Siena Siena S. S.
Grade 7
WHEN VISUAL ARTS TEACHER, Ms. Hatchell,
offered
Siena S. an opportunity in Grade 7 to
participate in the 2016 Our Safe
Spaces Project
exhibition,
Siena immediately said yes. The
Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
provided students an opportunity to exhibit in
a professional
gallery, depicting spaces and
places in their lives where they
feel accepted,
comfortable
and safe. With more than 500
student submissions, Siena's photography
was chosen to be featured.
Grade 2
Gabriel Gabriel C. C.
Sarah Sarah M. M.
SARAH M., Level I, was honoured with
three ISTAR Awards
from the Aga Khan
Foundation: two golds in Academic Excellence
and
Community Service Honours, and third
place in The Arts and Culture. The national
ISTAR competition recognizes those within
the Ismaili community who demonstrate
excellence, meritocracy and social
responsibility, and acknowledges the
achievements of
high school students.
Level I
LAST SPRING, Grade 2 student Gabriel C. volunteered at an orphanage in Bangalore, India. With
a local cook, he helped prepare dinner, using local ingredients,
for 40 children. Gabriel said, "These
children do not have a mother or a
father, they do not have any money, but have a smile on their
faces and want to make the world a better place. Why do we complain about things if we have so
much? In the future, I want to help more people in need." He was so moved by the experience that
he shared it with his classmates as part of
a presentation revolving around cooperation. Gabriel's
teachers
appreciate his philanthropic nature.
9 TFS ENTRE NOUS 2016
