A blog post from our partners Children's Mental Health Ontario: Teachers: Help Reduce Mental Health Stigma – Change the View 2016 Teachers we know that you play a crucial role in supporting kids with mental health issues in the classroom. We need your help because shame is one of the most challenging feelings that youth battle when they have a mental illness. Whether valid or not, the fear that they may be judged for being different or for not being able to ‘snap out of it’ can be paralyzing. Please support this very important youth-led contest by sharing Change the View with your students. For the past 7 years, Children’s Mental Health Ontario has hosted the Change the View YouTube contest to provide a positive outlet for youth (ages 13+) wanting to express their experiences with mental health and well-being. Youth are invited to make a short video that demonstrates how we...
Here's what 2013 J.F. Allen Scholarship Award recipient, Lucas Palmer, has said about the scholarship application and interview process: The application process for the Teachers Life J.F. Allen Scholarship was convenient and very well organized. Communicating with the selection committee by email was flawless and informative. When I traveled from Windsor to Toronto for the interview, I had precise instructions on where to go and who to ask for. This resulted in an enjoyable, stress-free trip. Furthermore, everyone at the Teachers Life office was very sociable and nice. I rather enjoyed talking with the selection committee in the interview. The J.F. Allen Scholarship means a lot to me because it allows me to focus more time on academics and athletics. Having this financial support has given me more freedom in many other aspects of university life as well, including co-op opportunities and extracurricular/volunteer involvement....
Here's what 2015 J.F. Allen Scholarship Award recipient, Hailey MacLeod, has said about the scholarship application and interview process: It still remains an incredible honour to be one of the recipients of the J. F. Allen Scholarship Award from 2015. The application process was very simple. My parents and I discovered the Teacher’s Life scholarship and bursary options while researching such opportunities in my final year of high school, and they encouraged me to apply. My teachers in school were also extremely helpful in this pursuit, giving me equal encouragement and the references needed for the application. After submitting the necessary documents in the mail, it was a thrill to be invited to the interview portion of the application process at the Teacher’s Life offices. The kindness and openness demonstrated by my interviewers immediately put my nerves at ease, and I look back on it as a very positive and...
At this life stage, with years of hard work behind you, you can look forward to retirement. What kind of retirement do you want, and how can life insurance help protect your goals? Here are some tips for finding the right life insurance plan in the decade before retirement. Ongoing expenses Ideally, in the years leading up to retirement, you’ll see your expenses decrease and your savings increase. But in today’s world, many professionals are still supporting children while also caring for older family members. In fact, 20% of all working Canadians identify as part of the “Sandwich Generation,” juggling work and caring for both their children and elderly relatives at the same time (Globe and Mail, 2013). If you're older relatives are collecting a pension, then you should make sure that they are paying the proper tax. You can get started with that here. If they are paying too...
