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      23,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Campus
      Kids
      Nurtures
      Children
      and
      Learning
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stacey
      Murray
     
     
      Reporter
     
     
      Campus
      Kids,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      founded
      in
      1998
     
     
      by
      Lynn
      Hogan,
     
     
      has
      become
      just
     
     
      as
      much
      a
      part
      of
     
     
      UPEI
      as
      the
     
     
      Duffy
      building.
     
     
      While
      it
      opened
      a
     
     
      new
      facility
      in
      the
     
     
      fall,
      it
      still
      has
     
     
      many
      plans
      for
     
     
      the
      future.
     
    

    
     
      Campus
      Kids
      not
      only
      serves
     
     
      as
      a
      daycare,
      but
      also
      as
      a
      facility
      that
     
     
      offers
      learning
      opportunities
      for
     
     
      students.
      Students
      from
      many
      faculties
     
     
      volunteer
      time
      to
      learn
      about
      the
     
     
      daycare,
      early
      childhood
      education,
     
     
      and
      children’s
      health.
      Nursing
      students
     
     
      frequent
      the
      daycare
      to
      learn
      about
      the
     
     
      normal
      stages
      of
      development,
      and
     
     
      they
      hold
      a
      teddy
      bear
      clinic
      for
      the
     
     
      kids
      annually.
      Psychology
      101
     
     
      students
      have
      the
      opportunity
      to
      go
     
     
      to
      Campus
      Kids
      to
      learn
      about
      child
     
     
      behavior.
      Nutritional
      Science
      students
     
     
      also
      visit
      to
      evaluate
      the
      meal
      plan
      and
     
     
      study
      the
      costs
      behind
      it.
      This
      helps
     
     
      not
      only
      the
      university
      students,
      but
     
     
      the
      daycare
      also
      benefits
      from
      their
     
     
      input.
     
    

    
     
      The
      Campus
      Kids
      meal
      plan
     
     
      is
      unique
      in
      the
      sense
      that
      it
      is
      child
     
     
      directed.
      While
      they
      serve
      no
      junk
     
     
      food,
      they
      do
      allow
      kids
      with
      some
     
     
      freedom
      to
      choose
      what
      they
      want
      to
     
     
      eat,
      as
      well
      as
      portion
      sizes.
      This
      can
     
     
      result
      in
      some
      strange
      meals.
      Hogan
     
    

    
     
      -tecalled
      one
      child
      requesting
      a
      jam,
     
     
      tuna,
      and
      ketchup
      sandwich.
      When
     
     
      asked
      if
      the
      child
      ate
      it,
      she
      said,
      “If
     
     
      they
      build
      it,
      they'll
      eat
      it.”
     
    

    
     
      The
      children
      at
      Campus
      Kids
     
     
      also
      benefit
      from
      being
      on
      a
      university
     
    

    
     
      _
      campus.
      They
      have
      bike
      runs
      in
      the
     
     
      spring
      within
      the
      campus
      and
      away
     
     
      from
      the
      normal
      Charlottetown
      traffic.
     
     
      They
      also
      make
      use
      of
      the
      Sports
     
     
      Center
      regularly,
      and
      are
      often
      seen
     
     
      putting
      chalk
      to
      pavement
      outside
      of
     
     
      the
      Duffy
      Building.
     
    

    
     
      Campus
      Kids
      is
      hoping
      to
     
     
      become
      more
      inclusive
      in
      university
     
     
      life.
      Project
      Love,
      an
      idea
      in
      the
      works
     
     
      between
      the
      Seniors
      College
      and
     
     
      Campus
      Kids,
      is
      an
      example
      of
      one
     
     
      way
      to
      bring
      children
      and
      students
     
     
      together,
      for
      a
      more
      constructive
     
     
      learning
      environment
      for
      all.
     
