New Program for Youth Announced

(Toronto, ON July 25, 2012) The Paul Yuzyk Institute for Youth Leadership is pleased to announce a new educational program – “Canada’s Parliament Educational Forum” – to be held in Ottawa from October 3-7, 2012.

Established in 2009, the Paul Yuzyk Institute for Youth Leadership has successfully operated youth educational programs such as Kalyna Country (Edmonton and environs in Alberta) and Pier 21 (Halifax and environs in Nova Scotia).  The UNF Ottawa-Gatineau Branch is coordinating this new project and Branch President Paul Migus says “in offering this new educational experience in the Nation’s Capital, the Paul Yuzyk Institute (PYI) is seeking to deepen young leaders' experience and competencies in how government touches the lives of Ukrainian Canadians, how Canadians of Ukrainian heritage have helped build the Canadian nation and develop Canada’s multicultural policy, legislation and society”.

The Canada’s Parliament program provides learning opportunities about how government functions in Canada’s capital, including site visits in and around Parliament Hill, the House of Commons and Senate, Parliamentary Library, the War Museum, National Museum of Canadian Civilization, Parliamentary Precinct, the Supreme Court, National Archives and Library. As well, visits to Ukrainian Canadian institutions and monuments/memorials such as Ukrainian churches, credit union, the Taras Shevchenko Monument and Saint Paul University will be included.

High school and university students (ages 13-22) can apply at unfcanada.ca before August 30, 2012 for participation in this unique young leader’s experience.  The educational forum is limited only to 12 candidates who meet the selection criteria.

Cost of this leadership program is $950.00 (and does not include travel to and from Ottawa). Bursaries have been made available through a grant from the Shevchenko Foundation.   

For more information:

Visit www.unfcanada.ca

Call UNF Executive Director Olya Grod at 416-925-2770

Email  info@unfcanada.com or pmigus@gmail.com