HUMBER COLLEGE COMMUNITY UPDATE partnerships while also having sustainability practices rolled into it,” said Pyke. She and her peers were paid for their internships and Pyke completed the 420 placement hours required for her program. She also discovered a knack for marketing and social media, which opens doors to a career she hadn’t even considered.
Heading into October, holiday festivities and the seasonal dishes that accompany them are top of mind. One of the most difficult questions I have to answer during this time of year is apple or pumpkin? At Humber Lakeshore, we are committed to supporting programs that help our entire community access highquality food.
Like the GARDENS interns, other Humber College students are innovating to help solve real- world problems, even before they graduate. Another example of their changemaking work could affect the way you see our neighbourhood and the larger Toronto community. City Hall houses a Tiny Town model that lays out a large swath of Toronto on a huge table surrounded by glass. It was used thirty years ago as a planning
This year, the GARDENS project in partnership with LAMP Community Health Centre (LAMP CHC) and the GARDENS Advisory Council donated almost 250 pounds of produce to health centre’s Good Food Market, serving people within the South Etobicoke community. Humber staff and students have worked on the project since 2016, planting vegetables in pods across the Lakeshore community at local businesses and public spaces. GARDENS interns educate the public about gardening, cooking and food security through the project’s website, workshops and recently started a virtual learning library on YouTube. GARDENS employed five Humber College students this year, including International Development student Maggie Pyke. “Everyone in my program was looking for placements when I came across the GARDENS project. It really aligned with everything I look for in a non profit or organization. It creates community
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tool and became an attraction for visitors to the city, helping to acquaint them with Toronto. When city planners wanted to update the model, they called on Humber College student designers. Over 13 weeks, Humber interns produced a sample prototype of a new physical model and incorporated augmented reality (AR) technology. The use of AR means that eventually, someone using a Tiny Town app could point their device
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