Indigenous Ed SD63

Hey folks! I'm now back to work (albeit only half time for a while). One of the things I'm looking forward to is this video series collab I am doing with @tweetsomemoore! I'm hoping you can join us for this 7-part virtual series! Registration: fivemooreminutes.teachable.com/courses/

Come join @richardvancamp and I on September 17th 4pm PST…Registration info on poster below AND its FREE🩷

SD61,62,&63have partnered with the Victoria Native Friendship Centre for the Freedom to Gather Youth Conference being held over Spring Break from Mar27th–31st.Registration is now open—register by March 3rd For more info or to register please go to: bit.ly/3lIgKiP

November 8th is National Indigenous Veterans Day. Today, we honour and thank all Indigenous Veterans for their service to Canada TW̱ HÁEQ ȽTE TŦE ȻSÁIYE - We Will Remember Them. @sd63schools @SD63Indigenous

Brentwood’s very own Lance Norris being featured in @SeasideMagazine Lance brings so much joy & passion when teaching drumming & culture to our students. How lucky are we! @sd63careers @sd63schools @SD63Indigenous #followyourdreams

@SD63Stellys in collaboration with the W̱SÁNEĆ leadership school walked together down Stellys rd to a gathering of student leaders who shared speeches and songs.Seeing that sea of orange shirts walking down Stellys and hearing those students speak was the medicine I needed.

So honoured to be blanketed yesterday by Bruce Underwood on W̱SÁNEĆ First Nation territory. I am humbled by the trust you have placed in me to continue our journey of teaching the Truth as we work towards Reconciliation @SD63Indigenous

What an amazing day of learning for our staff @sd63schools so grateful to @luudisk and @Niigaanwewidam and all of the Amazing workshop presenters and all the hands that helped make this day possible and to @SD63Claremont for hosting at your school HÍSW̱ḴE @SD63Indigenous

So excited to get our Book Club Set! For @SD63Indigenous @sd63schools find the sign up sheet on our website open to all sd63 staff sites.google.com/sd63.bc.ca/sd6…

As National Day for Truth & Reconciliation nears, here’s a gentle reminder of ways of being that support conversations in homes, schools & workplaces. And not just for next week, but the whole year.

So grateful to listen and learn with some @sd63schools colleagues to Jo Chrona @luudisk and Monique Gray Smith @ltldrum So many ideas and questions.HÍSW̱ḴE @SD63Parkland for hosting the session for us! Excited for the next 3 sessions.

Teachers — looking for content to add to your lessons on #OrangeShirtDay? A special CBC Kids News discussion “Reconciliation in the Classroom" premieres live on YouTube Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. ET & will be available all week to honour the #NationalDayForTruthAndReconciliation

Educator friends, I highly encourage you to explore the new interactive website from the Witness Blanket. @SD63Indigenous @sd63schools

Yellow wolf pow wow @SD63Stellys so happy to be here gathering @SD63Indigenous @sd63schools

Ceremony @sd63schools where a new Salish HousePost was revealed. Drummer John Elliott, Artists Chazz & Matt Elliott, original visionary Charles Elliott, many other W̱SÁNEĆ FN elders and district staff joined. A day to remember. #bced @SD63Indigenous #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay

Grateful to be on W̱SÁNEĆ peoples territory today for #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay Thank you @melissa_maustin @DaveWEberwein @sd63schools for the invitation. #goforwardwithcourage

Humbled to share space with elders & community members from WSANEC at @sd63schools House Post unveiling. @DaveWEberwein @melissa_maustin TY to Underwood and Elliott families for being generous in sharing of knowledge. #goforwardwithcourage #IndigenousPeoplesDay

Attn #Teachers: Include Indigenous content into your field trip. Space available this June. #yyjfieldtrip @SD61Learn @sd61schools @SD63Indigenous @SD62_Sooke @SD63HR

Thinking about the relationship between the new BC Indigenous-focussed graduation requirement & the assumption that some folks continue to have about Indigenous-focussed courses being "less than" or not as important as other grad course requirements. luudisk.com/2022/02/12/epi…

Kindergarten registration in Saanich coming soon. Please join us Jan 6 at 7 pm on Zoom for our evening of information. ⁦@sd63schools⁩