Photo courtesy of First Nations Spelling Bee committee pamphlet
Students from 34 schools across the province will be in Saskatoon this morning to take part in the second annual First Nations Spelling Bee.
It takes place at the St. Mary’s Wellness and Education Centre starting at 9:00 am.
Pauline Favel is the President of the Saskatchewan Region for the Spelling Bee of Canada and says that literacy training can be compared to training for athletes.
She says with the spelling bee, First Nations students can prove that they are very bright and they can shine if given the opportunity.
The top three category winners will represent Saskatchewan at the National Spelling Bee in Toronto in May.
The FNPSB Committee’s vision is to host a National First Nations Spelling Bee to inspire others from across Canada to make the same investment in their First Nations youth by creating opportunities to participate in these unique and innovative literacy initiatives.