Early Childhood Education – RAC

Tula Corber – Graduate

“This letter is to express my sincere gratitude to the wonderful and supportive content specialists (Jennifer, Kelly, Darlene, Rena, and Melissa) for challenging me to push myself harder than I would have.

I can’t thank you enough for the amazing opportunity of allowing me to be part of the RAC program.

As an educator, it has allowed me to observe my student’s development in ways I would have never dreamed.

This is all because of the understanding and support of the content specialists you have working for you.

They are incredible role models and the new students in the RAC program are lucky to have them (like I was).”

Nigel Einish – Graduate

“Hi, my name is Nigel Einish. Well, the RAC was valuable to me because we did a courses in our community, and it really helped me out a lot, and I really enjoyed the program because I didn’t have to leave. Because I have a full time job in my community, at school. It really worked well for me because I worked during the days, and at evenings that’s when I used to have sessions with the RAC, and sometimes during the days in the weekends, so it really helped me with my schedule. It fits really well with working full time and continuing education at the same time, so it’s really great.”

Catherine Hammock – Graduate

“When I registered for my RAC in ECE at Champlain College I was excited and petrified. After reading all of the competencies and what each one required I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to meet the challenge. I am happy to say, that I did meet the challenge and succeeded. I didn’t do it alone. Each content specialist that I worked with along the way was encouraging, kind and always there to answer my emails. I couldn’t have done it without any of them. I am particularly grateful for those specialists who made all of my telephone interviews go off without a hitch…or without me having heart failure! You made each evaluation comfortable and so well guided that I stayed on topic. Thank you all again for the wonderful experience. I highly recommend this RAC. What a great team of specialists you are.”

Myna Mameanskum – Graduate

“In my teenage years I never completed high school and I am very excited at the thought of having the opportunity to finish my education. I have over 14 years of experience working with children in the past and took training in other native communities. As a Daycare Director, I find it important to continuously challenge our knowledge. I am very happy that not only I but many of my workers have decided to follow this RAC ECE program. This will help make our Daycare an even better place for our community’s children.”

Agnès Nattawapio – Graduate

“We never finished training outside, we always prefer to be trained back home. We have families, we have to stay close to them and work, we have to stay at our jobs at the same time, we want to learn more.

Well, we’ve been taking this training back home in Kawawachikamach. For three years, there were many of us, the others they thought it was a long program, but mostly I’m a full time, I work full time in the school with the preschoolers, and during the evening we used to take training 2-3 times a week, the evening for 3 hours, and we used to receive some stuff from the RAC during what we had to learn, what we did, during the time , and RAC helped us a lot instead of going out – my people, some students, post-secondary students, they go outside to go to school, like mostly us, my other colleagues, we never finished training outside.

In my community everyone knows each other, we’re not that big community, 1000 people, we know each other, some were surprised that we were graduating, and they told us how did you graduate, why you going to graduate. We told them we’ve been studying at the school, sometimes other places in the community, the big places. Especially we studied mostly in the school. As of today I feel so blessed in being graduating from Early Childhood program as an educator.”

Acela Rodriguez Gonzalez – Graduate

“RAC gave the opportunity to meet outstanding people and learn from each other. The content specialists were very supportive and helpful all the time. Thanks to all the members of RAC office who were always ready to help us.”

Karima Tabet – Graduate

“RAC gave me the chance to discover competencies that I didn’t know I had.”

Nadia Touati – Graduate

“RAC helped enrich my knowledge and understanding in the field of childhood education while providing a multi-cultural learning environment.”

Jennyfer Turbide – Graduate

“The time I have spent in the RAC program was such a wonderful time. I have learned so much and met so many wonderful people, and made great friends. The support from the content specialists goes beyond expectations. They are so helpful and kind. I am glad I have gotten my AEC in Early Childhood Education here it was the best decision I have ever made and I will recommend RAC to everyone I know.”