Building relationships, gaining confidence, and being humbled are just a few of the experiences had by a group of UFV students on a recent trip to Antigua with the Champions for Health Promoting Schools program. In its seventh year, the project also reached new heights — from being commended by the Antiguan minister of education, [...]
Chilliwack student discovers change in Antigua
In three years of visiting Antigua with the Champions for Health Promoting Schools program, UFV student Leticia Frederickson has seen a change in both the young students on the island and herself. The Chilliwack resident is currently in the Caribbean with a group of kinesiology students for the month of May. There, the group of [...]
Champions for Health honoured by Antigua’s education minister
The Champions for Health Promoting Schools program was honoured by the minister of education this week in Antigua. Kinesiology instructor Joanna Sheppard and student Ashley Maynes visited the office of minister Jacqui Quinn-Leandro on Wednesday morning. The pair was invited to speak about the Champions for Health program, which was created by Sheppard. In [...]
UFV students host sports day with a twist in Antigua
Following an early morning tropical rainstorm over the Caribbean island of Antigua, the sun eventually came out on Friday afternoon, helping a group of UFV students host a successful Unity Games. The event is described as a Canadian sports day with a twist, by UFV Kinesiology instructor Joanna Sheppard. This is Sheppard’s seventh [...]
