Youth
No Boundaries
Perth County is proud to be a key sponsor of DocFest Stratford and NO BOUNDARIES.
Stratford’s annual documentary and digital media festival takes place in October, with public screenings of top documentaries from Canada and around the world, a short film and digital media showcase, plus workshops and a career fair for students from across Southwestern Ontario.
NO BOUNDARIES – a one-day intensive digital media lab for students. This digital filmmaking boot camp is part of the program DocFest: The Stratford Documentary and Digital Media Festival, taking place in October.
The 2009 student films created during No Boundaries can be viewed on YouTube. www.youtube.com and search doscfeststratford1
In 2010, the workshops will return. These workshops give students from across Southwestern Ontario hands-on experience in digital media – preparing them for post-secondary education and inspiring them to pursue careers in the rapidly growing creative digital economy.
Stay tuned to www.docfeststratford.ca for more details.
Back Home Student Initiative
The County of Perth is proud to support the "Back Home" Student Initiative, which is a program offered by Hermione presents.
In this program, students can discover the spirit and value of our community, the environment and local heroes.
Students will see aspects of Perth County on a school tour.
They will also have interaction with wonderful local innovators, entrepreneurs, organic farmers, alternative energy providers and more, come to schools and share their knowledge.
Thank you to Antony John for his tour of greenhouse, barn and field-chickens, greens and heritage vegetables- organic and alternative farming methods.
Thank you to Eric Eberhardt for his knowledge of solar panels, alternatives for energy production and our future.