    

    
     
      _
      Campus
      Kids
      are
      made
      up
      of
     
     
      roughly
      80%
      of
      the
      university
     
     
      population’s
      children,
      including
     
     
      students
      and
      staff,
      with
      a
      high
     
     
      proportion
      coming
      from
      AVC.
      While
     
     
      there
      is
      preference
      given
      to
      university
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students,
      Hogan
     
     
      stressed
      that
      the
     
     
      waiting
      list
      is
      a
     
     
      year
      and
      a
      half
     
     
      long.
      This
      means
     
     
      that
      if
      someone
     
     
      wants
      a
      spot,
     
     
      they
      need
      to
      plan
     
     
      in
      advance.
     
     
      “Sometimes
      we
     
     
      know
      someone
      is
     
     
      pregnant
      before
     
     
      the
      family,”
      she
      said
      in
      the
      interview.
     
    

    
     
      Upcoming
      plans
      include
     
     
      building
      up
      the
      outside
      of
      their
      facility
     
     
      into
      a
      nature
      themed
      play
      area.
      While
     
     
      most
      of
      their
      money
      to
      fund
      projects
     
     
      comes
      from
      tuition,
      they
      try
      to
      raise
     
     
      about
      $1500
      a
      year
      to
      go
      towards
      extra
     
     
      projects.
      Their
      fundraisers
      include
      2
     
     
      musicals:
      one
      at
      Christmas
      and
      one
      in
     
     
      the
      spring,
     
    

    
     
      Even
      with
      Campus
      Kid’s
     
     
      success,
      Hogan
      is
      concerned
      about
     
     
      changes
      Stephen
      Harper
      announced
     
     
      surrounding
      the
      childcare
      program.
     
     
      While
      Paul.
     
     
      M:
      acrit:
      1
     
     
      wanted
      to
     
     
      implement
      a
     
     
      government-
     
     
      funded
      public
     
     
      day-care
     
     
      Sys
      ted,
     
     
      Harper
      has
     
     
      proposed
     
     
      giving
      parents
     
     
      $100
      a
      month
     
     
      for
      each
      child
     
     
      under
      six
      to
     
     
      put
      toward
     
     
      day
      Cate:
     
     
      Hogan
      says
     
     
      that
      without
     
     
      the
      funding
     
     
      promised
      by
     
     
      Masting.;
      :4t
     
     
      could
      result
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ta
     
    
   
   
    
     
      environments.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Water
      Quatity
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      raised
     
     
      tuitions
      for
      |
      Food
      Safety
     
     
      children.
     
     
      “Our
     
     
      assurance
      manager,
     
     
      [daycares]
     
    
   
   
    
     
      voices
      aren’t
     
     
      S%
      £0
      ig
     
     
      enough,
      so
     
     
      we’re
      trying
     
     
      to
      get
      parents
     
     
      to
      speak
      up.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      THE
      CADRE
      e
      7/7
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      Celebrates
      National
      Co-operative
     
     
      Education
      Week
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Stephen
      Turner
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      March
      20-24
      is
      national
      Co-operative
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Education
      week
      in
      Canada
      and
      will
     
     
      be
      celebrated
      by
      Universities
      and
     
     
      Colleges
      from
      across
      Canada
      who
      offer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      co-op
      programs.
      This
      annual
      week
      of
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      celebration
      is
      co-ordinated
      by
      the
     
     
      Canadian
      Association
      for
      Co-operative
     
     
      Education
      (CAFCE),
      the
      national
     
     
      group
      dedicated
      to
      ensuring
      the
      growth
     
     
      and
      quality
      of
      co-op
      programs
      across
     
     
      Canada.
     
