Every Student, Every Day fund commits $350,000 to attendance projects

Every Student, Every Day, an initiative of the Victoria Gold Yukon Student Encouragement Society, has pledged $350,000 for the 2023-24 school year to fund projects to improve student attendance.

This is the program’s largest funding commitment to date. The company works in partnership with the Yukon government.

The money will support Yukon educators, schools, community organizations and First Nations throughout the territory to develop and implement grassroots projects to improve classroom attendance throughout the territory.

The application process for the project implementation in the school year 2023/24 is now open.

The application form is available on the Every Student, Every Day website at https://www.everystudenteveryday.ca and is also distributed by the Department of Education to all Yukon principals.

Projects may be submitted by educators, school administrators, school boards, Yukon First Nations, and community groups.

The closing date for entries is March 10th.

“The Yukon Government is proud to continue its partnership with the Victoria Gold Yukon Student Encouragement Society to support the Every Student, Every Day initiative,” Secretary of Education Jeanie McLean said Thursday.

“Student participation and engagement are important factors in student success. We are pleased to be able to increase our funding for the Every Student, Every Day projects again this year,” the minister added.

“These projects work directly to support students, engage them in their learning and encourage school presence.

“We encourage educators, schools, community organizations and First Nations throughout the Yukon to submit their project ideas.”

Society President Tara Christie said the organization encourages applicants “to come forward and discuss their project ideas or brainstorm how Every Student, Every Day could benefit their school or community so we can help, like that.” to support as many Yukon students as possible.

“We want to recognize the challenges students face and support them to remain engaged in their learning and go to school every day.

“We also want to thank our amazing educators who work tirelessly to create an environment for students to learn in,” added Society President Tara Christie.

Every Student, Every Day is an initiative of Victoria Gold’s registered non-profit charity.

Since its inception in 2012, with the support of government and community partners, the Society has directly supported more than 180 local projects with over $1.85 million, raised primarily from Yukon businesses and individual donations.

For the 2023-24 school year, the society has increased its funding to $280,000 while the government has increased its annual contribution to $70,000, for a total of $350,000.

A committee of volunteer representatives, made up of educators and Every Student, Every Day, will evaluate and select the winning proposals this spring.