{"id":961,"date":"2022-04-03T13:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-03T13:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/ellen-canada\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T12:21:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T12:21:56","slug":"ellen-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/?p=961","title":{"rendered":"ELLEN (CANADA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ellen.webp\" alt=\"Ellen\" class=\"wp-image-86\" style=\"border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ellen.webp 600w, https:\/\/habibicenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ellen-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">ELLEN (CANADA)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Volunteered From APRIL 2022 TO JULY 2022<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">2022  After reflecting on my time as a volunteer, I certainly agree with all that has been said about the students \u2013 particularly how grateful and resilient they are. Smiles and laughter are common. What stood out for me, was (is) their optimism about the future. They are a delightful group of young people. The volunteers are diverse and supportive of each other. Experienced teachers were particularly generous with their knowledge and experience. I can\u2019t comment enough about the alchemy Stephanie employs to select, guide and focus a group of international strangers into a cohesive team. Her unwavering commitment to the welfare of the students is inspirational. It was a great experience that I would recommend to others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ELLEN (CANADA) Volunteered From APRIL 2022 TO JULY 2022 2022 After reflecting on my time as a volunteer, I certainly agree with all that has been said about the students \u2013 particularly how grateful and resilient they are. Smiles and laughter are common. What stood out for me, was (is) their optimism about the future. 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