May 27th, 2016
On Wednesday May 25th we held our annual Amigos Fiesta BBQ at Beavermead Park in Peterborough. It turned out to be a beautiful day, with many fun activities for the Amigos to participate in. Matt and Dianne Kraft from East Side Mario’s generously sponsored the food for the BBQ lunch that our Amigos, staff and […]
May 4th, 2016
Congratulations to June Switzer, our first ever Back Page Contest winner! June is a Crestwood student from Millbrook, Ontario. Many may consider her natural talent for drawing to be an inherent gift. However, June has dedicated thousands of hours of practice to become proficient at drawing her unique perception of objects on to the page. It […]
April 29th, 2016
Julia and her Amigo Rebecca Julia Marino is a Grade 11 student at Holy Cross, and is our newest resource person. Julia works closely with the Amigos and LLS class at her school. “During my time as a peer support helper in the LLS classroom, I learned a lot about students and individuals with […]
January 11th, 2016
Christa McCorquodale joined the Heads Up for Inclusion team at the beginning of January, and has taken on the role of Program Co-ordinator for the Amigos Program. She comes to the position from a background of Team Leadership and Facilitation for Youth and Adult education programs, as well as international student enrolment. She is a […]
