Imagine Our Future
The Imagine Our Future; Investing in the Early Years National Conference is now in the record books but the legacy lives on! The national conference was held on May 9th to the 11th, 2012 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Sask. Over 600 people attended the sold out event and came from various sectors of the community from Education, Health, Justice, Social Services and the business community. 
The conference brought leading experts in the field of early childhood. Some of the key speakers in the conference were Jean Clinton, Stuart Shanker, Clyde Herztman, Jim Grieve and Nobel Prize recipient Professor James Heckman. Professor Heckman states that “early childhood programs is one of the highest returns on the docket right now” and “yields an average of 7% rate of return for every dollar you invest”. Investing in the early years helps in the development of “soft skills” that are critical for future success of children. Holy Trinity School Division was proud to partner with our community to put on this important event for our community. The school division offers high quality early childhood programming in all our schools and are committed to support our students to imagine their future and have the tools to attain their dreams. A sincere thank you is extended to everyone that attended the free community “Parent Night with Speaker Dr. Jean Clinton”, this was put on by the Family Education Committee which is represented by local community partners. The event was made available through “live streaming” to Shaunavon and Swift Current
Thank you to Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Saas who led the ejournalism “Geek Squad” in documenting the national conference. All the information can be accessed on the links below.
http://www.casa-acas.ca/downloads/Imagine_Our_Future_Conf-1.pdf
http://yourgeeksquad2.wordpress.com/
http://www.discovermoosejaw.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22253&Itemid=681
http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Local/News/2012-05-11/article-2977217/Imagine-emInvest-in-emour-future/1
