Focus: To find ways we can provide our students with support in the areas in which our students are “under-resourced” in (according to Ruby Payne’s Under Resourced Learners): Relationships/Role-Models and Mental (Math and Literacy).
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Focus: To increase student engagement and improve oral and written storytelling through Story Workshop.
Providing authentic experiences to build knowledge and understanding of local Indigenous culture and their Worldview
How does ‘Belonging” from the Circle of Courage framework benefit academic, social/emotional and school culture development in a small, semi-rural high school?
How can we ensure we all have a sense of belonging
How do we increase opportunities and access to spaces that foster success?
On young Indigenous learners (specifically, males in junior grades) that feel disconnected from their school environment and are struggling to find success
Library Learning Commons as Safe Spaces for Students
How can we ensure that we all (students and staff) have a sense of belonging?
Including local Indigenous elders more strongly at our school.
Will the integration of the Take a Hike Shared Practice contribute to enhancing both student engagement and overall well-being?
We wanted to determine if regularly scheduled and practiced Outdoor Education/Learning would help to foster some of these important skillsets that our students will require to be more successful in our current school system(s) and life
Can every PARENT identify two educators who are listening with curiosity and empathy, and truly believe in their children?
Focus: Journey of Syeyutsus: Reconciliation in Action through meaningful ways to develop an appreciation of Hul’q’umi’num culture while developing healthy relationships.
Focus: Growing our knowledge so that we can design (mathematical) instruction, keeping First People’s Principles of Learning in mind, to create an inclusive environment that promotes equitable access and supports the diverse needs of all students.
Focus: Exploring how collaborating on literacy instruction across grade groups can help build school community and support student learning.
Focus: How does our perception of success ultimately impact a student’s ability to achieve success?
Focus: Can the use of numeracy-based games be used as a differentiation strategy.
Focus: 1) A continuation of building belonging with Indigenous families, and 2) How do we use pedagogy and curriculum to build belonging for Indigenous students across grades to feel belonging in classrooms.