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School Needs Project

Assisting in diversity and integration in the school and community.

The Partnership

CBC Television’s CBC News: Montreal, CBC Radio One's Homerun (88.5 FM), the Foundation of Greater Montreal (FGM), the Alexander and Ruth Dworkin Foundation (ADF), the English Montreal School Board (EMSB), the Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB), the Riverside School Board, the Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board, the New Frontier School Board (NFSB) and Equitas are proud partners in the CBC School Needs Project 2009. This partnership demonstrates our continued commitment to involving Montrealers in building our schools for the benefit of our children and the future of our community.

The Project

The CBC School Needs Project was created in 2007 out of the CBC Montreal Matters project to help meet a need at an elementary school that could not be met through its normal operating budget. Each year, the CBC School Needs project follows up on the previous year’s Montreal Matters topic. This means that for 2009, students will be developing projects related to Integration and Diversity. One school (class or group) is selected to participate by each school board. Subsequently, each school receives a visit from (community organization), as well as the CBC to help educate and motivate the student in the possibilities of developing a project about Diversity and Integration in their school and community.

The projects for participating schools are determined by the students themselves with the support of a teacher. Students benefit from this project on many levels, from the educational, community and growth experience, to the concrete results of receiving services or equipment that help them as well as leaving a legacy for future students. The total cost of each proposed project is limited to between $1,000 and $2,500.

In terms of the proposal judging process, students are selected from secondary schools of each school board to join the FGM's Youth in Philanthropy program and serve as judges for School Needs The FGM and ADF have each committed $5,000 for this project. This will fund school visits, provide $500 in up-front funding for project development to each school and grant funds for the most compelling projects, as identified by the project judges. The judges have not been selected yet for this year's project but please check back soon as we will update this site with more information.

The Schedule

Students from each elementary school presented a short case for support in January 2010 that will air on CBC Television's CBC News: Montreal at 5, 5:30 & 6 pm.
Monday, March 15 - VideoWatch St. Willibrord Elementary School
Wednesday, March 17 - VideoWatch Springdale Elementary
Friday, March 19 - Submission #3
Monday, March 22 - Submission #4
Tuesday, March 23 - Submission #5
Wednesday, March 24 - Project set-up/Judges deliberation

On March 25, 2010, CBC will host a celebration event for students, teachers, principals and partners to announce the final grants as determined by the judges. CBC Radio One's Homerun will be broadcasting live from the event, and CBC News: Montreal will air highlights from the event. All media items will also be available online.