Grade 5 Civics Class

The Mayoral candidates were invited to speak at Devins Drive public school the other day.

Organized by their teacher, Ms. Karen Stoltz, the goal was to introduce local government to the students. They study the 3 levels of government in Grade 5, and Ms. Stoltz wanted to take advantage of the interest in the upcoming Municipal elections.

I saw a few of the students at Ribfest a couple of weeks before the event and they were certainly looking forward to meeting all the candidates.

They were well prepared and asked very good questions. Their questions were focussed on the environment, facilities (like the skate park), graffiti and litter. It was an enjoyable afternoon.

My Perspective: It is encouraging to see this level of engagement in these students, and I think we owe a lot of thanks to teachers like Ms. Stoltz for organizing events like this. I look forward to the next opportunity.