Grade 6’s at Monterey Middle School — June 3rd

Guest #1 Sarah Colwill : Business, Community and Environmental Engagement

Sarah Colwill is one of the most positive people you will meet. Not that her life has been without challenges. Her sense of humour, artistic flair, attention to detail and communication skills have seen her thrive wherever she has traveled throughout the world. She is currently part of the ownership group of the Fernwood Inn , as well as on the Board of the Royal Road University Foundation.

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Themes:

Taking risks
How to, and why to volunteer
An attitude of gratitude
Caring for others
Place and power of friendship in business

Guest #2 Erin Hunt – writer, social justice and international development advocate

Erin works for the greater good. Locally she is a writer for the Ministry of Children and Family Development. She writes a lot of letters to people to help them find solutions to problems.
As a writer with MCFD, her main responsibility is to provide people with the information they need.

She also works for an organization called Opportunities Aequa that partners with groups in other countries that use soccer to promote peace, gender equality and community building.

She has travelled to almost every continent and worked internationally. Erin continues links with other young people from around the world to decide how we want to work on projects including getting rid of land-mines, supporting the survivors and encouraging youth to promote peace.

Themes:

Following your interests
Experimenting and trying things out
Connections with people
The global community