U of S alumnus and Saskatoon music teacher, Richard Dubé, is the 2000 2001 recipient of the Kirkpatrick Travel Award. A graduate of the U of S Department of Music, Richard teaches grades one to eight music at Pleasant Hill Community School and Caroline Robins Elementary School. He is an ardent music advocate and works hard to promote quality music education for all Saskatchewan students. This passion prompted him to initiate two programs for at-risk youth. The Heart of the City Piano Program is a volunteer program that provides piano lessons for 160 at-risk children in four cities across Saskatchewan. His latest initiative is the Circle of Peace, a program design to do World Music Drumming with at-risk youth living in disadvantaged situations. Through the Kirkpatrick Travel Award, Richard will travel to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, to learn more about the World Music Drumming curriculum. This curriculum has a strong track record of being effective in engaging challenging middle year students. This visit will allow him to network with colleagues from across North America and bring back knowledge and skills that will enhance education opportunities for at-risk youth.

A NOTE FROM A FORMER KIRKPATRICK TRAVEL AWARD WINNER (1995/96) Linda Helmke, a middle years teacher, travelled to NASA in Florida to visit the NASA Education Programme. She wrote to tell us how this award has benefited her professionally. She has since published three multidisciplinary "Space" units for her classes. She has also been invited to participate in Îspace' activities compiled by the Canadian Space Agency. In November, 1999, NASA (Houston) invited her to be a presenter at their 6th Annual International Space Station Educators Conference in Feburary, 2000.

For more information, please contact:

Dr. Cecilia Reynolds

Dean, College of Education

University of Saskatchewan

966-7647