Jasperite helps teachers in Grenada Karen Forster travels to train teachers and give developing education system a boost By Kevin Gill One of the best ways for members of any profession to improve themselves is through an exchange of ideas from others who do the same work. It sends Canadian teachers to destinations around the world to train and instruct teachers in developing countries. Every year, the project sends close to 50 teachers from across Canada to countries like Uganda, Togo, Ghana and Mongolia. About 250 Alberta teachers apply for the project annually, and between 10-12 end up participating.
Contributions also come from each province's teachers' association.
One of the teachers in Alberta chosen this year was Karen Forster. Forster was one of the team leaders for the project and travelled to Grenada, a country in the south Caribbean. She worked with the people there for three weeks, along with five other teachers from British Columbia, the North West Territories, Manitoba, Ontario and New Brunswick. It was the first time the project had been to Grenada since 1991, and it was actually the second time Forster had participated in the program. Two years ago she had the opportunity to be involved and worked with teachers in Guyana.