StFX Faculty of Education dedicates Reading Corner to Mary McConnell '62

For more than seven years, the generosity of StFX alumna Mary McConnell ’62 has helped shape the next generation of educators while inspiring a love of reading among children across Nova Scotia.

Ms. McConnell, a former teacher herself, has strengthened an important resource for pre-service teachers at StFX through her annual monetary gift to the children's literature section in the Curriculum Resource Centre (CRC), which supports B.Ed. students, M.Ed. students, PhD students, and in-service teachers by providing educational resources in a diverse range of grade levels and subject areas.

To recognize her lasting impact, the Faculty of Education recently dedicated the Mary Elizabeth McConnell Reading Corner in her honour.

“Her donation is quite special,” says CRC curriculum support advisor Allana Beaton, who notes it always comes with a handwritten note. “Not only does it help pre-service teachers, it kind of reaches the minds and hearts of kids all across the province.”