2008 Information
August 6, 2008
Atlantic Day - One-day Registration - Thursday, August 21, 2008
Want to know all the great tools and projects that are happening in Atlantic Canada
but don’t have the time to come to the full four day Atlantic Summer Institute? …then come to Atlantic Day, a one-day registration on Thursday August 21st, 2008.
This day will provide:
Come if you work or volunteer in; education, health promotion, social development, justice, crime, disease and injury prevention and public policy.
The Atlantic Summer Institute (ASI) on Healthy and Safe Communities seeks to create positive social change in Atlantic Canada. Bringing together Francophone, Anglophone and Aboriginal Communities, the ASI supports collaboration across sectors, cultures, languages and communities.
To register for Atlantic Day and to see the program details please go online to www.upei.ca/SI.
For more information please contact (902) 894.3399 or asi@thequaich.pe.ca
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July 30, 2008
Hurry! Only 3 weeks to go before the Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities takes off! Places are limited!
So register now at http://www.upei.ca/si/si2008/en/form/registration. This year’s theme is Reading Between the Lines: Health, Safety & Literacy.
What? The 5th Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities
Where? University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI
When? August 19– 22, 2008
Why? To learn about literacy and how it connects with health, safety and crime
Who? Those who work in; education, social development, justice, crime, disease and injury prevention and health promotion
Have the time? Come for 4 days of learning, sharing knowledge, networking, gaining resources and new skills
Can’t take 4 days but are still interested? Then come to our 1-day registration on Atlantic Day, Thursday August 21st
Program Highlights:
Curriculum Workshops – Choose one stream and participate in all workshops to receive a certificate of participation!
Go online and Register Now! http://www.upei.ca/si/si2008/en/form/registration
For more information on the Atlantic Summer Institute, please explore the website www.upei.ca/SI
We look forward to seeing you in August!
For Institute inquiries please contact asi@thequaich.pe.ca or the Coordinators at (902)-894-3399.
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July 11, 2008
Plenary Speaker
The Jury is out. There is a link between literacy and children’s wellness.
Should we market literacy programming as crime prevention and intervention?
And how do we promote literacy among the most at risk populations?
Robert Wright
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June 30, 2008
Atlantic Canada Showcase
The Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities would like to announce the Atlantic Canada Showcase, for the 2008 Institute! The Atlantic Canadian Showcase will feature promising practices, programs, policies, experiences or lessons learned that relate to the theme of literacy and connect it with health, safety or crime - the focus of the Institute.
There will be eight concurrent presentations and ten poster board presentations which will take place on Thursday August 21 between 1:30-4pm during "Atlantic Day" and will allow participants to learn about the many quality initiatives that are happening right here in Atlantic Canada!
Keep checking our website for updates! http://www.upei.ca/si/si2008/en/workshop-program-2008
As in past years, there will be simultaneous translation, informative speakers and networking opportunities.
Please pass this along to anyone you know who might be interested!
Register on-line at www.upei.ca/SI
For inquiries please contact asi@thequaich.pe.ca or the Coordinators at (902) 894-3399.
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June 23, 2008
Attending the Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities this year? then please bring your children! It’s free for them!
We are pleased to announce that we will once again be offering a Children’s Program at the 2008 Atlantic Summer Institute. The Children’s Program will parallel that of the adult’s in which they learn what it takes to make a community healthy and safe.
The Institute believes in inclusion and reducing barriers to participation. We want everyone to get involved with the Institute so there will be a free, educational and fun program offered to children of registered participants (4-day registration).
The Program is designed for children ages 3-14 and is staffed by certified Early Childhood Educators of both official languages.
AND….for 2008 the Atlantic Summer Institute is pleased to announce the partnership with the Confederation Centre of the Arts in
This year the children will have a wonderful opportunity to learn about the magic of theatre! Working with the talented Charlottetown Festival actors and actresses the children will have the opportunity to go on a backstage tour of the theatre, learn a song from the popular Anne of Green Gables - The Musical™ and participate in hands-on theatre workshops!
The children will have the chance to showcase all that they have learned at the 2008 Institute during their “Moment of Fame” at the closing ceremonies.
