by Adriano Magnifico | Dec 30, 2021 | Career Events, Career Canvas
It’s all about the experiences. On December 2, 43 high school students from Louis Riel School Division attended the annual Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the Province luncheon at the RBC Convention Centre. The historic significance: they witnessed our...
by Adriano Magnifico | Jun 7, 2021 | Career Canvas, Career Stories
Carlene was in my grade 12 English class in 2010. She was a strong student with good marks and intended to go into nursing. She had a plan. I was happy for her. Most students don’t know what they want to do after high school. I thought she might make a great...
by Adriano Magnifico | Apr 18, 2021 | Career Canvas
I was running my annual entrepreneurship conference called the Tigers’ Den in a virtual format due to the COVID-19 pandemic and received a video submission for a financial app from 3 students. One of the students said, “School teaches you calculus, but it...
by Adriano Magnifico | Mar 31, 2021 | Career Canvas, Career Stories
Sometimes career development is the best medicine for a disillusioned student. In November, 2020, I talked to Chad, a grade 11 student in my career development course. He was bored with school and placed in my course because of the lack of options in his remote...
by Adriano Magnifico | Feb 28, 2021 | Career Canvas
Life is busy. Being a high school or post-secondary student is especially busy. A full slate of academic courses takes up a major chunk of every day. Add any of these to the picture: hockey, volleyball, basketball, football, dancing, guitar-playing, the school band,...
