Ottawa Network for Education - Réseau d’Ottawa pour l’éducation

💜 We are happy to announce that our 2023-2024 Gratitude Report is now available. We extend our deepest appreciation to our donors and community partners, whose generosity has fueled our programs and initiatives. We also want to recognize and thank our invaluable volunteers, whose time and energy have been a driving force behind our programs. Your commitment to helping Ottawa’s students, whether in the classroom, at events, or virtually, is the backbone of our organization. Thank you! --- 💜 Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que notre rapport de gratitude 2023-2024 est désormais disponible. Nous tenons à exprimer notre profonde gratitude à tous ces donateurs et partenaires communautaires, dont la générosité a alimenté nos programmes et nos initiatives. Nous tenons également à reconnaître et à remercier nos précieux bénévoles, dont le temps et l’énergie ont été la force motrice de nos programmes. Votre engagement envers les élèves d’Ottawa, que ce soit en classe, lors d’événements ou virtuellement, est l’épine dorsale de notre organisme. Merci! 

📢Exciting news! The provincial and federal governments have partnered to invest $108.5 million over the next three years in a school food program. This marks a critical step toward ensuring all students have access to nutritious meals to fuel their learning every school day.

At ONFE, we’re committed to building on this momentum to reach all students in need through our School Breakfast Program. Keep an eye out for updates as we learn more about the impact on local student nutrition programs. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ebzDHd2p

This Global Entrepreneurship Week, 705 students from the Ottawa Catholic School Board and the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) had the chance to learn from our incredible JA World of Choices career panelists—Michael Weatherhead, MBA, Zan Ansari, Carlo B., Michèle Marchand-The Better Scalp Company and Madison Fisher-Invest Ottawa. They shared invaluable insights, teaching students that failures are simply data points on the entrepreneurial journey. Our volunteers emphasized the importance of networking, seeking mentorship, and developing essential skills such as grit, curiosity, emotional intelligence, and problem-solving—qualities that students can start cultivating while still in high school. A big thank you to RBC and Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa for sponsoring this event, and to the OCSB for hosting us! #GlobalEntrepreneurshipWeek #JAWorldOfChoices #Entrepreneurship #SuccessStartsHere

"The cheque is in the mail." <- This is normally something we like to hear but a postal strike doesn't mean you can't help ONFE fuel kids and ignite learning! You can make a difference right now: 💻 Donate securely online from the comfort of your home: www.onfe-rope.ca 📞 Prefer to chat? Call Sara at 343-655-0518 - she's happy to assist! Every dollar ensures kids in our community have access to the programs and support they need to succeed every school day. #SupportLocal #FuelKidsIgniteLearning

Mark your calendars! Retenez cette date! 📢 On Saturday, December 7th, we are hosting a JA Company sales event at Merivale Mall featuring our amazing student-run companies! Come show your support for Ottawa’s young & bright high school entrepreneurs! Students will be set up from 1:15 pm - 5 pm. Swing by Merivale Mall, located at 1642 Merivale Rd, anytime Thank you to Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and the Merivale Mall for their support. --- Le 7 décembre au Merivale Mall, JA company et nos incroyables étudiants entrepreneurs organisent leurs ventes annuelles. Rejoignez-nous pour encourager les jeunes d’Ottawa et les entrepreneurs des écoles secondaires. Les étudiants seront sur place de 13h15 à 17h00 au Merivale Mall situé aux 1642 chemin Merivale. Merci à Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and Merivale Mall pour leur support. #SuccessStartsHere #LeSuccesCommenceIci #JAOttawa #JACompany

We are partnering with Tim Hortons from Nov 18 – 24! Holiday Smile Cookies will support our mission in raising funds for food security, housing stability, and mental health programs for children and youth in Ottawa. 🍪 Planning to purchase more than 5 dozen? Feel free to contact us directly at oscf@ottawasenators.com!

ONFE is proud to be a recipient of the Rogers Youth Grant in support of our Volunteers In Education program. Together, with the support of Rogers, we are helping to ensure children and youth in our community have the chance to finish school with the tools, knowledge and skills they’ll need to succeed. 💜 Interested in being a volunteer? Get involved today at: https://lnkd.in/gt7pafF9. #CommunitySupport #RogersSocialImpact #RogersYouthGrant cc: Heather Norris Karine Dagneault, CD, EMBA Mitch Miller Jolly Bimbachi Tracy Noble-Botting

Today is World Children's Day. A day dedicated to advocating for children's rights around the world. At ONFE, we're proud to champion initiatives that help Ottawa's children thrive, from ensuring they start their school day with a healthy meal or snack with our School Breakfast Program, to supporting their learning journey with Volunteers In Education, from fostering hands-on learning with Classroom Gardens, to providing immersive financial literacy, entrepreneurship and work readiness programs with JA Ottawa. #WorldChildrensDay #ONFE --- Aujourd'hui, c'est la Journée mondiale de l'enfance. Une journée dédiée à la défense des droits de l'enfant à travers le monde. Au ROPE, nous sommes fiers de promouvoir des initiatives qui permettent aux enfants d'Ottawa de s'épanouir, en démarrant leur journée d'école avec un repas ou collation saine grâce à notre Programme de petits déjeuners dans les écoles, en soutenant leur parcours d'apprentissage avec les Bénévoles en éducation, en favorisant l'apprentissage pratique avec le programme Jardiner en classe, ou en offrant des programmes immersifs d'éducation financière, d'entrepreneuriat et de préparation au monde professionnel avec JA Ottawa. #JournéeMondialeDeLenfance

When you give to ONFE, you’re fueling hands-on lessons in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work readiness—the kind of know-how students don’t just pick up anywhere. As one student put it, " JA taught me about taxes and investing because no one explained it to me before...it really helped me understand properly." This Giving Tuesday, support the next generation of Canadian leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs: https://ow.ly/NnOm50U72rI --- Lorsque vous faites un don au ROPE, vous soutenez des cours pratiques d'éducation financière, d'entrepreneuriat et de préparation au monde professionnel - des savoir-faire que les élèves n'acquièrent pas n'importe où. Comme l'a exprimé un élève, « JA m'a appris ce que sont les impôts et les investissements car personne ne me l'avait expliqué auparavant... cela m'a réellement aidé à bien comprendre. » En ce Mardi Je Donne, soutenez la prochaine génération de leaders, d'innovateurs et d'entrepreneurs canadiens : https://ow.ly/NnOm50U72rI #GivingTuesdayCA #MardiJeDonneCA #GivingTuesday #MardiJeDonne

🌍 It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week – an important initiative we’re proud to celebrate, as entrepreneurships is one of our three pillars! 🚀 We see first-hand how JA participants of our entrepreneurship programs and learning opportunities benefit from this experience. This brings us all closer to our global vision of a world in which young people have the skillset and mindset to build thriving communities. 🌟 We see this directly through our many wonderful JA Company Participants, and many of our volunteers or JA supporters are entrepreneurs themselves who are wonderful mentors in our network! Success starts here! 🎉 #GEW2024 #JACanada