Case studies are rich sources of data, capturing both the process of inquiry with regard to a school’s particular focus for improvement, as well as the learning and observations obtained throughout the journey.
Focus: To support our community in caring for salmon like family and developing reciprocal and respectful relationships with Mother Earth.
Focus: Will students become more engaged learners when they are able to demonstrate their competencies in a wider variety of ways when using a digital portfolio?
Focus: Increasing reading fluency, including prosody, accuracy and speed, with our Grade 5 and 6 classes.
Focus: To apply numeracy skills, creative/critical thinking, and problem solving through the experience of carving a Secwepemc Cottonwood dugout canoe to see if we can increase student motivation, sense of belonging and engagement with numeracy.
Focus: Bridging the gap between home, families and the school; building positive relationships and connections.
Focus: Creation of a GSA Club that meets weekly to create a safe space for LGBTQ2S+ people and their allies.
Focus: To improve students’ sense of belonging by “leveling the playing field” with experiences provided to all students.
Focus: How do we connect students from Nakusp Secondary School and Lucerne Elementary/Secondary School through a Track and Field Meet.
Focus: We wanted to see if talking circle was an effective strategy to increase psychological safety in the classroom, so that students could more easily engage in learning.
Focus: Supporting change in the school system and at the community level so that Indigenous and other equity-seeking learners can transition from unsafe experiences/environments at school to safe experiences/environments at school.
Focus: How can independent reading and story studios be combined to increase student accountability around just right texts, as well as formative assessment?
Focus: This year we had cross-curricular lessons on harvesting cedar, which allowed multi-grades and multi-classes to have more land-based learning, Indigenous pedagogy and understanding, which included community Elders.