April 16, 2018
Congratulations to Dr. Bonny Norton, Department of Language & Literacy Education (LLED), and her community partner Education without Borders for being one of 10 groups to be awarded a grant in the inaugural UBC Community-University Engagement Support (CUES) competition. CUES grants are designed to offset indirect costs incurred by community partners who are collaborating with the University.
Community Partner: Education without Borders (Dr. Cecil Hershler, Chair)
UBC Partner: Dr. Bonny Norton, FRSC, Professor (Faculty of Education)
Additional Partners: Dogwood 25; Skidegate Haida Immersion Program (SHIP)
Award Value: $30,000
The grant will support the development of Indigenous Storybooks, a web-based project led by Haida scholar, Dr. Sara Davidson. The project makes linguistically and culturally appropriate K-12 literacy materials freely available to parents, families, community members and educators in Canada and other global sites. Dr. Norton is the research advisor on the project and the funding will help enhance the umbrella website as well as support a pilot project with the Skidegate Haida Immersion Program (SHIP) on Haida Gwaii. Congratulations!
Prof. Bonny Norton
Sara Davidson
