On Wednesday, 15,000 kids from across the province packed SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon for Saskatchewan's annual We Day.

Many schools from the area had students attend, including Bruno School, where Jadyn Borstmayer was among those who participated in the day.

She explained the process of how students get a chance to take in the day.

"We Day is the manifestation of We. It is celebrating everything that everyone did for We that year. If you are a We school, you have to do two things to earn a ticket each year," said Borstmayer. "You do one thing globally and one thing locally to earn your ticket, so it is kind of cool that everyone who attended did that."

Students at Bruno School participated in We Scare Hunger in October, where they collected food items and donated them to the Humboldt Food Bank.

Borstmayer was selected to participate in a part of the show on stage, which she says was a little bit nerve-racking, but still enjoyable.

"I was in the StarPhoenix segment. We were talking about Terry Fox and his period when he was often someone in the headline, and we were talking about how one of us will be the ones making all the headlines in the future," she noted. "It was pretty scary looking at 15,000 sets of eyes looking back at me, but it was a really cool experience."

She added that one of the speakers that stood out to her was Jenn Oakes.

"She was in a boating accident and lost one of her legs. She competed at the 2016 Olympics in Women's Sitting Volleyball, so that was really cool to hear her speak about her experience with that."

The We movement has allowed Borstmayer to experience more than just the annual event.

Last year, as part of 'Me to We', Borstmayer wrote a letter to PotashCorp, explaining why she should be chosen as one of 20 students to take part in a trip to Kenya.

After having her essay selected, Borstmayer and the group visited the East African country in August.

"Our main focus was building the foundation of two schools at a small village. A lot of the time we were touring around and meeting people. I met a lot of really cool kids that kept a piece of my heart," she said. "We got to immerse ourselves in their diverse culture and get to know what it is like to be a Kenyan citizen."

Borstmayer, who is in Grade 11, says that following the trip she has become interested in a career with an International aspect.


You can hear more from Borstmayer below.