The College of New Caledonia is seeing growth and passion in its Street Humanities program.
According to Kimberley Bennett, CNC’s Administrative Coordinator for International and Community Education, 43% of students in the program have signed up for more classes this year.
She says students are signing up for all kinds of courses.
“There’s a wide variety and a wide range of interests from the students and we do, within the program, offer courses in Physics and English and Literature. So we see a wide range of interests in passion and learning.”
The Street Humanities program offers marginalized men and women a chance to further their education, while receiving a college experience, providing meals, bus passes, and school supplies.
Bennett takes pride in the time and effort by the school’s instructors.
“There’s a lot of volunteerism that goes into this program in terms of recruiting instructors. So it’s really important and a lot of hard work goes into this program to make sure education is there for everyone.”
Bennett also commends the Association Advocating for Women and Children (AWAC) for their recruitment of students who’ve experienced exclusion, poverty, or unemployment.
“The AWAC really does a lot of hard work in recruiting students and taking part in the program, so it’s really a great relationship builder for us.”
She hopes the returning students will provide more success stories for the long-running program.