Our focus this year was to continue re-storying our school narrative and building a positive school culture through the creation of a code of conduct. The purpose of the code of conduct was to create a shared understanding of what it means to be a gryphon and to generate discussion, conversation, and learning about inclusive school culture. Students contributed to the creation of the code of conduct through classroom activities and lessons as well as full school experiences such as learning stations in the library and school wide events such as assemblies.
Focus: We celebrated and shared our school learning about Truth and Reconciliation, by creating artifacts to be placed in a Bentwood Box Time Capsule.
Focus: Engaging students in hands-on activities related to growing, harvesting and using sustainable/local and traditional First Nations plants.
Focus: Build relationships with students who are vulnerable.
Focus: We created a Buddy System between Elementary and Middle School students, to build social connection and motivation for learning.
Focus: To increase student engagement in existing online learning opportunities (specifically English 10-12) through the development of a gamified framework.
Focus: In what way will creating an intentional focus on Indigenous learning and our Indigenous students impact students’ sense of belonging and student success?
Focus: How will the direct teaching of mental and physical health improve student success?
Focus: Will weaving Witsuwi’ten Traditional Ecological Knowledge school-wide throughout the year increase indigenous students’ achievement?
Focus: Students using technology to allow them to communicate their knowledge and learning more efficiently.
Focus: On our vulnerable learners: How to better understand their needs; how to nurture their voices; how to better leverage the unique strengths of our school to further these goals; how to involve the community in supporting these goals.
Focus: Co-developing a framework to nurture the identity, confidence, and sense of belonging of Indigenous students, as well as to establish and strengthen relationships between all members of the SSS community.
Focus: Increasing our school-wide emphasis on recognizing and celebrating Witsuwiten culture will increase Aboriginal students’ feelings of pride, acceptance and belonging which are necessary components of academic success.
Focus: To integrate the First Peoples’ Principles of Learning, primarily through the lens of Witsuwit’en culture, to develop community and a sense of belonging.
Focus: In what way will creating a safe learning environment in which students are able to learn deeply through self-determination and self-regulation impact learning?
Focus: Teaching students the skills of self regulated learning, focused on creating a flexible learning environment which would impact student engagement and success.