{"id":2689,"date":"2019-04-03T07:33:34","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T07:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/org.eduproco.com\/?page_id=2689"},"modified":"2021-03-29T04:49:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-29T04:49:56","slug":"ja-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pedac.ca\/?page_id=2689","title":{"rendered":"WeWork"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; el_class=&#8221;banner_grid&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1570906970659{background-image: url(https:\/\/pedac.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Slide7-1.jpg?id=3236) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221; el_id=&#8221;banner_overflow&#8221;][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;mid_grid&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;15&#8243; el_class=&#8221;maingrid&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/6&#8243;][vc_row_inner el_class=&#8221;leftside&#8221;][vc_column_inner el_class=&#8221;about-us&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;WE WORK PROGRAM&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h3|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\t\t<nav class=\"navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark navgrid\">\r\n\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#navbarResponsive2\" aria-controls=\"navbarResponsive2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-label=\"Toggle navigation\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border_line\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border_line\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"border_line\"><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse navbar-collapse\" id=\"navbarResponsive2\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-our-work-container\"><ul id=\"menu-our-work\" class=\"navbar-nav\"><li id=\"menu-item-3132\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-home menu-item-has-children menu-item-3132\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pedac.ca\">Learning Achievement (LAC) Program<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2816\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2816\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pedac.ca\/?page_id=2683\">Volunteers in Education<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2817\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2817\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pedac.ca\/?page_id=2684\">WeRead<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2818\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2818\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pedac.ca\/?page_id=2687\">Assistive Technology<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2819\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2819\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pedac.ca\/?page_id=2686\">School Breakfast Program<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2820\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2820\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pedac.ca\/?page_id=2685\">Classroom Gardens<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2821\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2821\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pedac.ca\/?page_id=2688\">Substance Abuse Support Program (project step)<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2822\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2822\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pedac.ca\/?page_id=2689\">WeWork<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-2823\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-2823\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pedac.ca\/?page_id=2690\">Employer Connections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3133\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hat.pedac.ca\/\">Resilience Against Hate (RHA) Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3134\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3134\"><a href=\"https:\/\/new.pedac.ca\/\">Newcomers-Achievement (NAC) Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3135\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3135\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digi.pedac.ca\/\">Digital Skills Resilience (DIR) Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3143\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3143\"><a href=\"https:\/\/res.pedac.ca\/\">Research + Instructional Design (RID)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/nav>\r\n\t[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;4\/6&#8243; el_class=&#8221;rightside&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;WeWORK&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Turning Today\u2019s Students Into Tomorrow\u2019s Leaders. 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