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SUNTEP Prince Albert students and faculty work to make Christmas a little merrier this year…
By Beige Unger, SUNTEP P.A. Faculty
Jan 4, 2024
Posted in: Community Support, Métis, Student, SUNTEP, Uncategorized, University
The students and faculty at SUNTEP Prince Albert have been busy this month, making things a little merrier for local families in need this Christmas. For approximately the past 15 years SUNTEP has partnered with local schools to sponsor families at Christmas.
Students in the first, second, and third years of the program do everything from making personal donations, gathering donations from outside businesses and family, shopping and wrapping. Hampers include the fixings for a traditional Christmas dinner, additional groceries to carry families through the holiday season, gifts and treats for children in the family, as well as family activities such as board games. This year with the donations received and hard work students and faculty put in, we were able to partner with three different schools in the city, providing hampers to three families in need.
The hamper program brings our SUNTEP family together. Students are instilled with a keen understanding of what can be done when we work together to help others. The program helps students to see first-hand the connection between schools and families and prepares them for some of the
duties they will have as future teachers in the city. The schools involved host many SUNTEP students during the Extended Practicum as well as Field Experiences and the additional connection helps students to feel a part of their communities.
Faculty and students at SUNTEP Prince Albert hope to be able to continue to expand the hamper program in the coming years to bring joy and kindness to more schools and families in the city.
