Student Experiences

  • Fall 2025 QES Cohort Reflective Conversation

    In Summer & Fall 2025, Eyram Gyimah and Mira Azzasofiya from the University of Auckland joined us for 60 days on the University of Calgary main campus. With a slightly…

  • BCCC Narrative Blog: Chandni’s Experience

    Chandni Meharu is currently enrolled in the concurrent program in Sociology and Elementary English Education at the University of Calgary. She chose to participate in the BCCC program to supplement…

  • BCCC Narrative Blog: Amanpreet’s Experience

    Amanpreet approached her BCCC experiential learning placement with genuine curiosity about the behind-the-scenes work that helps classrooms come alive. Through her placement at Father Scollen School, she discovered the teamwork,…

  • BCCC Narrative Blog: Tracy’s Experience

    Tracy Dinh is a Werklund pre-service teacher committed to literacy and numeracy development in early childhood education. She chose to participate in the BCCC program to deepen her understanding of…

  • ELevate Your Career: Learning to Fail Forward with Steven J. Sheppard

    COVID had closed schools, and as part of Werklund’s online K–12 Tutoring program, I was paired with a student who needed help in math—a subject outside my specialization. I was…

  • ELevate Your Career: Fabielle Rocha Cruz

    GPESA President, 2024-2026 I’m originally from Brasil, a K-12 English teacher with experience in bilingual and international education. Even during my undergraduate years, I was a part of the Student…

  • ELevate Your Career: Andrea Faragalli

    My Experiential Learning Journey at Werklund When Caitlin Kane, Experiential Learning Facilitator for the Werklund School of Education, reached out to me to write about my experiences in experiential learning…