand move forward. Thank you so much tothe Shevchenko Foundation for its generoussupport of the Institute, and I hope that inthe future further educational initiativescan be considered as well.Sincerely,Jeff KozakTeacher, Oak Bank Elementary SchoolThank you to the Shevchenko Foundationfor the grant of $2,000 given to the English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program in supportof a new cultural program prepared forchildren by Maryka Chabluk calledWe Have Canadian Pride. Canadians ofmany ethnic backgrounds have come toCanada from around the world, bringingwith them their language, faith and culture.This original program presents Canada’scultural diversity through music, dance,song and photos. Children from the English-Ukrainian Bilingual have performed withMaryka in the past and will continue tohave opportunities to present Ukrainiansong and dance. The new programWe Have Canadian Pride will be availablefor in-school presentations in September 2012through the Folklorama Talent program.The Education Department of the WinnipegSymphony Orchestra continues to workwith Maryka to develop her interactivesongs within this program for theSymphony’s “Sundays with theFamily Series.”| 27