Service-Learning Volunteer Placements

  • 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 her learning with meaningful, hands-on opportunities. She is excited to engage in real classrooms at the start of the school year, supporting teachers, connecting with…
  • 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, planning, and creativity that make the start of a school year run smoothly. She spent her time supporting a Grade 7 science class and an…
  • 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 classroom preparation and teacher collaboration. For Tracy, meaningful learning begins long before students walk through the door. School Context & Goals Tracy completed her placement…
  • Incoming! BCCC Narrative Blogs
    For the past month, final year students have been volunteering in schools and seeing how teachers set up their classrooms for success. The Building Community & Connection in Classrooms program brings final year students into schools at the start of the school year to participate in the professional learning days, classroom set up, etc. ahead…
  • 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 nervous, underprepared, and at one point, the student and I puzzled through the problem together. That moment was humbling, but also freeing. I realized that…