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Government of Manitoba Media Release |<\/p>\nGovernment of Manitoba Media Release |<\/p>\n
The Swan Valley School Division received $150,000 for a Mental Health and Social Emotional Early Learning Initiative as one of the approved projects under the Teachers’ Idea Fund.<\/p>\n
<\/br>The Manitoba government is improving education in the province by investing $5 million in 50 projects under the Teachers\u2019 Idea Fund, Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Wayne Ewasko announced June 19, 2023.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur government is pleased to support new projects under the Teachers\u2019 Idea Fund for the upcoming school year that will support Manitoba students\u2019 mental health and well-being,\u201d said Ewasko. \u201cSchool divisions, school leaders and teachers are working together to implement innovative ideas that will help improve well-being and mental health of students and staff, promote school presence and engagement, remove barriers to success, and help Manitoba students reach their full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year, the Manitoba government is investing $5 million in Teachers\u2019 Idea Fund project funding, with $3.6 million dedicated to supporting 31 new single-year projects and $1.4 million committed to supporting 19 previously announced multi-year projects.<\/p>\n
The minister noted that every day across Manitoba, skilled and dedicated teachers, staff and school leaders support quality education and improve student outcomes through innovation and high-quality teaching and learning.<\/p>\n
The Manitoba government launched the five-year, $25-million Teachers\u2019 Idea Fund in March 2021 to advance innovative ideas of teachers, staff and school leaders. These ideas enhance classroom supports and improve student learning outcomes and well-being across the province.<\/p>\n
Projects for the 2023-24 school year will focus on one or more of the following categories:<\/p>\n
projects incorporating mental health into teaching;
\nprojects providing training for teachers;
\nprojects providing appropriate tools and supports for students;
\nprojects taking care of teachers and school staff; and
\nprojects talking about mental health.<\/p>\n
Many of the projects are multi-dimensional and applicable to more than one category with themes that include:<\/p>\n
– supporting student mental health by creating sensory or regulation spaces that provide students with a safe place to process their feelings and mental health needs;<\/p>\n
– providing outdoor and land-based education to support social-emotional well-being, positive mental health and academic achievement;
\nincorporating cultural programming, Indigenous teachings and programming to enhance cultural awareness and improve mental health and wellness in schools; and<\/p>\n
– promoting peer connections, community engagement, and active citizenship as initiatives that promote well-being and benefit self, others and the community.<\/p>\n
The minister noted these projects are furthering the goals of Manitoba\u2019s K to 12 Education Action Plan, Mam\u00e0htawisiwin: The Wonder We Are Born With (an Indigenous education policy framework), and the Mental Health in Schools Strategy.<\/p>\n
For more information on the Teachers\u2019 Idea Fund, visit https:\/\/edu.gov.mb.ca\/k12\/teachers_idea_fund\/index.html.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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