To view the preliminary program, please visit our website www.upei.ca/SI
Please indicate on your registration that you are wishing to register your children. A consent form is also needed for all registered children and can be accessed on-line at www.upei.ca/si/files/si/4Registration_ConsentFormChildrenEnglish2008_Final.pdf
If you have any questions regarding the Children’s program, please contact Judy McKnight at (902) 894-3399 or e-mail judy@thequaich.pe.ca.
June 18, 2008
Would you like to save $75??!
…then register on or before Friday June 27, 2008 for the 5th Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities. Our Early Bird rate of $350 allows you to save $75 off the full registration price! This fee includes your registration, lunch (Wednesday and Thursday), snacks during the breaks, two dinners and all Institute documentation!
So what are you waiting for? Register on-line today at http://www.upei.ca/si/si2008/en/form/registration and save!
Subsidy Reminder (for registrants to the full program only)
Also, remember that the deadline for applying for a subsidy is fast approaching!
The Institute believes in inclusion and reducing barriers to participation therefore we offer a subsidy fund. This is available to help participants with costs associated with attending the Institute. But hurry! the deadline to apply for a subsidy is Friday June 27, 2008.
Click here for a subsidy form http://www.upei.ca/si/files/si/2Registration_SubsidyFormEnglish2008_final.pdf
For more information on the Atlantic Summer Institute, please explore the website www.upei.ca/SI
We look forward to seeing you in August!
We look forward to seeing you in August!
For additional information on subsidies please contact Judy at (902) 894-3399 or asi@thequaich.pe.ca.
For Institute inquiries please contact asi@thequaich.pe.ca or the Coordinators at (902)-894-3399.
June 10, 2008
Did you know…
..the Institute offers a curriculum with a certificate of participation?
There are three curriculum streams which build on and bridge common ground in health promotion, crime prevention and social development:
For more information, visit www.upei.ca/si/files/si/3Registration_CurriculumsummariesEnglish2008_Final.pdf.
Please pass this along to anyone you know who might be interested!
Register Now!
Come and be a part of an Institute that seeks to connect people, sectors, cultures and languages. You can register online now at www.upei.ca/SI or contact Lisa at (902)-566-0336 for a registration form.
For inquiries please contact asi@thequaich.pe.ca or the Coordinators at (902)-894-3399.
May 26, 2008
5th Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities
University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI
August 19-22, 2008
Did you know…
…the Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities has a subsidy fund?
What is the Atlantic Summer Institute subsidy program?
A limited number of subsidies are available to registrants and speakers from Atlantic Canada attending the full program (4 days) to help defray the cost of travel, accommodations, and registration at the Institute. Subsidies are based on the cost of travel from the geographical location of the applicant. Consideration will be given to students, low-waged, and unwaged registrants. Subsidy applications will remain confidential. The deadline to apply for a subsidy is June 27, 2008.
Register on-line at http://www.upei.ca/si/si2008/en/form/registration.
For additional information on subsidies please contact Judy at (902) 894-3399 or asi@thequaich.pe.ca.
Please pass this along to anyone you know who might be interested!
For more information on the Atlantic Summer Institute, please explore the website www.upei.ca/SI.
We look forward to seeing you in August!
For Institute inquiries please contact asi@thequaich.pe.ca or the Coordinators at (902) 894-3399.
Spring is here! And what better way to celebrate than to open Registrations for the 2008 Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities! Yes, you can now go online to http://www.upei.ca/si/si2008/en/form/registration to register.
Would you like some more information? Then please take a look online at our preliminary program http://www.upei.ca/si/si2008/en/workshop-program-2008.
Here are the Registration options for you to choose from:
Full Registration includes:
Meals, breaks, curriculum stream workshops and certificate of participation, Institute documentation, evening entertainment and children’s program.
Atlantic Day includes:
Meals, breaks, Plenary Speaker, Policy in the Round, Atlantic Canada Showcase – Posterboards and Interactive Presentations.
With every effort being made to make this a truly bi-lingual and multicultural event we are offering bilingual streams, simultaneous translation and French support.
For more information, check out our website www.upei.ca/SI.
We look forward to seeing you in August!
For additional information on the registration process please contact Lisa on (902)-566-0336 or lifelong@upei.ca. For Institute inquiries please contact asi@thequaich.pe.ca or the Coordinators at (902) 894-3399.
The Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities would like to announce and welcome our Keynote Speaker for the 2008 Institute; Victorin Boudreau from Pointe-Verte in New Brunswick.
