Ehrlo Sport Venture is operating a summer Autism Camp in the city of Regina for a second year. Ehrlo Sport Venture was previously approached by the Regina Qu’Appelle Health Region to develop programming for autistic children and youth with autism spectrum disorders. A contract and program were later created, resulting in the summer Autism Camp launched in 2012. The recreational-based camp…
Final blog by former Ranch Ehrlo employee Justin Waldrop Almost four years ago, Dr. Geoff Pawson took a chance and hired a graduate on the Ranch Ehrlo programs. That graduate is me. I spent ten years at Ranch Ehrlo (1988-1998), essentially growing up in the Ranch. I have always said that Ranch Ehrlo basically raised me and was/is my parents; I was eight when I arrived and 18 when I left. My…
Youth from Matheson House got down and dirty, pitching in and helping out at the annual Relay for Life fundraiser in Prince Albert. The youth prepared for the day’s hard working, hitting their pillows early the night before in preparations to rise with the sun. At 6:30 a.m. on June 7, the youth rose and rushed to Max Clunie Field where they assisted with event wrap-up efforts; cleaning up,…
It’s been almost a year since we started the Ranch archiving project. We have collected boxes, and boxes of our history at the Ranch in the form of old photos, video, slides, and documents from over the past 46 years. We now have a new archivist, Joanne, to help sort and organize the important collection that is overwhelmingly important to our agency and its legacy. What we never could have…
Ranch Ehrlo staff will be better equipped to help clients through change with recent training and certification. A number of case workers, therapists and counsellors participated in a three-day Empowering Change advanced workshop from June 24-26 in efforts to enhance their skills and abilities when working with youth and families in transition. The Level 2, Beyond Basics workshop educated…
Guest blogger Bruce Thompson How Schaller School works Usually each teacher has about eight kids in their classroom. SchallerSchool is more of a stabilization school. Our goal is to help them stabilize themselves so they can move on to the next stage – in-town school placement. There is a lot of transition at SchallerSchool - when kids first arrive, we assess their standing in all…
Cheryl Gosselin, the manager of secretarial services, has announced her decision to retire on July 1, 2013. After 28 years of loyal service, Cheryl’s contributions and commitment to the Ranch Ehrlo Society have been enormous. Her sense of humour, helpful nature, thoughtful and insightful ways will be missed. Cheryl has set a high standard at the agency to be followed in the future. She…
There are lots of changes happening at Mitchell House on the Ranch Ehrlo Society Pilot Butte campus. The program will be relocating to a brand new 10-bedroom residence built to replace the old Mitchell House which was the original house located at the Pilot Butte campus. The house suffered fire damage in 1989 but was repaired and reopened. Youth from Jewison House will be the first guests…
Guest blogger Cindy Freeman Being a part of the school community At Rosemont, we strive to be a part of our and school and help create a sense of community and belonging. We do this by making sure that we get involved in everything that is going on at Rosemont School. For example, there are “integration days” at Rosemont School, where all the students go from classroom to…
Guest blogger Cindy Freeman My background I am a mother of three and a wife and I have worked for Ranch Ehrlo for eight years now. I started my career straight out of university at the Ranch and have been here since. I received my Bachelor of Education from the University of Regina. I also have a Learning Resource teacher designation, which is an extra six courses, offered by the…
Many of you probably already know who the vice presidents and CEO are at the Ranch Ehrlo Society. But for those of you that don’t know them, I thought what better way to meet then in sketch form. So here goes (fingers crossed that I don’t get fired for my bad drawings):
Delicious smells and tastes marked the launch of the Ranch Ehrlo housemother’s book The Consistently Consistent Cookbook on Friday, May 17th. House mothers gathered at Schaller School to handout samples of their tried and true recipes and signed copies of their brand new cookbook. Housemothers have been a significant part of Ranch Ehrlo from the beginning. Their role includes being a…
Guest blogger Bruce Thompson Trying times on the job There are trying times in my job as a teacher at Ranch Ehrlo. During my first two years teaching at Schaller School, there was one girl I taught who I really worried about. When she left, I did not know what was going to happen to her; I thought she may not live very long because of her lifestyle. She used to phone me to let him…
Ranch Ehrlo Society with the Government of Canada, the Province of Saskatchewan, and the City of Regina, broke ground on May 13, 2013 with a new housing development targeted towards youth in transition. The project will consist of eight ‘pocket style’ apartment bachelor units located at 1747 Montreal Street in the Heritage neighbourhood of Regina. The units will be called CHAZ Court after…
Guest blogger Cindy Freeman Integrating Ranch students into the mainstream The process of a student integrating from an in-town Ranch classroom to a mainstream public school class is different for each Ranch student. Most importantly, students have to show interest in integrating into the mainstream - that they want to be with other peers in a regular classroom of their grade level -…
