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Wednesday November 8, 2000 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B3 Hearts & Minds author talks about how she turned inner city school around The author of Hearts & Minds, Sandra Dean, will be the special guest at the Canadian Federation of University W omen's fourth annual CFUWOakville Scholarship Fundraiser at Bookers and Caffe del Libros on Thursday Nov. 16th. That evening, 20% of Bookers Bookstore sales and 10% of Caffe del Libros sales will be contributed to the CFUW Oakville Scholarship Fund. Dean will be at 172 Lakeshore Rd. E., from 6 to 9 p.m. Hearts & Minds: A Public School Miracle, tells the story of Sandra Dean, a caring and courageous school princi pal who turned an 82-year-old inner-city school doomed for closure into a posi tive, nurturing learning environment. Along the way, she touched not only the lives of her students, but an entire com munity. In 1991, Dean was offered the posi tion of principal at South Simcoe, an elementary school in a transient down town neighbourhood of Oshawa, where some students shoplifted from local merchants, and were involved in bully ing and fighting in the schoolyard. Despite her initial apprehensions, Dean accepted the job. It would be her great est challenge and triumph. Focusing on the most obvious tangi ble problems -- the dreariness of the actual building and grounds -- she set about making improvements. But, creat ing a physically appealing environment was only the beginning. Knowing the obstacles these kids faced and, passionately determined to make a positive impact in their lives, Dean drew others into her mission to support the minds and the hearts of the children of South Simcoe. Dean reached out to parents, local business, community leaders, and even corporations for help, until the students became as important to the community as they were to her truly valued and cherished citizens. Within five years, South Simcoe had risen from the lowest rung of the acade mic ladder to the very top. From being a poor school and a community problem, to providing a new standard of excel lence and a source of pride, the transfor mation of South Simcoe culminated in national and international recognition. In 1995, The Ontario Royal Commission on Learning called South Simcoe "a success story and model for others to follow," and Dean was voted Canadian Landmine Foundation youth activist speaks to CFUW Jessamyn Waldman, Youth Mine Action Ambassador with the Canadian Landmine Foundation speaks at the Canadian Federation of University Women - CFUW -Oakville, at its Monday Nov. 20th meeting at the Oakville-Trafalgar High School, 1460 Devon Road. There are approximately 60 million anti-personnel landmines remaining in the ground worldwide. On average, these mines kill or mutilate 71 people per day (8000 to 10,000 of these vic tims are children). As well, landmines are the single greatest threat to Canadian peacekeep ing forces and international relief efforts. They hinder the recovery of war-tom areas, stopping the develop ment of infrastructure and agriculture. The Canadian Landmine Foundation was formed in .1999, fol lowing the success of the Ottawa Convention and the Global Ban on Landmines. Waldman, a recent univer sity graduate, is part of a select group of young people who are extending the reach of landmine education into local communities. She has recently returned Sandra Dean Educator of the Year for the Durham District School Board. In 1996, South Simcoe was one of two schools showcased by the Durham Board to the Bertelsmann Foundation, which later named Durham the `Best School System in the World.' And, in 1998, the Federal Department of Justice awarded the Durham Board a $1.8 mil lion grant for a pilot project, headed by Dean, to duplicate the programs that were so successful at South Simcoe for use in schools across Canada. Je ss a m yn W aldm an from Bosnia and will be able to share many first-hand experiences. The Canadian Federation of University W omen is open to all women university graduates. For infor mation call Ann Pajunen at 849-3962. Refreshments and socializing take place from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., followed by a business meeting and speaker. Then & Now The artwork of local artist Don Sutherland will be featured in the Oakville Histori cal Society's new book calendar, Oakville Then & Now. Selling for $10 as a fundraiser for the society, the book calendar shows the `then and now' of 12 local sites includ ing the Aberdeen and Lakeshore Bridges; Glendella stagecoach stop and the Holiday Inn Express; and out house and a bath room; Oakville's first hospital and Oakville Trafal gar Memorial Hospital; cooking fireplace and bar becue; First N ations' canoes and sailboats; a schooner and transport trucks and trains; Raydor Estate M anor and the Glen Abbey Club House; the origi nal Lightboum School and St. M ildred's Light boum School; a grandfather clock and O akville's M i l l e n n i u m Sw> * S CA N A D A INC B O O T S A N D S H O E S S t N C S 1BI RIDE Clock; a stage coach and the new Ford SUV Escape; and the old and new Church of the Epiphany. Oakville Then & Now, which can be used as a day timer, journal or diary, will be unveiled at the Oakville Histor ical Society offices and archives at 110 King St., tomor row (Nov. 10th) from 7 to 9 p.m. The idea for the book calendar originated by Joyce Burnell who did the his torical research, was edited by Alma Johnson, with assistance from Grace Schroeder, Jo Kleimeyer, and Bob W alker for his com puter assistance. The project was spon sored by the Friends of the O a k v i l l e H i s t o r i c a l 5145 North Service Rd. Burlin on Frid ay, N o v e m b e r 10 STRI ^ ·Sr S a tu rd a y , N o v e m b e r V 10am -3:30pm ^ c --J A p p le b y I-- H 10am-8:30pm Men's, Ladies' & Children's Footwear Deck Shoes, Hiking Boots, Safety Boots, Athletic Footwear, Sandals, Golf Shoes X North Service Rd QEW ___ o £ fU o k -- 3 GO Casual Clothing Outerwear, Sweatshirts, T-shirts, Pants, Accessories & m ore... DIRECT FAVMENT -- Lakeshore Rd nilton Oakville Society. Copies of Oakville Then & Now will be avail able at the Oakville Histori cal Society, Bookers, Second Editions and the Oakville Museum.