Catholic Students Visit Calgary Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre

Over the past two days I had the honour to host, at the Calgary Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, students from the World Religion Class at two Catholic High Schools: Father Lacombe High School, Calgary and St. Martin de Porres Senior High School, Airdrie.

Ismaili Jamatkhana and Centre, Calgary

The tours were organized as part of the Canadian Centre for Diversity's "Discover Religious Diversity: Full Day Guided Outing" program. The folllowing is a description of the program from their website:

Canada has a great diversity of faiths and religions but most of us are barely acquainted with them. So, in a single day, we take students to three houses of worship where they learn about the history, customs and traditions of each religion. Interactive questions and answer sessions are part of each visit and a brief concluding session led by Centre staff.

In all we had 150 students, parents and staff visit the centre.

Students and staff from Father Lacombe High School, Calgary

Students, Parents and Staff from St. Martin de Porres Senior High School, Airdrie

I am grateful once again to Chaplain Mike (School Chaplain) and Kari Grain (Regional Program Coordinator for Calgary) for providing me this opportunity to participate.

A note of thanks also to the Canadian Centre for Diversity for this exceptional program and to Scotiabank Group (National Sponsor) for their generous donation otherwise it would be difficult to sustain this initiative.