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BBC News
29-05-2025
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- BBC News
Daley named Ulster skipper for 2025-26 campaign
India Daley says it will be an "incredible honour" to captain Ulster in the 2025-26 hooker takes over the role from Irish international Kathryn Dane."Representing my home province has always meant a lot to me, so to now lead the team is something I'm really proud of," the 24-year-old told the Ulster Rugby website."I feel lucky to be part of such a special group who are building year on year."Two seasons ago, Ulster secured their first interprovincial victory since 2012, but last season finished bottom of the table with one draw and two defeats from their three matches and were then beaten by Connacht in the play-offs."We've got so much talent and potential in this squad, I want us to back ourselves every time we step onto the pitch," Daley added."We know that we are capable of more than what we have shown in recent seasons, and we want to prove that in the upcoming interpro campaign."With the Women's Rugby World Cup to take place in England during August and September, Irish internationals will not feature for their provinces this their absence, there are eight newcomers to the Ulster panel as they build towards their opener against Leinster on 10 August. Forwards Cara McLean, Ruby Starrett and Sophie McAlister, and backs Erin McConalogue, Farrah Cartin McCloskey, Georgia Boyce, Katie Gilmour and Siobhan Sheerin, are all included for the first time. Ulster squad 2025-26 Forwards: Aishling O'Connell, Ava Fannin, Brenda Barr (vice-captain), Bronach Cassidy, Cara McLean, Christy Hill, Ellen Patterson, India Daley (captain), Katie Hetherington, Keelin Brady, Lauren Maginnes, Maebh Clenaghan, Megan Simpson, Moya Hill, Rebecca Beacom, Ruby Starrett, Sarah Roberts, Sophie Barrett, Sophie McAlister, Stacey Abby Moyles, Catherine Martin, Erin McConalogue, Farrah Cartin McCloskey, Georgia Boyce, Katie Gilmour, Kelly McCormill, Lauren Farrell-McCabe, Lucy Thompson, Niamh Marley, Paige Smyth, Rachael McIlroy, Siobhan Sheerin, Sophie Meeke, Tara O'Neill.
CBC
08-05-2025
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- CBC
Elders to teach London newcomers Indigenous history in new workshop series
Social Sharing Mary-Anne Kechego believes newcomers to Canada have a responsibility as soon as they step foot in the country to make an effort to understand Indigenous history. That is why Kechego, who is from Oneida Nation of the Thames turtle clan, will be co-leading a new event series at the South London Neighbourhood Resource Centre (SLNRC) that aims to connect new Londoners with Indigenous communities. "It's been my experience working with different newcomers over the years that they don't learn a whole lot when they become a Canadian citizen," Kechego said. "They hardly learn any history about Indigenous people in Canada, and certainly not the atrocities that were inflicted upon us over the years." "[The event] is a way of teaching them what their roles and responsibilities are, here in Canada as newcomers." Indigenous-Newcomer Connection is an eight-part series, held weekly at the SLNRC throughout May and June. Each week, newcomers will screen a video about Indigenous history then participate in a sharing circle with two Indigenous leaders to discuss the content, said SLNRC program operation manager Eman Al Sayyah. "Not everything is clear for [newcomers] at the beginning, and there's a lot of information to provide to them" Al Sayyah said. "For them to learn directly from a person who is Indigenous and who has lived here all their life will be wonderful." Newcomer Magaly Castillo said she plans to check out the series, with the hope of learning Indigenous traditions and teachings, as well as how different communities interact with nature. "[Newcomers] want to learn because they want to settle in the country, and who better can teach them what Canada's all about than the people who are the foundation of the country," Castillo said through an interpreter. The SLNRC and London Public Library have held citizenship classes, which include lessons about Indigenous history, for more than 15 years, Al Sayyah said. However, those classes are only for people who have applied for their citizenship, which she said can take three to four years. "During that time, they have not built a good understanding of Indigenous culture or the land they are living on," Al Sayyah said, adding that the Indigenous-Newcomer Connection series is open to all newcomers. "We're lucky to have [this new program] so that newcomers, once they arrive here, can start learning right away." Through learning this history, Kechego said, newcomers can be active participants in understanding and upholding treaties, and taking care of the environment. "If you read the treaties and the language of the treaties, we're all responsible," Kechego said. "It talks about sharing and caring for the water, the land, the animals and the plants for future generations."
Yahoo
03-04-2025
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- Yahoo
DCMS Newcomers practice language skills through podcast
Students arriving at Danielle Mead's Newcomers class at Daviess County Middle School come from all over the world. That's not an exaggeration: More than 30 languages are currently being spoken in the Daviess County Public Schools system. What all of those students need, of course, is a command of English, and the Newcomers program is a way the district works to rapidly build English skills in students who are relatively or entirely new to the language. 'It's a variety: Some of them have no English,' Meade said in a recent interview. To help build their skills in a new way, Meade and a group of Newcomers students created a podcast, where the students talk to each other about their lives and share their stories. The podcasts were selected, out of thousands of entries, to be judged at the Student Technology Leadership Program state championship later this month in Lexington. 'It's a real celebration of where education and technology merge,' said Jana Beth Francis, assistant superintendent of teaching and learning at DCPS. 'We have worked in the district to work the podcast into the curriculum. 'To be a good podcaster, you have to read, write, speak and listen well,' Francis said. DCMS media specialist Kate Albers said one of the ideas behind the podcast was to help the students gain confidence in their language skills. 'A lot of times, they are afraid to speak English because they are still learning,' Albers said. Putting together the podcast wasn't difficult. 'We've had the equipment for a couple of years, so we've done podcasts before,' Albers said. The podcast is hosted by sixth graders Ehsanullah Mohamadi, Jeremiah Kuriakose-Kocheril and Henry Soni, and by eighth grader Fernando Gonzalez. 'I think it was kind of cool,' Gonzalez said. 'I'd never done that before.' A script was prepared beforehand, so the students were prepared for taping. The process was easy, Mohamadi said. 'It was just reading,' he said. The students spend half of each day with Meade, learning English through reading, learning words and concepts, answering questions and by using tools such as videos of Steve Hartman's 'On The Road' series. The students build their vocabulary, learning through written passages that connect to their other classes. The class follows a routine, with students building on their language skill days. For example, the students begin the week by reading a passage and progressing with it to where they are able to discuss the passage's key ideas by week's end. 'Each day the students spend three hours with me,' Meade said in an email. 'In those three hours, everyone has had a chance to speak. It may be a one word response or a two to three sentence response, but in my room we celebrate all speaking that a student (does). When a new student realizes that we are in this together, they will take more risks in my room and each day grow in their English proficiency.' For the remainder of the school day, the students go to their regular classes. Meade said the staff works with the new English speakers to help them succeed. 'When I first got the job, I met with the teachers,' Meade said. 'We looked at how to modify their assignments and how to address their needs.' Fellow DCPS students are also very supportive of kids who are new to English, Meade said. 'Their peers that are English speakers area always able to help them,' Meade said. Meade described the Newcomers class as a place where the students help each other and where they know they have an instructor they can turn to for assistance. 'The first thing I do on day one of getting a new student is just building a relationship with them,' Meade said. 'They quickly learn I am their advocate before, during, and after school hours. I am here to make them feel welcomed in America.'
