Trillium Lakelands District School Board Eco Summit Brings Student Learning Outside By Sinead Fegan Photo Credit: Courtesy of Trillium Lakelands DSB More than 120 students from 14 schools participated in the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) Eco Summit...
Month: October 2019
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Waterloo Region District School Board Learning from the Land at the WRDSB By Ross Howey and Ben Jaklic, Waterloo Region DSB Students in the Waterloo Region DSB (WRDSB) aren't confining their learning to the classroom, thanks to Land Based Indigenous Studies. Nicole...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Simcoe County District School Board Supporting Indigenous Education with the Heroes: Indigenous Role Models Resources By Melanie Slade Morrison, Simcoe County DSB In discussions with community elders and knowledge keepers, Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB)...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Rainy River District School Board Waking Up Ojibwe Anishinaabemowin, the language of the Anishinaabe people, connects the Anishinaabe community to their ancestors and ways of knowing and being. With fewer and fewer speakers in local communities, the Rainy River DSB is...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Rainbow District School Board Rainbow Board and First Nations Renew Education Service Agreement By Nicole Charette, Rainbow DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Rainbow DSB Rainbow DSB representatives and First Nations gathered at Atikameksheng Anishnawbek on Friday,...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board OCDSB: Creating Space for Indigenous Students By Darcy Knoll, Ottawa-Carleton DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Ottawa-Carleton DSB The Ottawa-Carleton DSB (OCDSB) is committed to building a culture of caring. To do so, we will...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
District School Board Ontario North East Indigenous Culture Camp By DSB Ontario North East Staff Photo Credit: Courtesy of DSB Ontario North East District School Board Ontario North East (DSB1) is committed to taking action towards reconciliation. The board is...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
District School Board Ontario North East Indigenous Adult Alternative Education Program Finds Success By DSB Ontario North East Staff Photo Credit: Courtesy of DSB Ontario North East Once a small program offered one evening per week, the Indigenous Adult Alternative...
Ontario celebrates Treaties Recognition Week
We know that through teaching and learning in our schools, we can move towards a Canada where the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians is founded on mutual respect. As part of our support of the Calls to Action of the Final...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
District School Board of Niagara DSBN Continues Journey Towards Reconciliation with Indigenous Education Initiative By Brett Sweeney, DSB of Niagara Photo Credit: Courtesy of Spencer Coombs, DSBN The statues of Six Nations war captains John Norton and John Brant...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Limestone District School Board STEM/Culture Collide at Outdoor Camp By Karen Smith, Limestone DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Limestone DSB During three days in June, Self-Identified First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Grade 5 to 7 students in the Limestone DSB...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Limestone District School Board Feast Bundles Promote Sustainability By Christine Jamieson, Limestone DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Limestone DSB Students from the Sweetgrass Circle and the Environment Club at Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI) in...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board Outdoor Teachings: Connecting Students to the Land By Michelle Parrish, Keewatin-Patricia DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Keewatin-Patricia DSB As the 2018-2019 school year drew to an end, Keewatin-Patricia DSB (KPDSB) students...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board A Reconciliation Book Study By Michelle Parrish, Keewatin-Patricia DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Keewatin-Patricia DSB (Left to Right) - Michelle Parrish (KPDSB Student Achievement Teacher), Tanya Talaga (award-winning...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board KPR's Mandatory Grade 11 English Course in Contemporary Indigenous Voices By Judy Suga Malfara, Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB All Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR)...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kent Allin, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Use of Graphic Novels gets Teacher an Invitation to Stockholm, Sweden By Kerry Donnell, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB A teacher's passion for...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Truth and Reconciliation Performance by Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Students By Kerry Donnell, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Matthew Sheahan, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Learning...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board National Initiative Leads to ReconciliACTION at Bayside Secondary School By Kerry Donnell, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kerry Donnell, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Students at Bayside...
