Niverville High School in Manitoba has been chosen as one of ten K-12 schools across the province to receive a $25,000 grant from Access Credit Union. The money will go toward building a new Outdoor Learning and Community Space on school grounds.
Principal Paul Grosskopf applied for the grant earlier this year, working alongside the school’s Parent Advisory Council. The Access Credit Union Focused Funding Grant program is in its second year and gives a total of $250,000 to ten schools. This year the focus is on recreation and wellness projects.
The new space will be built on the lawn east of the school. Plans include an Indigenous-inspired learning circle, a pergola with benches, river rock seating, circular pathways, native plants, and signs about local ecology and history. The school’s tipi will also be set up in the area.
Valleywest Landscaping, a Niverville-based company, has been hired to do the work. Construction is expected to start this summer. Once finished, the space will be open to students, daycare staff and children, and people visiting the nearby Community Resource and Recreation Centre.
The grant program is paid for by Access Credit Union, which serves over 206,000 members at 47 branches throughout Manitoba. Niverville High School’s project was one of ten chosen from applications submitted by K-12 schools across the province.
