June Newsletter
The June 2023 Newsletter is now available here
McDowell Foundation Launches Spring Campaign
Over the past three years Saskatchewan schools have lived through shutdowns, quarantines, masking, sanitizing, social distancing, cancelled events, and missed social opportunities. These seismic changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have undoubtedly had an impact on our teachers and students. Recognizing the need to reflect on and learn from Read more…
McDowell News – January
The January 2023 Newsletter is available here
2021-22 Annual General Meeting
The 2021-22 Annual General Meeting was held December 2, 2022. The annual report is available here
Get Involved
Volunteer Opportunity: Foundation Board Members Needed! The Foundation is currently accepting expressions of interest to sit on our Board of Directors. Directors are appointed for a three-year term and provide strategic direction, fiscal oversight and risk-management leadership for the Foundation. The Board meets approximately four times per year. Serving on a Read more…
Fall Newsletter
Check out the fall newsletter which includes a description of the 2022-23 grant recipients. STF-00424_20220931_HN_web
How does a teacher incorporate place based “First Nations way of living in nature” in to
classroom to teach high school sciences in a northern reserve school?
By Nadeeka Obada Lekamlage The main purpose of the research is to explore, recognize and learn how to incorporate place-based First Nations ways of living in nature into high school science classes. As educators in Northern Saskatchewan, we are interested in exploring trends in high school science education, identifying challenges Read more…
2022-23 FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
McDowell Foundation Funded Projects – 2022-23 The McDowell Foundation is pleased to announce the following projects have been approved for 2022-23. Congratulations to all the recipients and we look forward to sharing the results of this work next year. A Critical Participatory Action Research Project: Improving Teaching practices Through Professional Read more…
Funding Announcement!
Well-being Special Directed Call McDowell Board of Directors Approves Funding for Special Directed Call addressing Well-Being. The McDowell Foundation invited PreK-12 teachers and other educators to submit an application to a special directed call for research that focuses on student and/or teacher well-being in the [post] COVID-19 public education system Read more…