Story Arts Centre

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Building strong women from strong girls

A group of young girls sits in a classroom at the Story Arts Centre in East York. The rooom is buzzing with excitement even before the day begins. The girls, aged 9-14, have joined a symposium exploring career options and future career paths including: journalism, broadcasting, animation and arts. All of the participants rotated through workshops, centred on the arts.



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Toronto college students build women’s shelters in India

Despite being Indian herself, Centennial College student Paikar Kayenat experienced a bit of a culture shock on a recent trip to her native country in February. Kayenat was selected to participate in Centennial’s GCELE (Global Citizenship and Equity Learning Experience) trip, which is an initiative that gives students the opportunity to travel to another nation, for a contributory cause.