Education

Lessons in the Dirt: Education Shaping Westman's Future

From one-room schoolhouses to modern university partnerships, Westman's educational history reveals resilience, community identity, and a pragmatic pivot toward reconciliation, skills training, and digital learning that reshapes Brandon and surrounding towns today.

Education

How Learning Built Westman: Schools, Farmers, and Futures

A historical look at how schools in Brandon and Westman transformed lives, economies, and community identity—examining one-room schoolhouses, college evolution, Indigenous learning, and how modern challenges like broadband and reconciliation shape future education.