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February 2018
March 2018
Chelsea Authors
Authors and Illustrators will present workshops to students from both French and English schools in the Chelsea Quebec region at the local library.
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Chelsea Authors
Authors and Illustrators will present workshops to students from both French and English schools in the Chelsea Quebec region at the local library.
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February 2019
Future City Competition 2019
The Leacross Foundation is proud to support the Future City Competition in Canada. Future City is a project-based learning program where students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grades imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future. Canadian teams are for the first time participating in the Future City competition with participants gearing up in Ontario, and Prince Edward Island. This expansion is made possible through the support of Engineers Canada, the Durham District School Board, Engineers PEI and the…
Find out more »Reading for the Love of It Conference
The 43rd Annual Reading for the Love of It conference is taking place on Thursday, February 21, and Friday, February 22, 2019 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. This annual language arts conference is regarded as pre-eminent in bringing together local, national and international authorities in the field of literacy. The goal of the conference is to provide a wide spectrum of speakers to inspire and provoke thinking about literacy issues, and to promote the lifelong love of reading, all at an…
Find out more »March 2019
Meet the Authors – 11th Annual Workshop at the Chelsea Library
The Leacross Foundation is happy to support the authors and illustrators coming to the Chelsea Library to meet with students. We are also happy to invite parents and friends to the two pyjama nights to meet the authors.
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PhilanthroTHINK – Inspiring Philanthropy to do Better
Inspiring Philanthropy to do Better The percentage of Canadians who give to charity has been declining for years, and many relatively wealthy individuals do not donate. Philanthropy in the US seems to be in a better state, and Americans give at higher rates than Canadians. The differences are not due solely to differences in tax incentives. What can we learn from the way that philanthropy works in the States? How could Canadians do better, and what would that take? A…
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