Focus: Examining the meaning, and our understanding, of the Early Learning Framework principle that “play is integral to well-being and learning.”
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Focus: For the whole school to inquire about ‘The Sacred Teaching of Humility” – a whole school project.
Focus: To increase students’ interest in the pond, thereby deepening their connection to place, their sense of responsibility and feelings of belonging.
Focus: To continue to grow our knowledge of mathematical instruction (year 2), focusing in on how we can teach/assess the curricular competencies with the intention of deepening our students’ understanding of number sense and making our instruction accessible for all learners.
Focus: On the staff, to reflect upon their program and transition towards an experiential program which promotes growth mindset. We also wanted to support the staff.
Focus: To create a greater sense of belonging for our Indigenous students and stronger connections with our communities.
Focus: To add layers of depth and understanding to the learning feast, welcoming grade 8’s to the high school.
Focus: Working towards the goals of our Aboriginal Education Enhancement Agreement.
Focus: On continuing to teach math cyclically, focusing on depth of knowledge and understanding, while incorporating more place-based learning and culture into math, transitioning from grade 7 to high school, and supporting families.
Focus: To increase a sense of belonging amongst learners in our Middle Years wing, through a more consistent advisory/CREW time program in all classes.
Focus: To create an inspired place-based, Koh-Learning space in a commonly used learning space.
Focus: To help Grade 9 Indigenous students find a deeper connection between what they are learning in school and their future, that included an adult from their current middle school and future high school.
Focus: To enhance transition success through more extensive connection with the high school transition team at the middle school level.
Focus: Building relationships between school and home, to facilitate academic development and social/emotional growth.
Focus: On strengthening oral language, writing & self regulation skills, as well as ecological & cultural knowledge by blending outdoor experiences with literature, nonfiction reading and storytelling using loose parts (Story Workshop).
Focus: We wanted to know if we could increase all students’ reading comprehension, by explicitly targeting their reading fluency and monitoring it through ongoing formative assessment.
Focus: To develop and grow authentic, trust-based relationships with our Indigenous Grade 8 students through a variety of experiences.
Focus: To explore a material (i.e. wool/wood) in order to develop a deeper understanding and appreciation for natural resources and land-based materials.
Focus: To plant the seeds of understanding of the history of the land we live on and the First Peoples that came before us. (Connecting students with nature and giving them a sense of wonder)
Focus: Incorporating Indigenous understandings and project-based learning into mathematics.