    

    
     
      Co-operative
      Education
      is
      an
     
     
      exciting
      opportunity
      where
      it
      allows
     
     
      students
      to
      acquire
      valuable
      work
     
     
      experience
      while
      attending
      university
     
     
      and
      completing
      their
      degree.
      Students
     
     
      acquire
      skills
      and
      confidence
      in
     
     
      themselves
      through
      the
      co-op
      program
     
     
      by
      alternating
      between
      academic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -semesters
      and
      periods
      of
      employment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      offers
      co-op
      programs
      to
     
     
      students
      in
      Business
      Administration,
     
     
      Physics
      and
      Computer
      Science.
      This
     
     
      optional
      program
      offers
      a
      world
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      opportunity
      to
      anyone
      who
      pursues
      it
     
     
      as
      part
      of
      their
      degree.
      UPEI
      Business
     
     
      Co-op
      coordinator
      Ernie
      Doiron
     
     
      emphasizes
      “the
      experience
      gained
      by
     
     
      co-op
      students
      will
      assist
      them
      in
      the
     
     
      transition
      from
      post-secondary
      studies
     
     
      to
      full-time
      employment.
      Future
     
     
      employers
      will
      value
      the
      16-20
      months
     
     
      of
      work
      experience
      and
      skills
      students
     
     
      have
      acquired.
      Students
      graduate
      with
     
     
      confidence
      and
      are
      ready
      to
      face
      a
     
     
      demanding
      and
      rapidly
      changing
      work
     
     
      world.”
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      has
      had
      a
      very
      successful
     
    

    
     
      co-op
      program
      since
      1996.
      Students
     
     
      have
      performed
      work
      terms
      not
      only
     
     
      on
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      but
      also
     
     
      across
      Canada
      and
      many
      international
     
     
      Places
      like
      Ottawa,
      Toronto
     
     
      and
      Calgary
      have
      been
      popular
      places
     
     
      to
      do
      work
      terms
      and
      employers
      are
     
     
      consistently
      pleased
      by
      the
      work
      ethic
     
     
      and
      determination
      of
      UPEI
      students.
     
     
      The
      international
      component
      to
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      Co-op
      program
      allows
      students
     
     
      the
      chance
      to
      live
      and
      work
      abroad
     
     
      which
      can
      truly
      be
      the
      opportunity
      of
     
     
      a
      lifetime.
      The
      School
      of
      Business
      has
     
     
      been
      very
      successful
      the
     
     
      international
      front
      with
      students
     
     
      working
      for
      companies
      in
      Scotland,
     
     
      Ireland,
      New
      Zealand
      and
      Australia
     
     
      just
      to
      name
      a
      few.
      UPEI
      has
      a
     
     
      reciprocal
      co-op
      exchange
      agreement
     
     
      with
      Sir
      Robert
      Gordon
      University
      in
     
     
      Abeerdeen
      Scotland
      whereby
     
     
      students
      can
      work
      in
      Scotland
      for
      a
     
     
      work
      term
      and
      in
      return
      a
      student
      from
     
     
      that
      University
      can
      work
      on
      Prince
     
     
      Edward
      Island.
      There
      is
      also
      a
      strong
     
     
      entrepreneurial
      flavour
      to
      the
      co-op
     
     
      program,
      allowing
      students
      to
      set
      up
     
     
      small
      businesses
      and
      get
      a
      taste
      of
      the
     
     
      world
      of
      entrepreneurship
      by
      doing
      -
     
     
      an
      entrepreneurial
      work
      term.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      greatly
      appreciates
      the
     
     
      employer
      support
      to
      the
      co-op
     
     
      program.
      Many
      employers
      participate
     
     
      in
      this
      great
      program
      from
      both
      the
     
     
      public
      and
      private
      sectors.
      The
      true
     
     
      benefit
      to
      employers
      is
      that
      they
     
     
      acquire
      highly
      motivated
      new
     
     
      employees
      that
      are
      eager
      to
      learn
      and
     
     
      contribute.
     
    

    
     
      This
      truly
      is
      a
      great
      opportunity
     
     
      to
      allow
      students
      to
      showcase
      their
     
     
      true
      potential
      and
      realize
      their
      goals.
     
     
      UPEI
      is
      truly
      a
      great
      University
      with
     
     
      a
      great
      Co-operative
      Education
     
    
   
   
    
     
      program.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      venues.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      further
      information
      about
      the
      co-
     
     
      program,
      please
     
    
   
   
    
     
      www.upei.ca/co-op
     
    
   
   
    
     
      visit