Month: October 2019
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Trillium Lakelands District School Board Eco Summit Brings Student Learning Outside By Sinead Fegan Photo Credit: Courtesy of Trillium Lakelands DSB More than 120 students from 14 schools participated in the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) Eco Summit...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Waterloo Region District School Board Learning from the Land at the WRDSB By Ross Howey and Ben Jaklic, Waterloo Region DSB Students in the Waterloo Region DSB (WRDSB) aren't confining their learning to the classroom, thanks to Land Based Indigenous Studies. Nicole...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Simcoe County District School Board Supporting Indigenous Education with the Heroes: Indigenous Role Models Resources By Melanie Slade Morrison, Simcoe County DSB In discussions with community elders and knowledge keepers, Simcoe County District School Board (SCDSB)...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Rainy River District School Board Waking Up Ojibwe Anishinaabemowin, the language of the Anishinaabe people, connects the Anishinaabe community to their ancestors and ways of knowing and being. With fewer and fewer speakers in local communities, the Rainy River DSB is...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Rainbow District School Board Rainbow Board and First Nations Renew Education Service Agreement By Nicole Charette, Rainbow DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Rainbow DSB Rainbow DSB representatives and First Nations gathered at Atikameksheng Anishnawbek on Friday,...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Ottawa-Carleton District School Board OCDSB: Creating Space for Indigenous Students By Darcy Knoll, Ottawa-Carleton DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Ottawa-Carleton DSB The Ottawa-Carleton DSB (OCDSB) is committed to building a culture of caring. To do so, we will...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
District School Board Ontario North East Indigenous Culture Camp By DSB Ontario North East Staff Photo Credit: Courtesy of DSB Ontario North East District School Board Ontario North East (DSB1) is committed to taking action towards reconciliation. The board is...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
District School Board Ontario North East Indigenous Adult Alternative Education Program Finds Success By DSB Ontario North East Staff Photo Credit: Courtesy of DSB Ontario North East Once a small program offered one evening per week, the Indigenous Adult Alternative...
Ontario celebrates Treaties Recognition Week
We know that through teaching and learning in our schools, we can move towards a Canada where the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians is founded on mutual respect. As part of our support of the Calls to Action of the Final...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
District School Board of Niagara DSBN Continues Journey Towards Reconciliation with Indigenous Education Initiative By Brett Sweeney, DSB of Niagara Photo Credit: Courtesy of Spencer Coombs, DSBN The statues of Six Nations war captains John Norton and John Brant...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Limestone District School Board STEM/Culture Collide at Outdoor Camp By Karen Smith, Limestone DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Limestone DSB During three days in June, Self-Identified First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Grade 5 to 7 students in the Limestone DSB...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Limestone District School Board Feast Bundles Promote Sustainability By Christine Jamieson, Limestone DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Limestone DSB Students from the Sweetgrass Circle and the Environment Club at Kingston Collegiate & Vocational Institute (KCVI) in...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board Outdoor Teachings: Connecting Students to the Land By Michelle Parrish, Keewatin-Patricia DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Keewatin-Patricia DSB As the 2018-2019 school year drew to an end, Keewatin-Patricia DSB (KPDSB) students...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Keewatin-Patricia District School Board A Reconciliation Book Study By Michelle Parrish, Keewatin-Patricia DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Keewatin-Patricia DSB (Left to Right) - Michelle Parrish (KPDSB Student Achievement Teacher), Tanya Talaga (award-winning...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board KPR's Mandatory Grade 11 English Course in Contemporary Indigenous Voices By Judy Suga Malfara, Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kawartha Pine Ridge DSB All Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board (KPR)...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kent Allin, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Use of Graphic Novels gets Teacher an Invitation to Stockholm, Sweden By Kerry Donnell, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB A teacher's passion for...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board Truth and Reconciliation Performance by Prince Edward Collegiate Institute Students By Kerry Donnell, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Matthew Sheahan, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Learning...
Across the Boards – Fall 2019 Feature
Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board National Initiative Leads to ReconciliACTION at Bayside Secondary School By Kerry Donnell, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Photo Credit: Courtesy of Kerry Donnell, Hastings and Prince Edward DSB Students at Bayside...
