Michelle Talbot is following in her big sister, Terri Lynn’s footsteps. Both sisters have been awarded the same bursary and both sisters have been education students at Université Sainte-Anne. Terri Lynn graduated in 2013 and Michelle will graduate in the spring of 2014.
Joan Dobbie, President of Canadian Parents for French – Halifax Peninsula and Mainland South made the announcement at the CPF Nova Scotia Volunteer Recognition night. Michelle is taking the combined BA/Bed program, with a major in History and a minor in English. Originally from Cape Breton, Michelle is a graduate of the Riverview Rural High School. She has also been a very involved student at the Church Point campus. She is the Vice-President of the Association of Students in Educative Sciences (AESE). Michelle is involved in student cultural events as well as carrying a full course load. She enjoys dancing and choreography, travelling, and playing the piano and saxophone.
This bursary was established by the Halifax Peninsula and Mainland South chapter to encourage and support young Nova Scotians studying Education at Ste-Anne. The bursary is offered to an African Nova Scotian who will enter or is attending Université Sainte-Anne to become French-second-language teacher or a French Immersion teacher. The chapter represents many multicultural elementary schools on the Halifax peninsula. The chapter wished to leave a legacy of promoting inclusiveness in education for all students.
CPF Nova Scotia, CPF Dartmouth and CPF Sydney chapters also contributed to the bursary. Université Sainte-Anne graciously matches the amount of the bursary.
Felicitations to Michelle!!
Michelle, Talbot, recipient of CPF Halifax Peninsula and Mainland South Bursary