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Arts-Based Learning at Providence and Beyond

Arts-Based Learning at Providence and Beyond

From drawing and painting, to creative movement and drama, to writing and music, art is a universal language that not only connects people and is central to culture, but is extremely effective for learning. Especially when dealing with pain and distress, artistic expression can be an invaluable tool when it comes to communication.

International Women’s Day 2024

International Women’s Day 2024

Friday, March 8th is International Women’s Day. The 2024 theme is “Inspire Inclusion,” which speaks to the importance of involving all voices in the ongoing process that’s required to ensure the experience full equality for all people. As described on the official International Women’s Day site, this annual event exists, “to break down barriers, challenge stereotypes, and create environments where all women are valued and respected,” and that, “one of the key pillars of Inspire Inclusion is the promotion of diversity in leadership and decision-making positions.” To this end, let us celebrate the vital work of the following women who occupy key leadership roles at Providence.

Competency-Based Education: Top Ten

Competency-Based Education: Top Ten

Providence is creating new pathways for students to choose from – including its Centre for On-Demand Education (a.k.a. “CODE”). To help meet the need for skilled workers and to serve adults who want to earn credits towards a post-secondary diploma or degree, CODE offers Competency-Based programming that focuses on proficiency rather than time spent in a classroom setting.

Environmental Science at Providence

Environmental Science at Providence

Because of its forested, riverside and agriculturally-adjacent location in Otterburne, the Environmental Science program is uniquely positioned to offer a mix of hand-on field methods and laboratory components.

Advent 2023: LOVE

Advent 2023: LOVE

Let us LOVE in the same way that God has loved. And so, we watch and wait for the One who gives us a model of how we should LOVE one another.

The Impact of Prayer Partner Letters

The Impact of Prayer Partner Letters

It is always a struggle to be vulnerable, but by displaying our needs before a group of people who genuinely care to see the resident students at Providence succeed, the vulnerability suddenly ceases to be a daunting thing and becomes the beautiful method through which the Lord answers prayers.

Advent 2023: JOY

Advent 2023: JOY

With Mary – during the uncertainty of the very first Christmas – may our spirits rejoice as well. And so, we watch and wait for the One who gives us an ability to know JOY during difficult times.

New Faculty in 2023

New Faculty in 2023

There is something unique about the place of teachers in the world. From a very young age, people look to others who have more life experience to impart wisdom and to inspire wonder. This is the case in family settings – where children learn from their parents and caregivers – as well as in scholastic contexts (i.e. elementary through graduate studies). In fact, without faculty, institutions like Providence would simply not exist, since it’s the role and responsibility of professors to facilitate the process of education, through teaching, writing and public scholarship.