Reflecting this year’s theme of Literacy, Victorin will be coming to Charlottetown to share his own personal journey of literacy, learning and determination. This keynote address will take place on Tuesday August 19, 2008 and will help to set the tone for the four days of Institute learning. This keynote address will be presented in French with simultaneous translation.
Here is an excerpt from Victorin’s story…
Victorin left school at the age of 16. All his life without education has been a real nightmare. He could not read and write to anyone. It made him very unhappy and he found it very difficult, even shameful. It was at age 55 that he has decided to return to school because several jobs rejected him because he had no education. He enrolled in a school recovery program in its region, the Alpha program Petit-Rocher, in 2003. A new door has opened for him. Since that time, he is very persistent and determined to go through...
For more information on the Atlantic Summer Institute, please explore the website www.upei.ca/SI
For inquiries please contact asi@thequaich.pe.ca or (902) 894.3399
The Preliminary Program for the 2008 Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities is now available online at www.upei.ca/si .
This curriculum builds on and bridges common ground in health promotion, crime prevention and social development and offers a certificate of participation.
*Remember! The Call for Presentations. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Monday, May 5, 2008. For more information on the presentation process please explore the website www.upei.ca/si email asi@thequaich.pe.ca.
As in past years, there will be simultaneous translation, informative speakers and networking opportunities.
Please pass this along to anyone you know who might be interested!
Register on-line at www.upei.ca/si .
The 2008 Institute – Reading Between the Lines: Health, Safety and Crime, is sponsored by the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health and is being supported under the Government of Canada’s National Crime Prevention Strategy. Hosts for this year’s Institute are the UPEI Centre for Life-Long Learning and the PEI Health Research Institute.
For inquiries please contact asi@thequaich.pe.ca or the Coordinators at (902) 894-3399.
The Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities is calling for presentations that profile promising practices, programs, policies, experiences or lessons learned that relate to the theme of literacy and connect it with health, safety or crime - the focus of the Institute.
We are welcoming presentations in French and/or English for either Interactive or Posterboard Presentations.
Presentations will be featured during the “Atlantic Canada Showcase” to be held on Thursday August 21st, 2008 as part of the Atlantic Summer Institute in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. We will give priority to proposals from Atlantic Canada but we also encourage others to submit ideas. The deadline for submissions has been extended to Monday, May 5, 2008.
For more information on the presentation process or the Atlantic Summer Institute, please explore the 2007 website at www.upei.ca/~asihsc or email asi@thequaich.pe.ca.
If you are ready to submit, please click on the link
http://www.thequaich.pe.ca/UltimateSurvey/takeSurvey.asp?surveyID=202
You will be asked to complete a template that will include:
* helpful hint: try writing your presentation description in a Word document (e.g Word or WordPerfect) then cut and paste it into the template.
Please pass this along to anyone you know who might be interested!
For questions, please contact The Quaich Inc, (902) 894.3399.
Read the newest e-newsletter of the Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities at http://www.upei.ca//si/files/si/2008_Winter_ENews_ENG.pdf
Here’s a look at what’s inside:
Lisez le tout nouveau cyberbulletin de l’Institut d’été sur les collectivités sûres et en santé au Canada atlantique a http://www.upei.ca/si/files/si/2008_winter_ENews_FRE.pdf
Voici un regard sur ce qui est inclus à l’intérieur:
2008 Institute Begins to Take Shape!
Mark your calendars for the 5th annual Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy & Safe Communities! Reading Between the Lines: Health, Safety & Literacy.
From Tuesday, August 19th to Friday, August 22nd, 2008 delegates will gather once more at the University of Prince Edward Island campus in Charlottetown. WHY? because they all have the wish to create healthier and safer communities.
ASI Theme Contest Winner – Paula Finkle!
2007 Preliminary Evaluation Results
NS Provincial Network Update:
“Working with Diversity in Intersectoral Environments”
Partner Profile: Newfoundland & Labrador Statistics Agency
To view the complete e-newsletter visit:
http://www.upei.ca/si/files/si/2008_Winter_ENews_ENG.pdf
For more information on the Atlantic Summer Institute, please visit www.upei.ca/si .
For inquiries please contact asi@thequaich.pe.ca or (902) 894-3399.
Atlantic Summer Institute on Healthy and Safe Communities
